Hat Blocking Question

[inchainz]

Hi everyone!

I made this Boyfriend Hat out of a wool-blend yarn (75% acrylic/25% wool, since I'm sensitive to wool) & would appreciate some ideas on how to block it so it gets nice & slouchy.  Right now the decrease section sticks up from the body of the hat like a nipple on a baby bottle.  It needs blocking anyway to even out that section (2x2 rib into 1x1 rib), but I can't get my head around a good shape/form to use.

Sorry if this is too vague, I'm having trouble getting my head around the explanation too.  TIA for your help!

Comments

[pinesandmaples]

I wouldn't heat-block a hat, especially my first time out. Imagine how heartbreaking it would be to melt one side to the other! (And with my luck--and my awesome iron--that would happen.)

I also refuse to find out what acrylic + my iron will do. My iron is too nice to come close to anything that melts.

[tephra]

Put the hat over a bowl (particularly if you only really want to smooth out the crown) and you can't melt the hat to itself. :) If your iron has a good steam jet (one of mine does, one does not) you don't need to get the iron any closer than about 6-8". Though I do recommend practicing on swatches until you get used to how a particular yarn reacts to the steam, some need more heat than others.

[inchainz]

Thanks -- I may try this if the bowl doesn't work out. :)