Folk Hats By Vicki Square Publisher Interweave Press Edition Paperback Illustrations Colour throughout Pages 144 Vicki Square of Fort Collins, Colorado, learned to knit from her grandmother more than 30 years ago and has been designing her own garments ever since. Her designs have been both self-published and featured in Spin-Off and Fashion Knitting magazines. She won the 1990 National Knitting contest sponsered by Fashion Knitting and has shown her pieces in juried art shows in Colorado, Oregon and Illinois. Vicki has taught knitting for more than ten years, as well as painting and drawing at Colorado State University. Hats are the hippest fashion accessory - so grab your knitting needles and join in on all the fun! Around the world in 34 hats! Hats are the hippest fashion accessory - so grab your knitting needles and join in on all the fun! Vicki Square, best-selling author, gathers the history, lore and whimsical details from the rich traditions of our diverse cultures to reinvent headgear with a delightful range of yearns for these 34 spectacular designs. Chilly? Try the seriously warm Russian-inspired Cossack or the toasty Irish Cables. Silly? check out the more light-hearged Yoruba Bird hat or Lapland's Four Winds. You will also find felted cowboy hats, smart pillboxes, historic derbies, sporty caps, sassy cloches and darling baby bonnets from nearly every corner of the planet including Canada, Panama, Nigeria, Italy China and Japan. The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £15.99