The 67-year-old learned how to knit the iconic chullo (a tall, floppy Andean hat) as a child, with his older brother and grandfather teaching him by using the thorns of a cactus as knitting needles.

The first chullo a boy knits is white, though he’ll later use sheep wool dyed with locally sourced plants and minerals, and the method is refined until he’s able to knit a hat that is tight ...

Not a live bird but a gravy-coloured knit chullo (a.k.a. an Andean ear-flap hat), crowned with a cartoonish-looking, Pilgrim-hat-wearing turkey, with flappy knit wings that bounce with my every step.

For nearly 500 years, men on this tiny Peruvian island have attracted partners by knitting elaborate Andean hats. Taquile: Where manliness is based on knitting - BBC Travel Homepage ...

For nearly 500 years, men on this tiny Peruvian island have attracted partners by knitting elaborate Andean hats. Skip to content British Broadcasting Corporation ...