i'm really confused.

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i made that cute pink hat out of colinette point 5 yarn, which we know is 100% wool. as i wore it, the fibers loosened and it became too big for my head.

so, i boiled it to shrink it, and it got bigger. this, scientifically, does not make sense.

can someone explain why this happened? and, can someone tell me how to shrink my hat? this yarn was too expensive to be wasted on a hat that i can't wear...