There’s a long history with Sontag shawls. These shawls were functional, easy to wear and secures well when wrapped and tied at the waist. Traditionally, Sontags are narrow triangle shawls. CAKE & CAFFEINE features a similar generous wingspan, but in a crescent shape. The pattern comes in two sizes: a small shawlette/shoulder wrap and a large wrap that can fully cover the torso.

Pattern available Saturday, May 18th.

Cake & Caffeiene is worked in three sections. The knit version starts with a garter fabric, worked in one colour, transitions into a wavy slip stitch colourwork sequence, end finishes with rows of garter stitch and an I-cord bind-off.

For those interested in making a KNIT/CROCHET version, this is written as a separate pattern. Please see pattern details for this version for more information.

SIZES 1(2)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
59” (105”) / 150 (267) cm tip to tip x 9.5” (12.5“) / 24 (32) cm deep

MATERIALS
SOCK WEIGHT YARN
C1: 1 (2) skein of Numana Yarns Barbury Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Soft Nylon, 420 yds / 384 m – 115 g), colourway Wake Up Juice. Or approx. 420 (840) yds / 384 (768) m – 115 (230) g sock weight yarn.
C2: 1 skein of Numana Yarn Barbury Sock Mini (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon, 73 yds / 65 m – 20 g), colourway Wine & Roses. Or approx. 73 yds / 65 m – 20 g sock weight yarn.
C3: 1 skein of Numana Yarn Barbury Sock Mini (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Soft Nylon, 73 yds / 65 m – 20 g), colourway Feeling Foxy. Or approx73 yds / 65 m – 20 g sock weight yarn.
C4: 1 skein of Numana Yarns Barbury Sock Barbury Sock Mini (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Soft Nylon, 73 yds / 65 m – 20 g), colourway Chocolate is Better Or approx. 73 yds / 65 m – 20 g sock weight yarn.

YARDAGE
C1: 420 (840) yds / 384 (768) m – 115 (230) g sock weight yarn.
C2: 37 (66) yds / 33 (59) m – 10 (18) g sock weight yarn.
C3: 37 (66) yds / 33 (59) m – 10 (18) g sock weight yarn.
C4: 37 (66) yds / 33 (59) m – 10 (18) g sock weight yarn.

SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE
MAIN NEEDLE: US 3 / 3.25 mm 34” / 86 cm circular needles, or longer and one DPN approx. 4” / 10 cm (used in the last step of BO).
CAST-ON / GARTER TAB NEEDLE: US 5 / 3.75 mm needles.
Or size needed to meet the pattern’s gauge.

NOTIONS: tapestry needle, scissors

GAUGE
19 sts x 46 rows = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking, in garter stitch.
20 sts x 28 rows = 4” x 2” / 10 cm x 5 cm, after blocking, in slip stitch wave pattern.
A match in gauge will give a similar resulting item to the photographed samples.

ABBREVIATIONS (full list in pattern)
kfb – knit front back
ssk – slip slip knit
tbl – through back loop
tfl – through front loop
wyib – with yarn in back
wyif – with yarn in front
yb – yarn back
yf – yarn forward
yo – yarn over
yob – yarn over backwards. This is the reverse of yo: wyib, bring working yarn over barrel of RN, then between needle tips to back of work. There is now a yo place on the RN in a position that is a reverse of a yo.