This pattern is part of a collection of patterns created by a team of seven talented designers for the Once-Upon-a-Make-along Medieval fairy tale themed crochet event that takes place during August and September 2025.

Once you’ve bought the pattern bundle on the Garnkuten website , simply join the server via this link: Once-Upon-a-Make-along Discord Server and at the Announcements channel to find out more about the event. If you have a Discord Account you may be prompted to log-in with your usual details and if you don’t have a Discord account, you’ll be prompted to create one that can be used for any groups you join on Discord in future, not just for this make-along.

When my son needed an outfit for his Anglo Saxons and Vikings history day at school, I took inspiration from the Skjoldehamn costume, a well-preserved outfit from the Early Middle Ages, found in marshy land in Northern Norway.

As I sewed the hood pieces together, I realised that it would be a wonderful garment to make use of large crocheted squares and thought how warm and comforting it would feel.

The Once Upon a Make-along Medieval fairytale event, seemed the perfect opportunity to revive that idea and create a block with floral features, making a hood that’s ideal to keep a woodland fairy princess warm as she travels through her tale to our time.

Sizes: child S, child L, adult designed with positive ease in mind. Note that child L has a proportionately deeper yoke than the other two.

Tension: 30cm/12” square block has 25 rows and 136 sts; 4 2chsp in outer round, after blocking.

Working method: blocks are worked in joined rounds from RS. Pieces are seamed and edged.

Finished measurements
a. Hood length: 25 (30, 30)cm / 10 (12, 12)”
b. Hood depth: 25 (30, 35)cm / 10 (12, 14)”
c. Neck circumference: 25 (30, 35)cm / 10 (12, 14)”
d. Shoulder width: : 25 (30, 25)cm / 10 (12, 10)”
e. Yoke length: 33 (41, 33)cm / 13 (16, 13)”
f. Edge circumference: 150 (180, 160)cm / 60 (72, 64)”

Requirements
Drops Nepal Aran/worsted (65% Superwash Merino, 35% Alpaca; 150m/165yds per 50g) or similar yarn Sample in: C1 Chalk (8915); C2 Blue Ice (6220)
C1: 400 (500, 450)m / 440 (550, 500)yd
C2: 700 (780, 750)m / 770 (860, 825)yd
5mm (US H/8) hook
5 locking stitch markers
Yarn needle and scissors