The Sontag Story or Following a Pattern from 1860

I decided to finally sit down and knit the project I had been planning for a few years. Sadly, the yarn is no longer available, but it was wool which my friend and I dyed with onion skins and walnut husks.
The pattern is available here: 4.bp.blogspot.com/-jcgnRYnuzuA...
Here is the translated version: www.raggedsoldier.com/sontag.html
Here are the knitting tutorials I used:
For picking up stitches on the side- • Picking Up Sts Along a...
Knitting the border- • How to Knit an Applied...
Here are links to the actual shawls from Little Women, which I might make in the future, I really like Beth’s and think it would look great in some walnut, madder and onion skin:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
There are lots of ways to knit up this pattern. Everyone that I have talked to has modified it a little to fit them and their needs. I hope you found this useful and good luck with your projects!

[@elliementalist6716]

Just incase you're interested Zephyr is not a colour but a kind of wool. It was the German name for what the English imported as "Berlin wool". Double Zephyr refers to the thickness of the yarn and that would be about equal to today's Double Knit yarn. : Lovely Video by the way.

[@aureateblues]

The colors look very Gryffindor on my phone, in the best way. Great video, relaxing to watch!

[@Lottie_B]

i've been trying to get my head around this project and your video really helped. I'm going to go get started!

[@jackiejames4551]

I like it. Yellow is my favorite color, and the brown looks really nice with it. Loved the knitting montages, they made me smile. Thank you.

[@goldogwolly]

This was super helpful! I'm wanting to make this sontag as well, and it looks like my beginner self may be able to handle it!

[@lissq2769]

Great video! I’ve been making a kind of Sontag shawl but a simplified version which is basically just a triangle - I’m very interested to see how it will turn out

[@sherimcneil3079]

I admire the fact that you just jumped in and made the sontag. It is really beautiful!!

[@n.v.b2]

Thanks for sharing your journey! It was fun to watch!!!! Love the basketweave stitch! I want to make a Sontag now too.

[@catherinelevison3310]

Hi. I love Sontags. I’m happy to have found your channel today and I subscribed. Thank you so much!!!

[@leighsloan3610]

Thanks for the inspiration. I'm self taught and always feel that my projects are less because of that. Learned some new tricks today!!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

This came up recommended for me...I've been trying to work out a crochet version. You inspired me to keep going! I knit forever and took my needles and wool sox everywhere I went! But my arthritic hands have let me down. Now I can only crochet. Thanks!

[@nellieolguin-davis1519]

Just subscribed I have tried to teach myself to knit can't do it good Lord you build, you sew ,knit what else can you do can you teach a knitting class ?you are blessed with so many talents!!!

[@123gorainy]

This is great!!! Thanks, so now we know the right name for the Outlander "rent shawl." Sontag... love that. Excellent video, thanks for the instructions.

[@jencrochetingradtech5913]

That’s very nice for a first try on a shawl. I crochet and knitting seems so very complicated that I don’t think I can learn it without in person direction. Great work and patience on your part.

[@laurah8689]

Hey this is the first video I've seen of yours and I just want to say how much I enjoyed it. Thank you!👏👏

[@user-zb3vn3qw3v]

Enjoyed your video. I’m currently knitting a Sontag. It’s variegated merino that I have washed, dyed, carded then spun . I’m in Australia

[@helendavidsonthompson6739]

Lovely wee film, thank you for the instructions, I shall have a bash at making one, kind regards Helen .

[@patriciapost962]

Well done figuring that all out 🧶

[@user-yr6yp9nt7u]

Thank You 🥰 great job

[@kukulidouce2014]

Thank you for your inspirational video and comments...!!! I have subscribed... And truly hope to have more of this historical instructions in the near future... Keep it up... You are extremely good at doing this and wish you the best...!!! You know, it gives a vision of shawls or capes to warm any kind of people, even children, on wheelchairs... Not so troublesome or confining... Allowing movement of arms and I can even see them on women cooking by a gas stove or minding children... Without risking a fire, getting caught on something and falling, or flapping a precious cut-glass vase to the floor... The shape is great to warm us doing anything really, around the house, specially in winter when the head of the household decides by himself to turn down the thermostat and it is freezing...