DIY: Sewing a Skjoldehamn Hood

Pattern

The original finding of the Skjoldehamn hood had one measuring 65 x 65 cm. The original had a cord attached to the hood, so it could be tightened at the back. I will add one in the future, but just did not have the time right now. [Enter something about the original finding by Løvlid] (Løvlid, 2011).

To get the width of the hood (A), I took half the circumference of my head and added 5 cm for an easier fit. So the main square (1) measures 67 x 67 cm.

The back piece (2) is a square of 35 x 35 cm and the front piece (3) is a square of 30 x 30 cm. So with (C) being 35 cm in length, the back portion of the hood (B) measures 32 cm respectively.

The cutout for the face (E) measures half the circumference of my face plus 2 or 3 cm spare. This gives me a cutout of 30 cm in length. On top of this cutout I left approx. 2 cm intact and between the face cutout and the one for the front piece I left approx. 1.5 cm.

The main square is cut at an angle to match the final front height of the hood, so the height (F) of the angle cut was approx. 3.5 cm.

Literature

Løvlid, D. H. (2011). The Skjoldehamn Find in the Light of New Knowledge. (Carol Lynn, Trans.). Lofotr Vikingmuseum. (Original work published 2009). (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)