Watch Intro to Smart Counters

Smart Counters provide a way to keep track of repeats and additional instructions, such as shaping, while you are knitting from written or charted instructions. To use Smart Counters, the piece must have a one-tap marker.

• If your fabric is simple such as garter or stockinette it may not have a one-tap marker. In this case Linked Counters are a better fit.
• Smart Counters are best for patterns where the fabric pattern rows are written or charted. The fabric might be lace, cables, texture, color work, etc.
• Learn More about fabric patterns.

Two Types of Smart Counters

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• Row Repeats
  • Used when you need to repeat a subset of rows a certain number of times before continuing on. Show Me . 
  • You specify which rows need to be repeated and how many times to repeat that group of rows.
  • To repeat all rows of a piece see here.
• Shaping Counters
  • Used to keep track of additional instructions such as shaping, placing buttonholes, changing yarn colors, etc. Show Me
  • Use shaping counters to get reminders of instructions as you move the one-tap marker.
    • For example, the pattern says to begin waist shaping on row 5 and begin placing buttonholes on row 7.
    • As we work through the pattern and tap the on-tap marker after completing each row, the waist shaping instruction will display when we reach row 5 ( Show Me ) and the first buttonhole instruction will display when we reach row 7 ( Show Me ).
  • Select any reminder in the list to see its detail.
  • To view your progress, select the shaping counter. Show Me
  • When you have completed the reminder, check it off before moving to the next row. If there are multiple reminders on a row, all must be checked off before you can move to the next row.