Tally Counter Knitting and crochet row counter app: track rows toward a target
Sticky notes are easy to lose track of on a long piece. Instead, make one standard counter per piece, turn on Set a goal with the pattern's row count, and tap once per finished row. The bar fills with each tap, and on the target row the app vibrates and shows Goal reached!.
How do knitting row counters work?
A row counter is just a clicker you advance once per row, so you know where you are when you put the work down. Nothing fancy. A counter app does the same thing but also keeps a target, a log of each session, and a separate count for every piece.
Set up a row counter
- On Counters, tap + and choose New Counter.
- Name it after the piece, for example Back or Left sleeve, and pick an Icon and a Color.
- In Details, leave the step size at 1 so each tap is one row.
- Turn on Set a goal and move the goal stepper to the pattern's row count. It starts at 50; hold the + to move faster.
- Tap Save, open the counter and tap the big button at the end of each row.
Frogged a row? Tap Decrease to take it off. A standard counter never goes below 0.
Worked example: a 120-row back panel
| Count | Goal | Progress bar | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 60 | 0.75 (three quarters) | Shows 45 / 60 |
| 118 | 120 | 0.9833 | 2 rows to go |
| 119 | 120 | 0.9917 | Bar almost full |
| 120 | 120 | 1.0 (full) | Vibration and Goal reached! |
The Goal reached! message fires once, on the tap that reaches or passes the goal. The screen shows the count and goal as a fraction; the bar is visual, with no percentage.
One counter per piece
Keep front, back and sleeves in separate counters so each has its own target. The free version caps you at 3 — a line like Counters used: 2/3 tells you where you stand. Reusing a finished counter for the next piece avoids watching an ad every time; Pro removes the cap if you'd rather not bother with either.
Counting stitches as well as rows
For stitch counts, add a second counter next to the row counter. If you work in pattern repeats, set the step size to the repeat, for example 4, so each tap adds 4 stitches. Long-press the big button for a one-off +5 or +10.
Reset and the row log
Starting the second sleeve? Swipe right on the counter in the list and tap Reset. The count goes to 0 but the history stays, so you can still see the rows you knitted on the first sleeve.
History groups every tap by day with its time and the day's net change. After a session of 10 rows, 2 frogged rows and one +5, the day header reads +13 and 13 entries are listed. That is an easy way to see how many rows you manage per evening.
Hands full? Count with the watch or the volume buttons
- On an Apple Watch, open the counter and tap the screen or turn the Digital Crown at the end of each row.
- Turn on Count with volume buttons in Settings and press a volume button with the phone next to your yarn.
Tips and limits
- The goal is set with a stepper that moves by the step size; it cannot be typed.
- Rows and stitches are separate counters; the app does not link them or reset one when the other hits a number.
- There is no pattern import, no notes field and no export of the log.
Questions and answers
Can I use it as a crochet row counter?
Does reset delete my row history?
Can I type the goal instead of using the stepper?
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