How to Use a Stitch Counter Bracelet
One of the most annoying problems that occurs as you knit or crotchet is to lose count of the stitches as you work. Counting stitches is crucial to a project because it ensures that each row has the same number of stitches which gives you a straight edge. Accidentally adding a stitch can make the rows uneven and slant outward, while missing a stitch will make the edge slant inward. A handy tool that helps eliminate this problem is a stitch counter bracelet.
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Instructions
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Slip the bracelet on your wrist to keep track of how many stitches you have completed in your knitting or crocheting project. Note the structure of the bracelet. The bracelet consists of a small row of beads which represents one row completed and large beads which represents 10 rows completed. A larger bead towards the clasp distinguishes the side of the bracelet that has the beads of the rows you have completed. Two elastic rings, one a small size located near the small beads and one larger for the large beads. These rings divide the row of beads that you have completed.
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Slip both of the elastic rings towards the opposite end of where the largest bead is located.
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Knit or crotchet your first row.
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Push the small elastic ring over the first bead, towards the largest bead.
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Knit or crotchet your second row.
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Repeat Steps 3 through 5, pushing the elastic ring over the bead towards the largest bead each time. Continue making rows until you reach the ninth row.
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Knit or crotchet the tenth row.
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Move the small elastic ring back to the end of the bracelet on the opposite end of the largest bead.
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Slip the large elastic ring over one of the large beads which represents that 10 rows have been completed.
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Continue to work on the rest of the rows, repeating this process. Once you have completed 99 rows, slip both of the elastic rings back to the beginning and continue working.
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