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    Posted: December 03 2003 at 10:59am
Here in the cold north we are entering five months of constant hat wearing. Long hair has become a bit of a problem, with static, zippers to get stuck in and the problem of "how do I get the bun or other nice hairdo into something warm without messing it up completely". I have one knitted hat for bun-days, which is bigger, and one for "wearing it out"-days.

But how does one vary? What do you all people do to keep warm and neat at the same time?
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I live down in Florida so I wouldn't really be the expert but I would think scarves would like nice wrapped around the head and hair like the old movie stars. French braids tucked up would leave the head flat enough for a variety of hats too.If it gets a little messy, who cares? A few wisps coming loose looks really beautiful sometimes. Good luck.
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I have a big head. I find that I can hardly ever find cute hats that will fit my head! Plus the whole hat hair thing too.

I wear those earmuff/band thingies. I can still have my hair up, but it keeps my ears warm.
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Hi Viktoria

I have a fine satin scarf that I wrap over my head and bun before putting my hat on.

That prevents "hat hair" and gives a nice softly coloured rim around the face as well. Also, the style of the hair is preserved as the satin provides minimal friction against the hair.
But if you suffer from static in your hair, satin is not a good idea.

How about draping a chenille scarf over your head and hair, Viktoria? Chenille is made from a luxurious cotton that won’t encourage static, and because of the velvety pile, it traps heat.
Yery elegant and effective, I think.

As it is getting colder here in the U.K, I have started deep conditioning more frequently and using leave-in reconstructers and conditioners. They really make a difference.

‘Tis the season for long hair pampering…..

Keep warm everyone !!
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Quote What do you all people do to keep warm and neat at the same time?
I'm still trying to work that out here in Ottawa, probably similar cold to Luleå. It seems that all head coverings will wreck the hairdo, even when that hairdo is only a ponytail.

Sometimes I just give up. The other day when I went to dinner for a club I had just joined I didn't wear a hat. I just let my ponytail keep my head warm (at -12C that was asking a lot). This ensured my hair was presentable, though I can't do that very often, it is just too cold!

My toque (which is a traditional Canadian knitted cone-shaped hat) tends to pop off my head after a bit of time. I think my hair is too smooth to wear a man's toque. Woman's toques are larger but then they tend to be quite femme in style. I'm not sure I'm man enough to wear a female toque.

The other hat I wear is a square sheepskin flap hat (Americans would recognize it as a "Russian hat"), and this works quite well except that it is *huge*. Not practical for shopping at the mall because it is a burden to carry and is too big to tuck down the sleeve of my jacket.

Lately I've been looking at the huge knit hats that are worn by the many Rastafarians around Ottawa. Maybe this will be the solution for keeping my head warm this winter? In any case, I am resigned to having messy hair!

P.S.: Here is a little toque trivia, in case someone here ever moves to Canada. You will see people wearing toques and some have pom-poms and some don't (a pom-pom is a fluffy ball at the top of the toque). If you don't like pom-poms you may be disappointed to find that the ones for sale *ALL* have pom-poms. The secret is that the pom-pom is only held on by a loop of yarn. To get a toque with no pom-pom you have to buy one complete with the pom and cut it off when you get home! Seriously :D.
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I love the warmth of a nice wooly hat, and if worn loose, my wavy hair bounces back pretty well from the wearing. This does cause a lot of static, though. One thing I do is try to remember to carry an anti static dryer sheet. When the hat comes off, I rub the dryer sheet over my hair to eliminate the static.

It's amazing how much warmer you feel when you wear a hat. When I was in my teens and twenties, I absolutely refused.
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Thank you for all the tips, Lalaithal, Laine, Uzma, Elissa and Gollan!

Chenille and the antistatic dryer sheet, I will go look for it. And to combine scarf and hat, it just never occured to me! That certainly would give me both warmth and haircontrol.

I have a big head too, so cute hats are hard to find. I have crocheted a couple that fit me good, but sometimes, wouldn´t it be nice to just go out in a store and pick something up?

I am now much more prepared for the cold!
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