@knitting does anyone have a method for keeping track of one's row in a written pattern with no landmarks?
My only thinking is printing it out and crossing off rows as I get to them, but I know I'll lose my pen at some point, keep knitting because I don't want to stop, and then lose my place.
@Betty@knitting My normal method is a) print out pattern & check off rows, or b) take a small piece of paper, punch a hole in it, tie it to the loose end of the cast-on yarn, and then use it to tally rows/repeats, if for some reason I don't want to mark up the pattern or haul around a printout. I always have a pen in my knitting bag/purse/both, though. And it looks like this pattern is probably too weirdly formatted for the tally method to be useful...
@Betty@knitting Something I picked up from an old issue of Vogue Knitting: place a marker in your knitting every 20 rows. That way, you always know what absolute row you're on, and can figure out your pattern row easily. This is especially useful for things like patterns with multiple cables.
For things like single intarsia charts, I just use a row counter clicker.
@Betty@knitting the only thing that works for me is the printing and crossing off. I have seen some people use a stitch counter wheel but I’m more inclined to lose that than I am the paper and pen. I do keep each project in a separate bag, though, so it’s easy to keep a pen in each one.
@Betty@knitting I take a split-ring marker, crochet marker, paperclip in extremis...and hook it into the beginning of Row 1. The next time you have a pen, move it up and mark the pattern.
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