A review by theremightbecupcakes
Vintage Knit Hats: 21 Patterns for Timeless Fashions by Kathryn Fulton

1.0

This book is lacking in details, good photography, and information necessary for knitting the patterns. One pattern calls for three skeins of worsted merino. How many yards/meters of actual yarn does that call for? What yarn was the sample in the photographs made in? Why are the photos blurry? Why does that hat look good on the cover and like some kids played catch with it on its pattern page? Why are some patterns written in one long single-spaced paragraph?
Also, there’s some bad advice. For the watch cap on the cover, for example, the author suggests stiffening the brim with a piece of cardboard. You do, and you’ll never be able to wash that hat.
Just why?