Viking Hat Commission

No, not that kind of viking hat… The Vikings did not, in fact, wear horns on their helmets. I met a nice Viking re-enactor at ConCarolinas earlier this month who was looking for a more historical cool weather hat to complete his garb. I did not explore the traditional and historical folk craft of binding/weaving which was how his example hats were made, but attempted a similar look through linked double crochet – which was likely much faster.

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