When I moved to Colorado from Western Pennsylvania back in December of 1996, I simply wasn’t prepared for the amount of time I would spend outdoors. In Colorado, as long as the sun is shining (which it is 70 percent of the time in Western Colorado), people are outdoors. No longer could I hibernate in my house from October to May. Suddenly I found myself mountain biking, hiking, rafting and camping in the summer; skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and sledding in the winter. As an avid crocheter, I jumped at the chance to create hats for all of these activities.
The hats in this book are designed to keep you and your family warm and stylish, whether you need to cover your helmet hair after an amazing mountain bike adventure, keep the sun off your head while hiking, look hip while shredding down the snowy mountains or simply shop around a fabulous ski town while sipping hot cocoa. Wherever you enjoy the outdoors, enjoy it in one of these hats!