There is quite a bit of experimentation required when making a cap to get one which is the right diameter and has the correct or desired amount of flop or rigidity as well as sitting at the right angle and place on the head.
I have a small 'library' of caps which are quite similar, but only at first sight. I make them in crochet, as that is quite a dense fabric, and have a whole jar full of hooks of all sizes to assist in getting a cap with the right properties, and most caps I make have at least one pulling out as they are not quite right, requiring a small adjustment to get them to sit as required by the purchaser.
As the weather has become colder quite suddenly I have given away a couple of caps as it is really surprising how they make a difference. A thick woollen cap can make a brisk morning so much more enjoyable.
I have started to go out to the shops on my 'chariot' - a fairly powerful mobility scooter, and when cranked up to 11 I find that a cap, well pulled down and hood, well pulled up, are the required elements for ear protection along with double layered gloves to keep feeling in the fingers.
Anne the Pleater
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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