Made to order · 2–3 weeks · Free SA shipping over R1 500 
Hand-crocheted in South Africa

Eleven hours on the hook

Made one at a time, every stitch pulled by hand, so no two are quite the same size.

Asteri gold star mark on plum
01 / The Brand

A star, stitched by hand.

The name

Asteri — Greek for star. The asterisk over the final i is the mark of the maker: a small burst of light left on every finished piece.

What we make

Hand-crocheted bags, and only bags for now. Small runs, single pieces, made-to-order. Satin ribbon, gold and silver metallic yarn, soft cotton.

Who it’s for

People who would rather own three considered things than thirty forgettable ones, and who wants to know whose hands made them.

How we sound

Warm, plain, unhurried. First person. Talk about materials and time, never about hype. Short sentences. No exclamation marks.

In the shop now

Our story

One pair of hands

I make everything myself, at home, in the evenings. Satin ribbon on a 6mm hook, soft cotton for the baskets, gold and silver metallic yarn for the finer pieces. When something sells out it is because I have not finished the next one yet.

Hand-madeSmall-batchConsideredQuietly colourful