Earflaps still curling after washing. For my daughter's hat I'm going to go up a needle size from 8mm to 9mm, so I'm hoping the fabric will be more relaxed. And her braids will be longer, which will provide more weight. Will that be enough to defeat the curl?
The selvages are just stockinette. I used yarnovers in the first increase row to provide holes for the braids. After that I did lifted increases on the purl side because that was prettiest in my swatches.
Pattern is a heavily modified Hecla, by Brenda York. Yarn is Bernat Forever Fleece (100% polyester roving style) in Coal, Patchouli, and Rose Hip.
I am super happy with this hat! (I don't actually mind looking like Fifi Brindacier.) It's just that I don't want the earflaps on my daughter's hat to curl up, and polyester can't be blocked... can it?