I’m Asya Zaslavska, and I Design Crochet Patterns

I’m a crochet designer based in Prague. I design patterns — side-to-side, knit-look, and written row by row so you always know where you are.

I’ve been making things since childhood, and designing crochet patterns since 2018 — more than a hundred of them now — for garments and accessories that real people actually wear, in sizes that actually fit them.

How I came back to it

Many years ago I had a very serious injury, and my left hand is now partially paralyzed. For about ten years I didn’t make anything at all.

Then I came back to it slowly — cross stitch first, then sewing, and eventually I taught myself to crochet again. I’m right-handed, but I crochet like a left-hander — not by choice, but because it’s the only way my hands will work. It gave me a feel for how a piece comes together, and that’s shaped everything I design.

How I Design

Lately I keep coming back to directional, side-to-side constructions and to knit-look textures — crochet stitches that mimic the look of knitted fabric.

Beyond those, I design broadly, but always with one rule: it should be useful and wearable. I love timeless silhouettes — sweaters, cardigans, tops, and skirts — plus accessories and pieces for the home.

However different they are, they’re all written the same way: row by row, with plenty of photos, so even a beginner can follow along with confidence.

Every pattern is designed, made, and photographed by me.

Sizing

Inclusive sizing isn’t a line I added to the description — it’s built into how I grade.

The Wellerman men’s sweater comes in ten sizes, S to 7XL, with a finished chest from 100 to 190 cm (39¼" to 74¾"). Palava runs from XS/S to 3XL/4XL, a 71 to 147 cm (28" to 58") bust. Some of the tops start as small as XXS.

Grading that far isn’t just scaling a pattern up — the proportions have to be reworked at each size, or the garment stops fitting like the sample. It takes longer, but it’s the only way the largest size fits as well as the smallest.

Why I do this

Having had to relearn my own craft, I don’t want anyone shut out of theirs — not by a size chart that stops too soon, or a pattern that leaves the hard part unexplained. That’s why the sizes go as far as they do, and why there’s a photo at every step.

Published work

Some of my designs have been picked up by the crochet magazines:

• Wellerman Sweater — Moorit, Issue 8 — cover star
• Whaitere Shawl — Simply Crochet, Issue 175 — cover star
• Akebia Sweater — Simply Crochet, Issue 160 — cover star
• Granny Squares Supplement — Simply Crochet, Issue 139

Every pattern is an instant PDF download, written row by row with step-by-step photos. Have a look around — I hope you find something you’d love to make.

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