A fantastic collection of animal hats to knit, ranging from cute and cuddly to wild and woolly. Everyone loves wearing something featuring their favourite animal, and there are 35 designs to choose from here. Hats for tiny babies include Buzzy Bee, Tweet the Robin or Rudy the Rabbit. For bigger kids make something to keep them cosy, from Blizzard the Reindeer (complete with bright red nose) to Otto the Octopus. Most of the hats can be made in a range of sizes and many of them come with matching accessories, such as boot toppers, wrist warmers and baby bootees. Each hat has easy-to-follow instructions and uses the simplest of stitches, with clear step-by-step illustrations and photographs to help with the all-important features, making this ideal for beginner knitters as well as more experienced ones. With essential yarn information as well as a helpful techniques section, you’ll be ready to start knitting gorgeous animal hats in no time.

Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Which place has a name meaning 'the landing place of the dwellers in the town'? Was Rat Farm really infested by rodents? Where is there a pub known by a number not a name? Which town has streets named after philosophers and theologians? Within these pages author Anthony Poulton-Smith examines the origins of the place names with which we are otherwise so familiar. Towns, villages, districts, hills, streams, woods, farms, fields, streets and even pubs are examined and explained. Some of the definitions give a glimpse of life in the earlier days of the settlement, and for the author there is nothing more satisfying than finding a name which gives such a snapshot. The definitions are supported by anecdotal evidence, bring to life the individuals and events which have influenced the places and the way these names have developed. This is not simply a dictionary but a history and will prove invaluable not only for those who live and work in the county but also visitors and tourists, historians and former inhabitants, indeed anyone with an interest in East Sussex.

A guide book, a history book, a gazetteer, a sporting compendium, a natural history of the county, a dictionary of biography and a fun of factoids for the quiz fanatic, "A Derbyshire Miscellany" is all of these and much, much more. This book will appeal to all those interested in the county, or those who just like trivia. Mike's previous books were very well supported by "Radio Derby" and the "Derby Telegraph" as well as other local media. Here you will find an outline of the county's history as well as information about castles, monasteries and stately homes. The lives of sporting celebrities are included as well as biographies of politicians, inventors, industrialists and war heroes. The silk mill, built at Derby in 1722, has a strong claim to being the world's first factory and, in 1771 at Cromford, Richard Arkwright created a system of industrial production. These and other 'Derbyshire Firsts' are also described in the book Anyone searching for essential facts will find them here including information about royal visits, the arts, wildlife and countryside and food and drink. Industry and economy are also mentioned with an outline of the development of local industries. "A Derbyshire Miscellany" is essential reading for anyone with an interest in or a connection with the county either as a resident, a tourist or a student of its history. It would make an ideal gift that would give pleasure for years to come.

The What's-for-Dinner Cookbook is the brainchild of two friends who for years had asked themselves, "What are we going to have for dinner?" as they thought of how they would feed their families every evening. The result is a cookbook and kitchen planner designed to help organize the kitchen, plan meals a week at a time, and organize shopping so that the ingredients needed for every meal are available at the right time.

Based on the four seasons of the year, the book provides five days of planned, well-balanced dinners for every week. The recipes are kitchen-tested family favorites with an emphasis on fresh seasonal foods, thus encouraging homemakers to save significant money by purchasing ingredients when they are most abundant. Most of the recipes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. They are presented in such a way that leftovers, such as chicken or roast, can be included in meals planned for later in a week.

Quick tips designed to save time and expense are also included. These address such practical matters as when to shred extra cheese or chop an additional onion for use later in the week, which can save time in preparing meals. Extensive weekly and bulk shopping lists are coded by day to allow for family tastes or the requirements of special diets.

The What's-for-Dinner Cookbook is perfect for busy moms, new parents and working parents, newlyweds and those who have cooked for their families for years. Never worry about dinner again. The planning is already done.

Cardiff was a small town of less than 2,000 people until the development of its docks in the 19th century. Then began a period of rapid expansion. From 1875 onwards, as the city grew, it absorbed its outlying districts. This book concentrates on the varied and fascinating history of these suburbs which are today part of the capital of Wales. Dennis Morgan offers a concise account of the development of each area. Some of the suburbs have long and rich histories in their own right. Others are recent creations, designed to accommodate new businesses and a rising population. The author describes how ancient hillforts, castles and churches are to be found in these districts alongside the industrial development that has transformed the city during the last 200 years. Royal visits, memorable sporting occasions and battles from medieval times to World War II feature in the narrative. Dennis Morgan also recalls the brilliant careers of world-famous individuals such as Ivor Novello, Roald Dahl and Howard Spring. At the same time he records lesser known local characters who made a mark on the community, together with anecdotes and legends which play a role in this story.His book features more than 200 illustrations, many of them not previously published. It will be essential reading and reference for Cardiff residents, past and present, who take an interest in their neighbourhood and in the colourful history of the city itself.

Learn about the five different rug-making techniques – rug hooking, punch needle rugs, prodded rugs, braided rugs, and sewn rugs – and how to design and transfer your pattern, choose colors, fabrics, and materials, and even dye your supplies. A detailed and inspiring projects and patterns section is also included so you can make your very own handmade floor rugs, pillows, wall hangings, and more! Upcycle scrap materials and fabrics into beautiful rugs as you discover and fall in love with this sustainable craft.

A collection of 65 gorgeously gooey and sumptuously sweet brownies, blondies and traybakes, from much-loved vintage classics to modern creations. Chocolate brownies are happiness squared. The quest for the elusive BEST EVER brownie is one that never ends, it can be sprung upon you at any moment - whether eaten in the corner of a cosy café or to accompany your afternoon cup of tea at home, a truly fabulous brownie is something you will find yourself lusting after for years to come. Likewise, blondies, the trendy younger sister of the brownie and the extended family of traybakes, are just as well-loved, and this genre of straightforward baking ensures goodies to suit every occasion and every day of the week. All you really need is a mixing bowl, a rectangular pan and a hot oven to create amazing cakes that will endear you to friends and family.

A clear, comprehensive and practical 'how-to' guide and resource for all aspects of designing jewellery.  This book contains expert guidance on design and the design process, and includes step-by-step project briefs and themes for readers to use as a basis for developing their own ideas. It is suitable for all intermediate and professional jewellery makers, as well as those attending jewellery-making courses and who have taken up jewellery making as a hobby.  The book explores the design process in depth, from fundamentals of jewellery design such as practical considerations to high-level conceptual briefs. Included within its pages are: Inspirational contributions from 12 contemporary jewellery designers. A chapter of the book shows how 6 of them apply the concepts in the book to their own practice 16 design techniques: a mix of drawing and model-making techniques including how to draw facetted gemstones, sketching, producing a technical drawing, paper models, mould-making and casting 5 technique-led projects: examples of how you can use basic jeweller’s skills together with the design techniques to create a specific type of jewellery. These include cutting out to make a band ring, press-forming for a brooch, and using repeated patterns for a necklace 8 process-led design projects show different creative approaches to the same challenge. For example 6 different ways of connecting links without soldering, or 12 different ways of setting a stone The book finishes with 10 open projects – briefs and finished inspirational examples for the reader to try out and learn from.

Get away with the bare minimum while still getting food on the table with these 100 quick and easy recipes that require minimal prep, little-to-no planning, and zero extra trips to the grocery store. Don’t feel like cooking? Or maybe you don’t know what you want to eat. Deciding a meal can be a tough decision at the best of times…but on those days you simply don’t feel like cooking, making a nutritious and tasty meal can be a daunting task. Whether you’re feeling tired after a long day or are sick of meal planning and endless trips to the grocery store or just can’t bring yourself to turn on the oven The “I Don’t Want to Cook� Book is here to help! Featuring 100 delicious recipes, this cookbook is your guide to the quickest and easiest meals that don’t sacrifice flavor. Each recipe requires no more than fifteen minutes of meal prep to keep your time in the kitchen at an all-time low. You’ll learn tips and tricks to make speedy meals, like making sure you’re using your kitchen tools to the fullest and finding ways to incorporate ingredients you already have at home, as well as minimizing any clean-up after the meal. Recipes include: -No-Chop Spinach and Feta Omelet -Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Herbs -Sheet-pan Unbreaded Chicken Parmesan with Roasted Cauliflower -Vanilla Microwave Mug Cake -And many more! For those times when you just don’t feel like cooking, The “I Don’t Want to Cook� Book is your guide to quick, easy, and flavorful meals.

A Fresh Twist on Vintage Flower Meanings & Arrangements"This book is enchanting to the eyes, inspiring for the mind, and refreshing for the soul.� —Maggie Hyde, Petal Back Farm #1 New Release in Plant & Animal Photography, Photograpy Equipment & Techniques, and Nature Literary Criticism This floriography guide is a gorgeous and inspired combination of vintage Victorian flower meanings, quotes, and lore perfectly entwined with a contemporary toolbox for creating stunning flower arrangements and bouquets. For those who want to create beautiful bouquets and flower arrangements with history. Blooming with inspirational lifestyle photography by Jess Buttermore of Cedar House Living, The Love Language of Flowers will blow you away with an intriguing history of flowers alongside step-by-step instructions for creating 25 tasteful, meaningful arrangements. Express yourself and show others you care. With stunning photographs of different types of flowers, a detailed list of  floral arranging tools and supplies, and fascinating Victorian flower meanings, The Love Language of Flowers provides you with an elegant way to express your feelings or bring your self-care to the next level. Inside The Love Language of Flowers, find: A visual glossary of flowers and their Victorian meanings Simple step-by-step instructions for creating twenty-five gorgeous floral arrangements Suggestions for introducing contemporary plants and other interesting elements to bring a fresh look to classic bouquets If you like botanical books illustrated with stunning photography and floral design, such as Floriography, The Complete Language of Flowers, or Growing Flowers, you’ll love The Love Language of Flowers.

Cockney Girl is a second-generation Jewish-British child's eyewitness account of tumultuous East London and her eccentric family in England 1934-1950. The writer was then aged 5-20. This zeitgeist, before, during and after World War Two, is based on memories and diaries and is, according to Elie Wiesel, 'unmapped history'. Both cockneys, friend Joycey Kennel and I, roamed East London most Saturdays while my operaphile mother set and permed ladies hair and my deaf, barber father, shaved dockers for pub nights and Christmas. One Christmas, Mummy dropped me, aged five, at a Dickensian orphanage for two years, I joyously returned to sooty East London witnessing the 600,000 Fascist - Anti Fascist 1936 "Cable Street Battle" and was bridesmaid at Aunt Mitzi's posh wedding. In 1939, London children were hastily evacuated from expected Nazi bombing to country foster parents who ranged from kind to concupiscent. When I was 14, Mummy sent me to The White House Jewish refugee orphanage: Great Chesterford. Here, contemporaneously with Anne Frank, aged 15, I began my diary, rejoined the tribe and, while a teenager, met Yank servicemen and wounded British soldiers. With peace, aged 16, I returned home, a stranger, attended LSE and immigrated to America, but remained a Cockney Girl.

This title provides a humorous look at childhood and schooldays in the 1950s on a Derby estate, based on actual events. It covers timeless scenarios we can all relate to in some part, regardless of which decade you were born in. This book portrays in a manner best described as verbal slapstick the childhood and schooldays of Bernard Carter, set in and around a new post-war estate in Derby where during both day and night the street became the main playground. Few people owned cars in the early fifties so there was little chance of getting run-over and certainly more chance of having the seat of your trousers torn out by one or more mutinous dogs that roamed the area. Schooldays passed ducking and diving flying chalk, airborne board rubbers, surrendering to the stinging 'thwack' of a cane and slaps across the head from both teachers and playground bullies. There was no escaping the trauma and misery of sports day, the mortifying experience of the Christmas nativity play, or the unforgettable ghastliness of a recorder concert, not to mention those horrifying visits to the dentist that left you wishing you had been born with false teeth. More agony was piled on with sweethearts, girlfriends, lost loves and those bewildering early bumbling and fumbling forays into the unknown territory of a girls' anatomy! Surely nothing could be worse than the rigours of childhood...could it?

Ever wondered why our towns and villages are named as they are? Who named them and why? Was there really a look-out point at Warningcamp? Did the Anchor Bleu public house once boast a French landlord? What is a gribble as seen in the Gribble Inn? Which town declared itself independent in 1965? Within these pages author Anthony Poulton-Smith examines the origins of the place names with which we are otherwise so familiar. Towns, villages, districts, hills, streams, woods, farms, fields, streets and even pubs are examined and explained. Some of the definitions give a glimpse of life in the earlier days of the settlement, and for the author there is nothing more satisfying than finding a name which gives such a snapshot. The definitions are supported by anecdotal evidence, bring to life the individuals and events which have influenced the places and the way these names have developed. This is not simply a dictionary but a history and will prove invaluable not only for those who live and work in the county but also visitors and tourists, historians and former inhabitants, indeed anyone with an interest in West Sussex.

"Durham City: Past and Present" is a new book which brings together about 400 photographs of the city. Each old picture is accompanied by a recent image to show the reader how the city has changed. Parts of the city have been altered beyond recognition in the last 40 years or so, and this book has been compiled as a permanent record of what was once there and now has gone. The book is broadly divided into areas: the City Centre, North Road, Old Elvet and New Elvet, Crossgate, Claypath and Gilesgate. Whether you are a resident of Durham or a visitor, this book will appeal to all. Many of the old bygone scenes are now lost and can only be identified by matching up with a recent image. Like Michael's previous books, this is a welcome addition and companion to his other Breedon titles and will no doubt become another treasured possession.

In the course of the last 150 years the outskirts of the city have been transformed, and they have expanded, in a way that would astonish Edinburgh residents of just a few generations ago. In this detailed and fully illustrated account of the suburbs, Sandy Mullay not only offers a concise history of each district. His survey will be essential reading and reference for everyone who takes an interest in their neighbourhood He also features local anecdotes, myths and folklore, and he remembers remarkable, sometimes bizarre, episodes and notable individuals who played their part in the story. "The Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Suburbs" records, in words and photographs, the impact made on the city by an ever-increasing population and changes in industry, at work and in the home.

"The success of Images of Sheffield, published in 1993, came largely because the book was not just another compilation of photographs but, with careful and varied selection, plus detailed captions, offered something much more rewarding and satisfying. This second collection forms an ideal companion volume, for while it is just as representative of the city and features intriguing shots of the central areas, it also attempts to give extra attention to suburban Sheffield. And while every picture tells a story, each image is supported with words which will increase the reader's knowledge, offer illumination or amusement, or simply a pleasing jog to the memory! Mainly drawn from the files of the picture library at The Star, but supplemented with illustrations gathered from other sources."

John Harper's fascinating book recalls streets, houses and public buildings, shops, businesses and pubs that have vanished or been altered almost beyond recognition. The reader is taken on a conducted tour through the past and present streets of this ancient town, and is encouraged to compare present-day streetscapes with archive photographs and other illustrations made from the same viewpoints. The book - featuring many never-before-seen photographs by Paul Barder - is essential reading for anyone who is interested in how the Tamworth of yesterday evolved into the town of today.

Some were industrialists and businessmen who stamped their name there. Others were writers and artists who made Leeds their source of inspiration. On the dark side we also love the villains: Most unusually, however, the book includes some forgotten names: quiet, steady 'heroes' who add that solid, dedicated work so necessary to civic urban community. It is a book about some of the men and women who made Leeds a powerful and fascinating City.

As far back as 1340 the burgesses of Cardiff employed two ale-tasters to ensure the standard of the local beer was up to scratch. One of the oldest inn sites in the city is that occupied by the Owain Glyndwr in Church Street. Called the Mably Arms in 1731, it has since been known as the Kemys Tynte Arms, the Tennis Court and the Buccaneer, before taking its current name in the 1970s. Cardiff's docks naturally led to a maritime feel in its taverns, as the owners sought to lure in the sailors who arrived ashore with money to spend. From the fairly salubrious to the downright dangerous, he plots their changing fortunes as the city itself has changed over the years.

You should be warned that some of the ghosts are more 'hands on' so you may be pinched or pushed, slapped or have your clothes tugged. You may be locked in a room or shut in a freezer and you may even receive three cold kisses! You will visit some of the less frequented parts of Derbyshire, experiencing the rich diversity of its scenery, from gentle valleys to panoramic viewpoints. On these quieter paths, you will find wildlife undisturbed by the tramp of many feet. Kestrels hover over pastures, jays and woodpeckers may be glimpsed in woodland, buntings chirp from uncut hedges, and, if you are lucky, on three of the walks, a kingfisher may imprint its brilliant hue on your day. The walks include visits to famous halls, houses and castles and a number of fascinating churches. There is information about parking, toilets and refreshment stops and good maps.

As well as descriptions of the beers, the pubs, and some of his adventures along the way, The Great Leeds Pub Crawl also features articles on local history and the history of brewing in the city. It suggests plenty of alternative routes which will keep even the thirstiest pub crawler satisfied. If you keep your eyes peeled and your wits about you, you might also spot the answers to some of the clues in his devilishly tricky treasure hunt too -

This is the latest title from best-selling author Rupert Matthews. This is a comprehensive look at strange phenomena, supernatural encounters and folklore in Yorkshire. It presents amazing and mystical tales that will delight and horrify the reader in equal measures. Yorkshire is simply stunning. So are its mysteries. Yorkshire has developed a character all its own. That applies as much to its mysterious aspect, as it does to its human or natural faces. The Barguest roams the woods, fields and even the cities of Yorkshire on its eternal, supernatural patrols. The Church Fenton Tiger hit the national headlines in the 2006 and led police a merry dance around the River Ouse. And Yorkshire had more dragons of more fearsome habits than any other county in England. The identity of Old King Cole is uncertain, but he was probably a Yorkshireman. King Arthur rode this way after the Romans left. And if local legend is to be believed he is here still, sleeping beneath Richmond until his country needs him once more. Witches, warlocks and wizards have inhabited Yorkshire since time immemorial. Old Mother Shipton worked wonders in her lifetime and foretold the future with uncanny accuracy. Others indulged in very real forms of 'magic' - hypnotism and medicinal herbs - to achieve good things and gain fame. Wizard Wrightson was a spectacularly successful magic worker of the 19th century. Giants have also walked in Yorkshire, as has the Devil himself and numerous lesser demons. Springs and wells have miraculous powers, and some have their ghosts. And the fairies and assorted little people dance about on business of their own. There is an intangible quality about Yorkshire that is uniquely mysterious. It cannot be touched and it cannot be pinned down. The magical and the supernatural are never far away.

This is a collection of extraordinary and at times jaw-dropping stories all based either in Hull or on the happenings of Hull's citizens. It includes the full text of the book "Dark Winter", the story of the Hull fishing disasters of 1968. In his second volume looking at the lives of people who became heroes, villains and victims of the times in which they lived, Stuart Russell records stories of people who history, and time, forgot. There are the men who fought the worst that the Arctic weather could throw at them, entombed in their whaling ship for several months, the heroic Hull sailor who lost both feet in a desperate attempt to live when marooned in Newfoundland, the killer who lived quietly in a terrace house in Hull and River Humber's 'pirate island'. Read about the campaigning journalist who exposed Hull's dens of vice, the killer whose lies led another man to the gallows and how a fake gun protected the city of Hull from zeppelin attack. There are stories of the famous, the seamstress who became one of the country's most respected dress designers, the actress who took Hollywood by storm and became its highest paid star, and the people of Hull who faced the might of the Luftwaffe with fortitude and courage. "More Heroes, Villains and Victims of Hull and the East Riding" is an enthralling look into how ordinary people led extraordinary lives. It is a well researched, yet entertaining insight into the area's past.