Guest Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 So, I knitted my son a beanie (who is not a teen) and my husband and I don't agree on how he should wear it - brim folded vs. not. I was planning to make some for my nephews who are teenagers and was wondering what is the "cool" way to wear them right now, because that will determine the size I make these hats. For those with teens or if you are stylish, what is hot right now - brim upturned or just worn straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 It depends on the person and their own style. Here are some ideas from Zumiez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Don't know about boys, but my dd wears hers straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 It depends on the person and their own style. Here are some ideas from Zumiez From this site: "There's no wrong way to wear a beanie." <<<Like!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I've seen older teen boys wearing the cuff unfolded so that the hat is slouchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Wait, those are called beanies now? When did we in North America adopt the Brit/Australian usage of that word? And is it regional, or have I just been living under a bridge? I always understood a beanie to mean what Wikipedia defines it as for North American usage - those little seamed caps with a button on the top - like the Brownies used to wear - not something that anyone would be wearing about these days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie_(seamed_cap) In North American usage, a beanie or skully is a head-hugging brimless cap with or without a visor. In the United States, beanies are made from triangular sections of cloth joined by a button at the crown, and seamed together around the sides. They can also be made from leather or silk panels. In other English-speaking countries, a "beanie" is a knitted cap (often woollen), known in the United States as a "stocking cap" or "beanie" and in Canada as a "tuque". I've always called those other things - hats. Maybe 'knitted hat' or 'winter hat' if I had to differentiate it from a fedora or something. I have heard 'stocking cap', but honestly I think of those as longer and kind of triangular like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Wait, those are called beanies now? When did we in North America adopt the Brit/Australian usage of that word? And is it regional, or have I just been living under a bridge? I always understood a beanie to mean what Wikipedia defines it as for North American usage - those little seamed caps with a button on the top - like the Brownies used to wear - not something that anyone would be wearing about these days: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanie_(seamed_cap) In North American usage, a beanie or skully is a head-hugging brimless cap with or without a visor. In the United States, beanies are made from triangular sections of cloth joined by a button at the crown, and seamed together around the sides. They can also be made from leather or silk panels. In other English-speaking countries, a "beanie" is a knitted cap (often woollen), known in the United States as a "stocking cap" or "beanie" and in Canada as a "tuque". I've always called those other things - hats. Maybe 'knitted hat' or 'winter hat' if I had to differentiate it from a fedora or something. I have heard 'stocking cap', but honestly I think of those as longer and kind of triangular like this. I am from the USA and have know them as beanies as long as I can remember. In our area, the term refers one of two things: 1. a knitted cap despite the particular style of the cap. It can be a small skull cap or a long cap like you linked in your picture. 2. a hat that fits snug against the skull. It can be felted or pretty much any material, but typically made of a soft stretchable fabric (as opposed to leather etc). Most often, it would be a knitted, tight fitting or sagging hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Dd wears hers straight/slouchy. Ds wears his cuffed and not slouchy. I agree there is no wrong way! We use beanie and knit cap interchangeably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 My younger 3 boys say it just depends on the hat: close-fitting hat--no brim, bigger/floppier hat--brim. They said neither style is cooler than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 We use beanie and knit cap interchangeably. I guess I'm all alone in having this image and this image come to mind when I hear 'beanie'. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I guess I'm all alone in having this image and this image come to mind when I hear 'beanie'. ;) No, that's what I thought too! That and the little multi-colored beanies that come with propellers on top of them. The type of cap the OP is describing we would call a stocking cap. I've heard it called a skull cap, but at the time I thought it was in reference to a particular brand of stocking cap, but now I'm not so sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I grew up on the East Coast and I think if a 'stocking cap' as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 No, that's what I thought too! That and the little multi-colored beanies that come with propellers on top of them. The type of cap the OP is describing we would call a stocking cap. I've heard it called a skull cap, but at the time I thought it was in reference to a particular brand of stocking cap, but now I'm not so sure! My second link is one with a propeller. Glad I'm not alone. :D I think of a skull cap as the kind of hat the pope and the cardinals wear.. 'cause I don't think you can tell the pope he's wearing a beanie. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I grew up on the East Coast and I think if a 'stocking cap' as this. That's the same pic I linked to in the post where I talked about stocking caps... sigh, I miss being able to just put the pics in the post!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 That's the same pic I linked to in the post where I talked about stocking caps... sigh, I miss being able to just put the pics in the post!! I read through the previous posts but I didn't click all of the links. Well, great minds thinking alike, right!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 From this site: "There's no wrong way to wear a beanie." Haha! That's exactly what I was going to say. Depends on the beanie itself more than anything. Pretty sure we should compile these replies and write an in-depth report on the subject, too. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Dd16 says it depends on the person and what the person's hair looks like. She wears her straight because her hair is short. She says if she tries to wear it cuffed, it makes her look like one of the criminals from the Home Alone movie. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 DD 16 not folded. She has short hair. DS 13 folded. Me, I'm a slouch. Totally a personal decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Personal preference. My 4 teens would not all wear them the same way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks for the help, guys! Growing up in California, all the snowboarders called them beanies. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Um who cares? Hand it to the kid and let him wear it however he wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Um who cares? Hand it to the kid and let him wear it however he wants. I think she is wanting to know, because certain styles require different lengths of beanies. A sagging beaning is designed different than a skull cap style. It also affects the colors and pattern of colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I don't think anyone "cares"...the op is knitting beanies for gifts and was taking an informal poll to help her decided what size. Upthread you'll see that there is agreement on beanie freedom: there's no wrong way to wear a beanie!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I don't think anyone "cares"...the op is knitting beanies for gifts and was taking an informal poll to help her decided what size. Upthread you'll see that there is agreement on beanie freedom: there's no wrong way to wear a beanie!! :) Beanie freedom!!! I love it. Just the other day I saw a Graham in the wild. I like this one because it's just slightly slouchy if worn uncuffed but if you want to turn the cuff up it won't be too much extra fabric to be awkward looking. FWIW The young man I saw it on wore it uncuffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Beanie freedom!!! I love it. Just the other day I saw a Graham in the wild. I like this one because it's just slightly slouchy if worn uncuffed but if you want to turn the cuff up it won't be too much extra fabric to be awkward looking. FWIW The young man I saw it on wore it uncuffed. I like that one a lot! I may cast that one on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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