Ziggurats by Asa Tricosa: 16 Elegantly Seamless Knits

Let Åsa Tricosa introduce you to the art of knitting beautiful top-down sweaters, using her innovative ‘Ziggurat’ technique. Skillfully designed to minimize cutting and joining of skeins, and to maximize flowing and seamless knitting, the Ziggurat method is clever, addictive and produces well-fitting, well-finished sweaters.

The book is written for both experienced and novice knitters, and for those new to sweater knitting. The comprehensive and elegant patterns will guide you, step-by-step, through the basics of Ziggurating. You can choose to follow the patterns as written to master the techniques and gain confidence. Or you can use Åsa’s extensive detailed tutorials, and customize the patterns to suit yourself – adapt the neckline, add pockets, tucks, or lined hems and cuffs to create truly unique knits. Åsa invites you to discover the beauty of some of her favorite yarns, with designs knitted in a range of weights from both commercial and indie dyers.

Here's what is included:

16 sweater designs, each in 10 sizes including Pullovers, Cardigans, Tunics
Complimentary eBook with 18 designs (2 BONUS patterns)
52 pages of detailed photo tutorials, including Ziggurat Steps, Short Rows, Ziggurat Tucks, Pockets
This book is written for both experienced and novice knitters, and for those new to sweater knitting.

PATTERNS

• Coucou :: tunic :: ballerina neck :: fingering weight
• Dusala :: cardigan :: round neck :: fingering weight
• Vaudeville :: tunic :: v-neck :: fingering weight
• Rabalder :: pullover :: cowl neck :: aran weight
• Sweet Laurel :: cardigan :: v-neck :: dk weight
• Petrichor :: pullover :: funnel neck :: laceweight
• Jolt of Blue :: pullover :: funnel neck :: sportweight
• Chatoyant :: pullover :: round neck :: dk weight
• Jadeite :: cardigan :: v-neck :: aran weight
• Simple Summer :: pullover :: round neck :: fingering weight
• Sammelsurium :: pullover :: round neck :: dk weight
• Black Basalt :: cardigan :: round neck :: aran weight
• Mayhem dk :: cardigan :: crossover neck :: dk weight
• Fubarite :: pullover :: turtleneck :: dk weight
• Verdite :: tunic :: ballerina neck :: sportweight
• Aranaranja :: pullover :: turtleneck :: aran weight