Helpful Tools - Counters
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| Knitting row counters |
Both row counters are Clover products. I like the green one the best because it has a "lock" on the clicker. Sometimes, the row counters are just too hard for others to resist clicking before they realize what they've done. A "lock" makes that a bit harder to do.
I've seen row counter bracelets, but I've never used one. I also have row counter that slips on straight needles, but I don't use straight needles very much.
Do you use a row counter?
For socks I usually use a pen and paper - easier that way for me to be sure the two socks will have the same number of rows. I have used row counters for sweaters. When knitting shawls I often use a chart, so just highlight the rows as I do them.
ReplyDeleteI had one that slipped on your finger and have two that you can slip on your needle or the line of a circular needle and they are life savers.
ReplyDeleteI do use the same kind that you show above. For some projects, it's the only way I can keep track of things.
ReplyDeleteI do. I have two of the green ones and FOURTEEN red ones. How I got 14 of the red, I'll never know. Like you, I prefer the green ones. They don't click as easily when you drop them.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the ones you slide on your needles. They loosen over time and become unreliable.
I, too, use those exact same row counters. I have several red ones and only one green one. I like the green one best too for the same reason as you do. I use them all with most of my projects.
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Betsy
I own the same green one. I almost never use it because ...I forget to click it. I know. Crazy! It is right there. I usually mark allover the pattern with a pen or on a notepad near the pattern.
ReplyDeleteYes, my ipad app has a counter that I use when I’m working from a digital pattern but if I’m not working from a pattern and need to count rows I use an app on my phone.
ReplyDeleteI like having row counters but I forget to click and then I try to guess and have a mess! I use pencil and write on the pattern 99% of the time!
ReplyDeleteI use both of the ones in your picture. Like you, I've never used the beads or other types of counters, and I always make notes on my patterns so I can record them later in Ravelry.
ReplyDeleteAs a very spacey knitter, I depend on row counters. Even with them, I find myself off-track on a regular basis!
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