Crochet Sontag. 8 projects Knitted Hood. Size 7 or 8 needles depending on wool used Cast on 35 55 stitches knit five.
However you are in luck. Average difficulty from 3 ratings. The Sontag shawl must have also been a staple in America as you have Civil War Sontags for dress reenactments.
It is a lovely piece a wrapshawl combo meant to provide warmth to the torso without adding extra layers on the arms leaving them free to work as needed.
Made from wool this knitted shawl was seen as a shallow shawl with long ends that crosses over the body in the front also known as a bosom friend sometimes with lace edge designs or made in simple garter stitch. Since posting my Civil War Sontag I have had many requests for the crocheted version of the pattern that I used. Size 7 or 8 needles depending on wool used Cast on 35 55 stitches knit five. Up through the 1920s shawls and stoles and wraps were worn by ladies in English speaking countries of all economic levels.
