Tricot 101

We don't wear knitwear in the summer 🤥 🤔 🤭 Well, think again: you must choose yarns made of suitable fibers! Look for these fibers to enjoy your knits in the warm season: ​1️⃣ COTTON - Cotton is soft, lightweight, breathable, and absorbs body moisture, allowing heat to escape the...

I’ve always had a secret crush on the Bobble Stitch! I say secret because I wasn’t sure if I’d see them come back around again to the extent that they have but everything old seems to be new again!  I had this one sweater when I was a child that I...

What are some of the knitwear trends style experts are seeing for late Winter and early Spring of 2023 and what should you plan to cast on next?

We looked to the Biscotte Yarns pattern library for some ideas on fashion-forward knits to add to your wardrobe now.

​Is it normal to see flowers when doing the mattress stitch ?? For some strange and unknown reason, I was able to memorize the mattress stitch technique by visualizing flowers. HORIZONTAL MATTRESS SEAM: The two leaves of the flower represent a stitch. When I have to join two rows together...

Biscotte Yarns is thrilled to invite you to a MYSTERY KAL! ... First of all, what is a KAL?? Knit Alongs (KALs) are fun, social activities in which a group of knitters all make the same project in the same period of time. ... So what is the MYSTERY part?...

There are many ways to knit a sweater. In addition to the many technical aspects of knitting (flat, round, bottom-up, top-down or sleeve to sleeve), there are also different types of construction to form the shoulders and sleeves. You will find here some explanations and diagrams to understand and recognize the...

When knitting stranded colorwork (fairisle), it is often easier to knit in the round, always on the right side of the work. It is also easier to read the pattern if you always working in the same direction, knitting on the right side from right to left. This is why the...

  Here is the beautiful Fluo Flow shawl, a design by Joji Locatelli published in Vogue Knitting. The pattern shown above was knitted with several varieties of fingering yarns from our hand-dyed collection!   To make this pattern, here are the yarns and colors used   2 skeins of Bis-Sock Nature 1 skein...

HOW TO SUBSTITUTE YARN IN A KNITTING PATTERN To substitute the suggested yarn in a knitting pattern, here's what you need to consider: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ORIGINAL YARN FIBERS: Merino wool, alpaca, cotton, hemp… STYLE: Hairy, woolen, silky, number of ply COLOR TYPE : Solid, striped, gradient, speckled? YARN WEIGHT: Lace,...

This technique is often used to start the knitting of a shawl. It is a way of casting on the stitches around a small tab of garter stitch to avoid the formation of a "hollow" at the base of the shawl, in order to produce a nice uniform border. This...

In this knitting tutorial, learn how to sew two rows of stitches together using the grafting technique, also known as "kitchener stitch". The grafting technique is often used to close the toe of a sock, for example. You will also see it on the shoulders of a sweater or in...

Les premiers flocons commencent à toucher le sol, donc il est bientôt le temps de sortir nos ensembles d'hivers. ❄ En même temps pourquoi ne pas tout simplement apprendre à les faire nous-même. Surtout qu'avec le tricotin rotatif, la tuque se fait presque tout seule. Vous allez voir, le tricotin...

Avec l’automne et les journées plus froides, on passe de plus en plus de temps à l’intérieur surtout lors des journées pluvieuses, donc c’est une parfaite occasion pour apprendre le tricotin avec nos vidéos comme tutoriels. Le tricotin est beaucoup plus rapide et facile qu’avec des aiguilles à tricoter classiques...

Knitting with artisanal yarns requires certain knowledge. First of all you need to know how to wash hand-dyed yarns and you will find a very detailed article on this subject by clicking HERE. Once the issue of care is covered, let's talk about what is commonly known in knitting language...

Tout d'abord, qu'est-ce que le tricot modulaire? Le tricot modulaire est un tricot composé de plusieurs formes qui s'imbriquent les unes dans les autres pour former une pièce uniforme, un peu à la manière d'un casse-tête! La forme des modules peut être variée: carrée, triangulaire, rectangle, losange (diamant), circulaire, spirale... Toutes les pièces qui se...

Here we have compiled the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Knitting Shawl Game for the Impromptu Shawl pattern: the shawl pattern that knits with playing cards! Discover below the instructions to knit the stitch corresponding to card no.2 in the form of a video... Enjoy! HOW...

Fin mai 2020, il fait chaud. Très chaud. À 36,6˚ C, le thermomètre fracasse les records. Dans cette atmosphère tropicale, qu’en est-il de vos aiguilles? Vous les avez rangées? Ou vous persistez? Curieuse, j’ai tenté de découvrir combien d’adeptes mettent leurs ouvrages de côté en période estivale. Peine perdue, toutes...

Do you know what's nicer than a regular ribbed collar?? A DOUBLE-KNIT COLLAR!! I remember years ago I knit this beautiful sweater and it had a double-knit funnel style neck. I loved it! It was so cozy and looked amazing because there was no bind off or cast on edge...

Les réseaux sociaux leur avaient donné un nouveau souffle. Le confinement les projette sur le devant de la scène. Depuis mars dernier, le tricot, et son petit frère le crochet, connaissent un regain de popularité impossible à prévoir il y a quelques mois à peine. Mues par un besoin bien...

Avez-vous déjà tricoté un décolleté en pensant que le résultat n'était pas optimal? Eh bien, c'est là que je me suis retrouvé lors de la conception de mon pull à manches raglan. Normalement, je tricote le col et j'ajoute quelques rangs raccourcis sur la nuque mais pour ce raglan en particulier, j'ai décidé...