Row Counter for Knitting & Crochet
Count rows, rounds and repeats, and find your place again
Every project in Stash2Go has its own row counters, and they keep the same count on all your devices, so your place is still there when you pick the project up days later. Set up several counters, link them, give each its own colour, and let a repeat start again by itself. See the step-by-step guide
What You Can Do
Several Counters
Give a project as many counters as the pattern needs: body rows, a repeat, the shaping, each sleeve. They are all on one screen.
Linked Counters
Link two counters and one tap moves both. When you finish the last row of a repeat, the repeat counter goes up by itself.
Colours
Give each counter its own colour, so you can tell them apart at a glance. The colours follow the theme you have chosen.
Repeats That Start Again
Tell a counter how many rows a repeat has, and it starts again when you reach the end. A small bar shows how far through the repeat you are.
Apple Watch
Count a row from your wrist without picking up your phone. A tap on the watch shows on your phone and tablet too.
On Every Device
Start counting on your phone and carry on with your tablet or in the browser. The count comes with you, and it keeps counting when you have no signal.
Beside Your Pattern
See your pattern PDF and your row counters side by side, so the next row and the count are on the same screen.
Keep a Record
Save your counts as a spreadsheet or a text file, to keep or to share with a friend.
Examples
Four common ways to set counters up:
Lace repeats: one counter counts the twelve rows of the repeat, a second counts the repeats. You tap once per row, and the second goes up by itself every twelve rows.
Top-down raglan: one counter counts the yoke rounds, a second tells you whether this is an increase round, and a third adds up the increases. You tap once per round.
Stripes: one counter counts the four rows of a stripe, a second counts the stripes. When the first starts again, change colour: odd stripes in colour A, even ones in colour B.
Crochet in the round: one counter for the round, and one for the increase rounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the row counter free?
Yes. Row counters are part of the free app on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, and you can have as many as you like.
Can I use several counters at once?
Yes. A project can have as many counters as it needs: one for the body rows, one for a repeat, one for the shaping, one for each sleeve. They are all on one screen.
What are linked counters?
Linking lets one counter move another. A counter for the eight rows of a repeat can push a second counter up by one each time it starts again. You tap once per row and both stay right.
Do my counters follow me to my other devices?
Yes. Start on your phone and carry on with your tablet, your Apple Watch or the web app at app.stash2go.com. The count comes with you, and it keeps counting when you have no signal.
Can I count on my Apple Watch?
Yes. The Apple Watch app counts up and down from your wrist, so you can finish a row without picking up your phone.
How does a repeat start again?
Give a counter the length of a repeat, say twelve rows. When you reach the end it starts again, and a small bar shows how far through the repeat you are. That suits stitch patterns, stripes and cable crossings.