A knitting row counter for your phone and your wrist

How Rowpip works

Both hands are busy with needles and yarn, so adding a row has to be effortless.

• Winter hat

  Round12Tap anywhere

  −1

  Undo

  Tap anywhere

  The whole counter is the button, so a fingertip or a knuckle will do. Each tap adds a row or a round, with a small buzz to say it counted.

• Winter hat

  Round12

  −1

  Count from your wrist

  On Apple Watch, double tap your thumb and finger (on watches that have double tap) or turn the Digital Crown. On Wear OS, turn the bezel or crown. A tap on the watch works too, and your phone and watch show the same count.

• Round1296 st

  −1

  ± st

  Let your watch keep count Experimental

  Auto-count is experimental. Knit one row while your watch learns your rhythm; after that, it counts your stitches and moves on to the next row by itself. It suits some ways of knitting better than others, and counting by hand always works.

On your phone and on your watch

Rowpip runs on iPhone, Apple Watch, Android phones and Wear OS watches. Each app works on its own, and a phone and its watch show the same count.

• iPhone

  Tap anywhere on the big card to count. The screen stays awake while the counter is showing, and VoiceOver reads your row aloud. It pairs with an Apple Watch.

  Row counter for iPhone

• Apple Watch

  Tap the screen, double tap your thumb and finger (on watches that have double tap), or turn the Digital Crown: one way adds a row, the other takes one off. It works with your iPhone, and on its own.

  Row counter for Apple Watch

• Android

  Tap anywhere on the big card, or turn on the volume keys and count without touching the screen: volume up adds a row, and volume down takes one off. TalkBack reads your row aloud. It pairs with a Wear OS watch.

  Row counter for Android

• Wear OS

  Tap the screen, or turn the bezel or crown: one way adds a row, the other takes one off. A small, accidental turn doesn't count. It works with your Android phone, and on its own.

  Row counter for Wear OS

Made for real projects

A counter that knows about pattern repeats, a row to finish at, and thumbs that slip.

• Pattern repeat

  Tell Rowpip how many rows your repeat has, and it shows which pattern row comes next and which repeat it belongs to: “Next: row 2 of 6 · repeat 3 of 8”.

• Finish target

  Set the row to finish at, such as 120, and the counter shows “of 120” with a progress line. Reaching it is a small, quiet celebration.

• −1, Undo and an undoable reset

  One tap too many is one tap to fix: −1 takes a row off, and Undo takes back your last change. Even a reset can be undone.

• Rows or rounds

  Knitting flat, or in the round? Choose one for your project and the counter says “Row” or “Round” to match.

• A number you can read from across the room

  The row number is big enough to read from about a metre away on your phone, and at a glance on your watch.

• Phone and watch in sync

  Count on your phone or on your watch. When both are within reach, one catches up with the other in about 2 seconds, and each also works offline.

For the way you work

Crochet or knitting, flat or in the round, plain rows or shaping, with a free hand or without one.

• Crochet row counter

  Count crochet rows and rounds with a tap, hook still in hand.

• Counter for knitting in the round

  Tap as you pass your marker, and let the counter remember which round you're on.

• Hands-free row counter

  Count a row without putting your needles down: a pinch, a turn or a key press.

• Count increases and decreases

  See which row of the repeat comes next, so every increase and decrease lands on the right row.

Keep reading

• Knitting guides

  How to count rows and rounds, read your knitting, and never lose your place in a pattern.

  Read the guides

• Row counter apps compared

  How the knitting row counter apps compare: phones, watches and prices, app by app.

  Compare the row counter apps