A crochetverse witch hat is a type of hat that is made using the crochet technique. It is designed to resemble a traditional witch hat with a tall pointed crown and a brim. The crochetverse witch hat is often made using various colors and patterns to create a unique and eye-catching design. The main idea behind the crochetverse witch hat is to combine the art of crochet with the magic and mystery of the witching world. This hat can be worn as a Halloween costume, a fashion statement, or as a fun accessory for everyday wear. The crochetverse witch hat is not only a practical accessory but also a creative way to showcase your crochet skills and add a touch of whimsy to your wardrobe.
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Long before drug companies got into the game, people who grew and collected herbs had a vast knowledge of the medicinal properties of different plants. One of the most potent responses to modern-day witch hunts is the struggle to hold back, and even reverse, the process of land dispossession and wealth concentration that began centuries ago during Europe s Great Hunt.
The crochetverse witch hat is not only a practical accessory but also a creative way to showcase your crochet skills and add a touch of whimsy to your wardrobe. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crocheter, creating a crochetverse witch hat can be a fun and rewarding project. So grab your crochet hook and yarn, and let your imagination run wild as you create your very own crochetverse witch hat.
How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History
I t's an old story: A woman is accused of witchcraft by someone close to her—a neighbor, a relative, a rival. Often the original accuser resents or envies the woman or has a property dispute with her. At first the complaints are just whispers. But then something happens—a child gets sick, or an accident occurs. The woman's name is said again, loudly this time, and more people echo it. Then she is dragged from her house and killed.
This is what happened to Iquo Edet Eyo, a 69-year-old woman from Cross River State in Nigeria. Along with four others, she was murdered in October 2022, allegedly by a group of young men who charged that her witchcraft had caused a recent motorcycle crash. Her family says that suspicions had been dogging her for years, arising from jealousy of her prosperity. It is also the tale of Martha Carrier, the ancestor of one of us (Markham-Cantor), who was hanged in Salem, Mass., in 1692. Of the accusations against her, one of the most salient was by a neighbor with whom her family had a property dispute. Carrier became one of 35 people executed for witchcraft in the British colonies of New England—“crimes” of which some of them still have not been exonerated.
The narrative could be set in Germany in 1581, India in 2003, Uganda in 2018 or Papua New Guinea in 2021. Every year more than 1,000 people around the world, including men and children, are tortured, expelled from their homes or killed after being charged with witchcraft—using magic, usually to cause harm. Far from declining with modernization, as some 20th-century scholars predicted, witch hunts are holding steady in some places and may be happening more often in others.
Multiple roots entwine to produce a witch hunt. A belief in sorcery, a patriarchal society, sudden and mysterious deaths resulting from a paucity of health care, inaccessible justice systems that give impunity to attackers, a triggering disaster—all of these contribute. But as one of us (Federici) has argued in her 2004 book Caliban and the Witch and subsequent publications, what sustained periods of witch-hunting have in common, across time, space and culture, is a backdrop of social and economic dislocation.
Witch hunts can erupt suddenly, as during the COVID-19 pandemic, when terrified people searched for scapegoats. But when rates of these assaults have stayed high over decades—such as in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries and in parts of Asia and Africa in the past 50 years—subsistence economies were in the process of being replaced by monetary and capitalistic systems.
During these times the powerful and the wealthy were privatizing fields, ponds and forests previously held as commons, evicting villagers from the natural resources that had sustained them for centuries. Close-knit communities with relatively self-sufficient economies disintegrated, leaving the newly dispossessed with wage work as the only option for survival. This disruption of rural society caused bitter conflicts between the emerging classes of haves and have-nots that in places manifested as witch hunts.
Silvia Federici (left) and Alice Markham-Cantor study witch hunts old and new. Credit: Kholood Eid
As Federici and other scholars have further argued, in medieval Europe, as well as in much of the Global South, women harvested food and medicinal herbs and had a close relationship with the natural world. During expansions or intensifications of capitalism, many rural women lost access to land and, along with it, the economic and social power they had previously enjoyed. Among the worst affected were older women, who in the new dispensation were regarded as unproductive. Lacking social support and believed to have destructive magical powers, in many places they came to be targeted as witches. The pattern began six centuries ago with the witch hunts in Europe.
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Reviews for "Magical Accessories: Crocheted Embellishments for Your Witch Hat"
- Sarah - 2 stars - The Crochetverse witch hat was a huge disappointment for me. The advertised pictures showed a beautifully crafted and perfectly shaped hat, but what I received was a poorly made and misshapen mess. The stitches were sloppy and uneven, and the hat didn't fit properly on my head. Overall, I was very unsatisfied with the quality and craftsmanship of this product.
- John - 1 star - I regret purchasing the Crochetverse witch hat. Not only was the sizing completely off, but the material used felt cheap and uncomfortable. The hat lacked structure and didn't hold its shape, making it look more like a floppy pancake than a witch hat. I was expecting a well-made and durable hat, but what I got was far from it. I would not recommend this product.
- Lisa - 2 stars - I was really excited to receive the Crochetverse witch hat, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. The material used was not as soft as I had hoped, and it felt scratchy against my skin. The hat also had a weird smell that didn't go away even after multiple washes. Additionally, the colors in real life didn't match the vibrant ones in the pictures. Overall, I was quite disappointed with this purchase and would not buy from Crochetverse again.
- Michael - 1 star - The Crochetverse witch hat was a complete waste of money. The quality was extremely poor, with loose threads and poorly finished edges. The hat barely resembled the advertised pictures and looked cheaply made. On top of that, the hat arrived damaged, with some stitches unraveling and a visible stain on the brim that couldn't be removed. I reached out to customer service, but they were unresponsive. This was a terrible experience overall.