I received this book as a gift, and it was very disappointing. Living in Northern Minnesota, we wear hats constantly, but so many of the hats in this book were so old fashioned! The hats in this book were challenging and fun to make, however the patterns would not be likely to be worn because of the outdated-ness. If you have this much to spend on knitting patterns, I would suggest another book, or just purchase pattern sheets in your local yarn store.