Try using a lot of hair conditioner - wet the cap first and then work in the conditioner, pulling the knitting in small areas first then work up to stretching across the full width of the piece. You will probably hear small snapping sounds, but that is OK as it is what you want, the fibres to unmesh themselves.
Work it like kneading dough if that is any help - hold and stretch, turn, hold and stretch, on a flat surface.
When there has been sufficient stretching rinse out the conditioner - it will probably need several changes of the water, in the last rinse put in a half cup of white vinegar - wool likes an acidic pH and it helps to smooth down the scales on the wool too.
Anne the Pleater :ootd:
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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