# Tricolab — Row counter & knit patterns

> Row counter & knit patterns (iPhone/iPad app by Jean-David Giroux.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tricolab/id6817956569 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jean-David Giroux](https://appshunter.io/developer/6796142518)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: French (France), American English
- Released: 2026-10-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Tricolab?

Tricolab is the lab for your creations: a row counter built for busy hands, patterns that keep your place, and motifs you won't find anywhere else.

HANDS-FREE ROW COUNTER
• One very big + button, right under your thumb
• Say "next" or "back": the counter moves without you putting your needles down
• The screen stays on while you work
• Pattern repeats, row goal, undo, time spent

A PATTERN THAT NEVER LOSES YOUR PLACE
• Import a PDF, photograph a paper pattern or paste its text
• Your current line is highlighted and your position is saved
• Abbreviations are explained in plain words, in English and French (k2tog, ssk, yo, sc, dc, m. end.…)

43 ORIGINAL PATTERNS IN 7 STYLES
• Classic, Modern, Rustic, Emoticon, Crop circle, Clothing and Christmas
• Sweater, hooded cardigan, jacket, sleeveless vest, skirt, hockey jersey and socks, arrow sash and car seat cover
• 4 Christmas stockings to hang
• A drawing of the finished item and a measured schematic for every pattern
• For hats, mitts, scarves and clothing: pick your size and the instructions recalculate
• Pick your colours, or one of the matching palettes (32 combinations for hockey)
• Every pattern in English and French

THE MAGAZINE OF YOUR CREATIONS
• Your finished project becomes a magazine cover: your photo, your title, your name
• The pattern, yarn, time and rows are added automatically
• Save it to your Photos, share it as a post or a story, or print it as a PDF

YOUR PIECE IN 3D AND AUGMENTED REALITY
• Every pattern at real size, placed on your table or wall
• Move it and turn it with your finger, your hand passes in front
• While you knit, see the rows done and the rows left

MOTIF GENERATOR
• 30 chart motifs: crop circles, fishing, construction, leaves, racing, knight and more
• Choose the size, both colours and the technique (double knitting or tapestry crochet)
• Row-by-row instructions are written automatically, and the counter follows them on the chart

THE LAB
• Step-by-step techniques for knitting and crochet
• Fibres, needles, hooks and notions explained
• Chart examples and an abbreviation dictionary
• Calculators: gauge, resizing, yarn quantity, needle sizes

SHARE AND STAY MOTIVATED
• A finished-project card or a magazine cover, ready for your socials
• A monthly challenge with its hashtag
• Badges to unlock and share
• Your year in review: rows, hours, yarn used, projects finished

YOUR PROJECTS, ORGANIZED
• One page per creation: photos, pattern, yarn, notes, progress
• Yarn stash
• iPhone and iPad

FREE, WITH ONE OPTIONAL PURCHASE
Tricolab is free: the hands-free counter, the pattern reader, the 5 launch patterns, 3 crop circle motifs, the 3D and augmented reality preview, the magazine of your creations, the Lab, challenges and shareable cards are included. The one-time "Tricolab Complete" purchase unlocks the 38 other patterns and the 27 other motifs, with no subscription.

PRIVACY
Your projects, photos and patterns stay on your device. No account, no ads, no trackers. Voice recognition runs on the device, and the augmented reality camera records nothing.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tricolab Complete | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Tricolab safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Tricolab.

## Is Tricolab legit?

Tricolab appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Tricolab is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-10-15

• New: "The magazine of your creations". Your finished project becomes a magazine cover with your photo, your title and your name. Save it to your Photos, share it or print it.
• "My creations" in your profile: all your covers at a glance
• Hockey jersey from S to 2XL: wide band across the middle and on the sleeves, laced round collar, 32 colour combinations
• Matching hockey socks, in 4 sizes, with a casing for elastic or a drawstring
• New Christmas collection: 4 Christmas stockings (classic, candy cane, embroidered snowflakes, crochet)
• Easy knitted Québec arrow sash (ceinture fléchée), in 3 lengths
• Improvements and fixes

### 1.1 — 2026-10-10

• New Clothing collection: sweater, hooded cardigan, jacket, sleeveless vest and A-line skirt, sizes S to 2XL, plus a car headrest cover and seat pad
• Optional body fit: elastic or drawstring at the cuffs and waist
• See your piece in 3D and augmented reality, at real size: place it on your table or wall, move it and turn it with your finger
• While you knit, the 3D view shows your progress: finished rows in colour, the rest faded
• Pick your colours on every pattern, or start from one of 4 matching palettes
• 10 new motifs: Racing (wheel, steering wheel, checkered flag) and Knight (4 coats of arms, crossed swords, shield, horse)
• Each motif theme has its own colours, and motifs are centred on the piece

### 1.0 — 2026-10-05

No release notes.

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All apps by Jean-David Giroux: https://appshunter.io/developer/6796142518

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