Contents

Introduction

Hat Basics

Hat Projects

North America

Canada

Deerstalker Hat

United States

Cowboy Hat

Baseball Cap

South America

Peru

Hut Hat

Bolivia

Bolivian Derby

Ecuador

Panama Hat

Africa

Congo

Raffia Pillbox

Nigeria

Gourd Baby Bonnet

Yoruba Bird

Cameroon

Ruffled Dignity

Continental Europe

Spain

Cordobes with Scarf

Italy

Gondolier’s Boater

France

Frontière

The Netherlands

Renaissance Beret

Germany

Hunter’s Fedora

United Kingdom

England

King Edward VI Brimmed Beret

Scotland

Glengarry

Ireland

Cable Braid

Scandinavia

Finland

Soft Winter Snowflakes

Lapland

Four Winds Hat

Zigs and Zags Stocking Hat

North and Central Asia

Russia

Cossack

Big Cossack

Kazakhstan

Velvet Pillbox

Afghanistan

Beaded Cloche

Pakul

Pakistan

Striped Baby Hat

Asia

China

Xinjiang Baby Hat

Knot-Topped Calotte

Thailand

Folded Bloom

Japan

Dancer’s Hat

Samurai Kabuto

Abbreviations

Glossary and Techniques

Sources for Yarns

Bibliography

Acknowledgments