33I want to track rows and repeats

Count rows, work through repeats, and be reminded when something is due

The Smart Pattern Reader has three counting tools. Row counters keep your place, and light up the matching row on the chart. Repeat helpers go round a repeating section. Action helpers remind you of something that comes up every so often. Between them, you can stop holding it all in your head and get on with the stitches.

Before you start
See it in action
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Count rows, and see where you are on the chart
Row Tracking section expanded showing two counters with plus and minus buttons, alongside the chart with a highlighted row

Each counter shows the row you are on, with + and - buttons to move forward or back. Link a counter to a chart and that row lights up on the PDF itself. You always know which row you are meant to be working.

2
Watch the highlight advance
Zoomed view of the chart with Row 2 highlighted in yellow, setup panel visible in the sidebar

Tap + when you finish a row and the yellow highlight moves up the chart. Tap - to move it back if you have to tink. The highlight goes the way you read the chart, which on a standard one is bottom to top.

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More than one counter at a time
Row tracking section showing Row 1 visible with multiple counters at different values

Tap "Add Counter" for as many as you want. Each one moves on its own. Keep one for the chart rows and another for total rounds, or one each for the body and the sleeves.

4
The timer, and the two helpers
Session timer showing elapsed time, with the Counter Helpers section visible below

The session timer says how long you have been knitting. Below it, the Counter Helpers section (Full mode) holds two more tools: repeat helpers and action helpers. Both stand on their own, and you move them along yourself. Neither is tied to a chart.

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Repeat helper, for a section you work again and again
Add Counter Helper dialog configured as a repeat helper with repeat count and row range settings

A repeat helper goes round a fixed set of rows, a set number of times. Give it the rows and how many repeats you want. It then keeps both numbers: which repeat you are on, and which row inside it. When it comes back round from the last row to the first, the repeat count goes up on its own.

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Action helper, for every sixth row and the like
Action helper active showing Advance All, Frog, and Reset buttons, with a repeat counter displaying the current value

An action helper counts up and tells you when you reach a row where something has to happen. It is the one for "increase every 6th row" or "buttonhole every 12 rows". Advance All moves every helper on at once, Frog takes them all back, and Reset puts them at their starting values.

Tip: Counter helpers are yours to move along by hand. Shaping guides are the other kind: they move with your chart counter.
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Leave yourself a note on a row

A row note is pinned to one row of a section or chart, and shows up when you get there. Make it blocking and the guide stops at that row until you clear it. That is what you want for "try it on before the underarm" or "change to the smaller needles".

A note can also hold recorded audio, or text for the app to read aloud, and a snapshot of the pattern. Saying a reminder out loud takes three seconds, and it is easier to follow with your hands full.

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Pattern PDFs and the Smart Reader · 7 of 11 · Last updated 29 Aug 2026