Simple & Adorable Crochet Easy Sontag Pattern

Crochet Sontag is a cozy, heartwarming project that wraps you in warmth and style. Perfect for those who love adding a handmade touch to their wardrobe, this beautiful accessory combines simplicity and elegance. Following a pattern that guides you through each stitch, you create a piece that's both practical and pretty.

Crochet Sontag

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn (no. 4) in Scarlet for the main part and black or gray for the border (the tutorial uses gray).
5 mm Tunisian crochet hook.

Gauge:

Based on a bell gauge from 1847: UK 6 equals metric 5 mm.

Pattern:

Beginning Chain:

Start with a foundation chain of five.
Work the chains a bit loose to help control the curling of the piece.

First Row:

The stitch on your hook counts as your first stitch.

Work in the back bumps of your chains, skipping the first bump.
Pull up a loose loop in each subsequent back bump and you should end with five loops on your hook.
Yarn over and pull through one loop (chain one).
Pull through two loops repetitively for the rest of the return pass.

Increase Rows:

For the first 33 rows, increase every stitch.
After the 33rd row, you should have 71 stitches.
Increases can be made by yarning over or working into the space between stitches, then proceed to do the necessary increases at the end of each row before the last stitch.
Return pass: chain one, then pull through two loops until the end.

Stitch Consistency:

Try to keep your stitches consistent.
Initially work a bit loose then tighten up to maintain clean edges.

Creating a Point:

After achieving the desired width, work alternately increasing and not increasing every other row until row 43.
By row 43, there should be 81 stitches.

Mid-Pattern:

Work the next three rows with no increases or decreases.

Shaping the Neck (Decreasing):

You will be shaping the neck by decreasing one stitch every three rows until there are 23 stitches left.
Continue decreasing every other row until there are eight stitches left.
Finally, decrease in every row until there is only one stitch remaining, forming the epaulet's point.
The tutorial advises additional explanation on finishing the pattern, like adding a border.

Finishing Details:

The pattern mentions working a round of single crochet around the edges to give shape to the epaulet.
It may also involve crocheting a border with single or double crochet depending on preference, and working a "van Dyke" stitch, which is similar to today's granny stitch.

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