Marilyn,
Oh, no...LOL, I wasn't making fun of the hat (have worn those types of hats myself many times)...I was mostly referring to the acrylic that horned in on the fun.  But it does look like a Gilligan hat!  (Hmm, I'm thinking I should see if I have one of those handy, because the standard "winter hat" keeps popping off of my head unless I wear my sweat jacket hood up over it to hold it down.)
Melanie  (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=

Hey, you guys, it's not nice to make fun of that pink hat. In the warmer part of the year, I wear hats shaped almost exactly like it. One of them is terry cloth and the other is a blend of some kind that sorta repels rain. Ya see, my head gets too hot if I'm in the sun without a hat.  And then there's the "keep the face shaded to prevent--or at least, slow down--wrinkles" thing.   LOL

Charlene,
I hope the fix works.  Hmm...if not, is there some way to tear out the offensive acrylic and knit in some wool?  Would that work with something that's already technically fulled?  I imagine you'd have to knit in a lot of extra stitches, so maybe it won't work.  Or could you knit a separate strip, run it through the washer and then join the pieces together, once you've removed the acrylic?
How frustrating. 
Melanie  (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=

Thank you very much Melanie.  I am going to try a "fix" for the Gilligan hat.  I'm going to take some lighter weight wool and just weave it in and wash the hat again and see what happens.  The pink part can't shrink anymore and maybe I can make the hat wearable that way.  It certainly can't get any worse.
Charlene

Charlene,
Thank you for the incredible eye candy!  I admit, I especially love the purple...it's one of my favorite colors.  Oh, and what you did with the styrofoam head...that's cool!  It's definitely an improvement.  Those things are quite unsightly.
Grrrrrrrrrrr about that brown "pretender" yarn.  Banish it!  Off with its head!  ;D  (Hee hee, you're right, it does look like a "Gilligan" hat!)
That blue New Zealand yarn is incredible - love the color and I love the "different" shape you made with the coffee can.
About that last picture...wow!  I had no idea the hats were that big before fulling...thank you for the perspective!
Amazing...absolutely, wonderfully amazing!    Keep up the beautiful work!
Melanie  (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=