I think they called this weekend hats because you actually could make almost any one of the beautiful projects in this book over a weekend. Great projects using all kinds of FABULOUS yarns - the hat shown is in the malabrigo SilkyMerino - but there is no dearth of projects in this book -they are all fun and Inspiring!

Here's what jillian from Knitty.com says:

" When I first saw this book I thought -'Hooray, New England Hats!', but no, it’s not a book of hat designs by New England Knits authors, Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre. The authors do contribute two patterns each to this book, and it turns out, they are just as good at picking folks to design hats as they are at designing them themselves. This book has 25 hat designs by 19 different designers. Texture, colorwork, lace – whatever you most love to knit or have wanted to dabble in, you’ll find it here. I have a deep-rooted fear of Fair Isle, but Gudrun Johnson’s Hued Toque is calling me. There are hats for men and women, and hats that would suit both. Hats that are more decorative and hats that are cozy warm. The variety of design is huge, and if like me, you’re a little bit tired of chunky everything, not one of these hats is knit out of chunky or bulky yarn – Hooray!" - Jillian Moreno, Knitty.com