- Paperback: 89 pages
- Publisher: Taunton Press; illustrated edition edition (Sep 5 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1561581992
- ISBN-13: 978-1561581993
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #314,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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OK everybody, wave your circular needles and raise a cheer for The Knit Hat Book! Nicky Epstein's guide to knitting stylish headgear is perfect for knitters who love shaped knitting and who prefer clear written instructions to graphic charts. Epstein's hat styles are typically classic, and her applique hats, adorned with leaves, flowers and other shapes, are unique and fun.
Book Description
This is the perfect small-project book for all knitters. Popular knitwear designer Nicky Epstein gives knitters a wide variety of fanciful and stylish hat projects to choose from. There are 25 patterns in all and tips to help readers design their own hats.
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The hats in this chapter derive their inspiration from nature. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
The hats in this chapter derive their inspiration from nature. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Uneven selection of hats.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Knit Hat Book: 25 Hats from Basic Shapes (Paperback)
The selection of hats is uneven, to say the least. Some hats are very conservative (I would say boring, like the standard watch cap pattern you can get from any book or for free from the internet) but others are quite fanciful, for example, the hat with knitted acorns attached to the top with i-cord, and the pillbox hat that looks like a flower basket. Most are softly shaped as opposed to firmly structured.I myself prefer highly structured novelty hats with interesting shapes in primary colours (think Anna Zilboorg with colour blocks instead of fair isle), and for me there is not one hat in here that I care to knit. I returned the book the next day.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Mixed Bag...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Knit Hat Book: 25 Hats from Basic Shapes (Paperback)
I really love to knit hats, and this booked seemed like a treasure trove. However, as has been pointed out, the designs on the cover are really cute, but the majority of patterns inside are (to my tastes) rather unattractive. *However*, as the author herself states, play around with the patterns. Embellish them, change or adapt them. It's a wonderful book for experienced hat knitters to toy around with. Many of the patterns could easily be adapted. However, for beginning hat knitters, I would recommend Hats On! by Charlene Schurch.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Something for everyone!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Knit Hat Book: 25 Hats from Basic Shapes (Paperback)
I liked this book, although I think is a tad overpriced for it's size--I don't like to see so much empty space in a book. It is a Taunton Press thing, I guess. The instructions are very clear, and I thought the inside designs for the most part (the flower basket hat--yuck--but the flower embellishments would be nice alternatives to pompoms!) were nicer than the cover designs, unlike a previous reviewer. Depending on the yarn used, you could dress up or dress down the hats. Epstein sprinkles a lot of tips throughout, some in ways that you don't even notice until you look and say "yes, that really does work better that way". This is a good book.
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