I have two stitch counters that work great for crochet, but not as well as knitting, especially when I'm knitting in the round.  The counters slide onto your hook or stick and you turn them to count the rows or stitches.  As I said, I've used these counters for years while crocheting and occasionally while knitting.  But a situation arose this week where these counters would not work how I needed them.

I'm working on a hat for one of my boys.  The hat is worked in the round and I need to count rounds.  I needed a counter that could work as a stitch marker as well as a counter.  Because the counters I own are a little less than an inch in width they would create a gap while I'm knitting in the round.

So now you know the "my problem" part.  Here's the "how I solved it."

First, I attached a ring to a doubled length of jewelry wire.  I ran the wire through a round pink bead, then through my stitch couter then through another round pink bead.  At the bottom I wound the wire around my needle-nose pliers and snipped off some of the excess wire. 

Now I have a stitch/row counter that works great for my knitting projects!  And I didn't have to go out and buy a new stitch counter.

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Posted by Joannie

Ah, my crafty little friend ~ impressive!!!! :)

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