the ziggurat method
tailored A tailored fit with set-in sleeves that is easily modified to accommodate disobedient body parts. The shoulders look almost sculpted, no? all-in-one Ziggurat is a true...
View Articlecrochet cast on perfected
for the perfect NECKLINE (or underarm or anything, really…) No gaps, no holes. There are video tutorials for the basic method here and here (from about 4:06). These are good for seeing the general...
View ArticleArietta
Arietta is a little wisp of a thing. Or not. In bright orange it becomes rather more of an exclamation mark. Want to know what’s up my knitted sleeve? Sign up for the occasional Åsa Tricosa Newsletter.
View Articlewinding (provisional) cast on
You need: 2 circular needles & yarn Needle 1 = needle you will knit with Needle 2 = holder for the live sts (use a smaller needle size for this — you want snug loops) 1. Tie a slip-knot and place...
View Articlethe jog
Aiming for a jogless stripe. This method works for any striping in the round, and particularly well with the faux-seam cap stitches for the Åsa Tricosa patterns Stripes Ahoy!, Strrripes and Bajads....
View ArticleThe Great Knitting Brunch in Berlin
Sunday 24 November at 11 am. Please join me and the hardcore knitters of Wollrausch in Berlin for The Great Knitting Brunch! (Well, I have it on good authority that they are and I look forward to...
View Articledyeing for yarn
Please meet Cordula and Nicole! Dye For Yarn in Fürth needs no further introduction, I think. You already know their colours… and ooooh. The colours…Withering Moss, Mankind’s Last Hope, Giant Clam...
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