Green Viking Apron Dress

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This Viking apron dress (smokkr) was made adapting this pattern (I'm pretty sure - it's been a long time!), with Plaid Brush Cotton in Herringbone Olive from Jo-Ann. I'm allergic to wool, so this made a nice substitute. I believe I used less than 2 yards of fabric. It consists of 1 front rectangle, 1 back rectangle, 2 narrow side rectangles, and 2 triangular gores in the back.

This garment has several issues that are really not terribly noticeable - for the fixable ones I've just been too lazy to go back and fix. For example, I cut the back gores sideways because I forgot about the pattern on the fabric (my cut of fabric was several inches too short to use the standard cutting diagram), so the fabric pattern looks a like funky if you look closely. I sewed the straps to the wrong side, so the back was in the front and vice versa (yeah, technically in the photo I'm wearing it backwards 😅). It also needs brooch loops added to the top of the front of the dress.

Overall, however, I'm pretty happy with the result. I haven't actually worn it more than once or twice - it's definitely cool weather garb!

Photo Gallery

Ymir 2016	November 2022 - The inside of the front of the smokkr (which incorrectly has the straps stitched to it - whoops). The sections, L-R, are: one of the back gores, one of the side rectangles, the front rectangle, and the other side rectangle.	November 2022 - The inside of the back of the smokkr. From L-R, you can see a bit of a side rectangle, one of the gores, the back rectangle, and part of the other gore.
November 2022 - A closer view of the upper part of the inside of the smokkr, from the back. AKA where the straps are supposed to be attached. 🤦	November 2022 - A slightly closer view of the lower part of the inside of the smokkr, from the back. From L-R, you can see a bit of a side rectangle, one of the gores, the back rectangle, and part of the other gore.

Green Viking Apron Dress

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Ymir 2016

November 2022 - The inside of the front of the smokkr (which incorrectly has the straps stitched to it - whoops). The sections, L-R, are: one of the back gores, one of the side rectangles, the front rectangle, and the other side rectangle.

November 2022 - The inside of the back of the smokkr. From L-R, you can see a bit of a side rectangle, one of the gores, the back rectangle, and part of the other gore.

November 2022 - A closer view of the upper part of the inside of the smokkr, from the back. AKA where the straps are supposed to be attached. 🤦

November 2022 - A slightly closer view of the lower part of the inside of the smokkr, from the back. From L-R, you can see a bit of a side rectangle, one of the gores, the back rectangle, and part of the other gore.