What is this bonnet/headgear called

[gsmacleod]

I'll hazard a guess that what's being called the "outlander hat" here, which is more like a slouchy watch cap (toboggan), or something that closely resembled it, was probably more common than anything else because it was simple to knit and, moreover, kept your bloody head warm and somewhat dry.

While the "Outlander" style is simple to knit, balmoral bonnets are also very simple to knit and, if you wanted it to be semi-waterproof, you were probably going to felt it anyway. The felting process tends to reduce the floppyness of the wool and give it more of a definite shape.

From something like this:


To this:


Shane