5 for 4 – if you buy any 5 Åsa Tricosa patterns at the same time you get the least expensive one for free.

This one of 18 designs in:
Åsa Tricosa Ziggurats: 18 elegantly seamless knits

Now available also as a SINGLE pattern.

Buy any 2 Basalts together for €10 (no coupon needed)
(all 3 are included with the eBook)

Blue Basalt is one of two eBook bonus patterns.
It is a DK version of Black Basalt, an everyday wardrobe staple, your ‘always-reach-for’ basic cardigan.

Blue Basalt features a more generous neckline and a more rear-warming length. An optional contrasting triangle detail on the cuff adds interest without making a big statement.

The double-knitted pockets require rather advanced knitting. If you carefully follow the step-by-step instructions and the tutorial photos, you should be fine, but you may choose to skip the pockets altogether or opt for one of the simpler versions (see Tutorial section in the book).

The sister, Red Basalt, is bundled and included with the eBook as a variant of Blue Basalt. Red B, has a shorter body, a slightly higher neckline, and cuffs finished with the buttonband edging. The stitch counts and sizing are otherwise the same for both versions.

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FIT
Relaxed with approx 14–15 cm / 5.5–6” ease

YARN
Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Merino DK (8ply, 100% merino, 428 m (468 yds) per 200 g); Ahoy (blue) 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) [4, 4, 4, 4, 5] skeins
In addition: CC/green scrap of Fingering or DK

For shorter version: Confident (red) x 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) [4, 4, 4, 4, 4] skeins

approx YARDAGE
Blue / longer:
1200 (1250, 1300, 1400, 1400) [1500, 1550, 1600, 1700, 1750] m
1300 (1350, 1450, 1500, 1550) [1650, 1700, 1750, 1850, 1900] yds

Red / shorter
1100 (1150, 1200, 1300, 1300) [1400, 1450, 1500, 1550, 1600] m
1200 (1250, 1300, 1400, 1450) [1500, 1550, 1650, 1700, 1750] yds

alternative yarn suggestions
Cascade 220, SweetGeorgia Superwash DK

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 80–100 cm (32–40”) x 3
or size to obtain gauge
3 mm (US 2.5) circular needle, 60–100 cm (24–40”)
2 shorter circulars 3.5 mm (US 4)
Cable needle
Stitch holders; stitch markers; 7 buttons (8 if adding bust darts for Blue; 8–9 buttons for Red)

5 for 4 – if you buy any 5 Åsa Tricosa patterns at the same time you get the least expensive one for free.

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