This project was very interesting and different! Just the way I like it!

Also don’t be scared if you use this yarn and it looks tiny! After I blocked it, it got a lot bigger! This yarn gives it a really lacy look for warmer weather, which I like because hats normally make me too hot.

To block the hat just fill up your sink with warm water and ad a little hand washing detergent. There are also special detergents for blocking I believe, but I find normal detergent works fine. Just use a tiny bit. (Detergent is not required the blocking will still work without any soap, but I find my tap water smells kind of funny so its really just to make it smell clean.)

Put your hat in the water and swish it around to wash it a bit then rinse out all the soap really well. Squeeze out as much water as you can but don’t twist or ring the hat. You can also fold it up inside a towel and press down on it to get more water out.

When the hat is just damp to the touch stretch it out on a large dinner plate like I have in picture 3.

Make sure the plate is upside down because your hat will dry in the shape of the plate. Place something under the plate so the edges of the hat hang down without touching the table. I just used a drinking glass.

Then wait overnight until the hat is completely dry. Ta-da! Your hat is shaped perfectly and is just the right size!