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The wind blows away the farmer's hat and he finds it being used in a most surprising way.

When someone's hat blows off in the wind, Turtle asks various animals if it belongs to one of them.

Features over twenty-five hat projects from contemporary designers from all over the world, including a bonnet, a cap, a cloche, and a tam, as well as such accessories as headbands, fascinators, and scarves.

Filled with bright photos throughout, basic stitches and techniques are combined with simple patterns for making twenty-five different types of fun hats with an array of embellishments for babies and toddlers.

"Everyone knows you can never knit enough hats. Whether you're looking for instant knitting fix, a few wearable designs to perk up your closet, knit up a quick gift, or the perfect small project to learn new skills, Knitted hats has your head covered."--Back cover.

Every knitter will adore these timeless, fashionable, and extremely wearable hats, all photographed on models in a chic urban setting. Most of the projects involve knitting in the round, so a thorough overview explains the technique, as well as basic hat forms, choosing a yarn, and accessible techniques such as felting. Try a shaped ribbon yarn hat with equally decorative and functional earflaps. A simple brimmed felted wool hat becomes a fashion...

Max is bored until he goes outside and finds an old blue hat, which fires his imagination and leads him to a new friend.

Cousins Scarlett Parker and Vivian Tremont's fashionable London hat shop, Mim's Whims, is visited by a new customer bearing an old hat box. Ariana Jackson is getting married and wants to restore her mother's bridal hat and veil for the occasion. The elegant item was made by Scarlett and Vivian's grandmother over thirty years ago, so Viv is delighted to take the job. When Scarlett goes to Ariana's office to consult about the restoration cost, she finds...

"Some people think hats are fancy things you can buy at a dressy store, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. In this book, acorns and raspberries are snug hats for your fingers, and an empty pudding cup is a good hat for a stuffed bear. Pajama pants make dangly hats, books can be dramatic hats, and bubbles make very fine hats as well (if temporary). Readers will be delighted to discover that anything can be a hat if you believe it is. Hats are...

"This is a picture book for very young children about having just the right hat, no matter what the occasion"--