Stitch Counter Online
Stitch Counter is a free stitch counter online for knitting and crochet — a tally you advance by tapping almost anywhere on the screen, so you never have to hunt for a small button with a hook in your hand. Your count is saved automatically in your browser after every single tap, so closing the tab, locking the phone or picking the project back up next week all leave the number exactly where you left it. No account, no ads, nothing uploaded.
Tap the big panel anywhere to add one. Use Undo if you tap twice by accident, Reset to start a new project from zero, and Screen on to stop the display sleeping while you work. Your count saves itself after every tap.
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The whole point is that you should not have to look up from your work. Instead of a small button, the entire panel is the tap target — knuckle, thumb, the side of your hand, or your chin against the phone all register the same single count. Each tap flashes the panel and buzzes the phone so you get confirmation by feel, and the number is sized to fill the screen so it is readable at arm's length in a lap.
- Open capsuletools.app/stitch-counter/ in your phone or tablet browser.
- Tap Reset first if you are starting a fresh project, and confirm when asked.
- Tap anywhere on the big panel each time you finish a stitch, a row, or a round — whatever you are counting.
- Read the total straight off the screen whenever your pattern asks you to check.
- Close the tab and come back later. The number is still there.
Works for Both Knitting and Crochet
Nothing in the tool assumes one craft. Knitters usually tap once as they turn the work at the end of a row; crocheters tap per stitch through a fiddly repeat, or once per round on amigurumi and granny squares. Because the count is a plain number with no pattern attached, you can also use it for increases, repeats, pattern rows, or anything else you would otherwise track on a scrap of paper.
Undo, Reset, and Keeping Your Screen Awake
Three controls sit under the counter, out of the way of the tap area:
- Undo takes one back off the total — for the double-tap that happens when the phone slips.
- Reset returns the counter to zero, behind a confirmation prompt so a stray tap can never wipe an evening's work.
- Screen on holds the display awake while you knit, so it stops dimming every thirty seconds. It appears only on browsers that support it; on the rest, the tool simply works without it.
Is It a Row Counter Too?
Yes — with one honest caveat. This is a single tally, so it counts rows just as well as stitches, but it counts one thing at a time. It is not a paired row-and-stitch tracker with two independent numbers running side by side. Decide what a tap means at the start of a project — a stitch, a row, or a round — and stick to it. For most projects a single reliable number is exactly what you want, and it is the reason the tool stays a one-tap surface instead of a form.
Nothing Leaves Your Browser
The count lives in your browser's own storage on your own device. There is no account, no sync, and no server that ever sees your number — the page has nothing to upload. That also means the count is tied to this browser on this device: it will not follow you to a different phone, and clearing your browsing data will clear it. Adding the page to your home screen keeps it one tap away and opens it full screen, like an installed app.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use a crochet stitch counter?
Set the counter to zero, then tap the screen once for each stitch as you make it. Because the whole panel is the button, you can tap it with a knuckle or the side of your hand without letting go of your hook. If you tap twice by mistake, press Undo to drop the count back by one.
How do you use a knitting row counter?
Count one at the end of every completed row rather than during it, so the number always means "rows finished". Tap the panel once as you turn your work, and the new total is saved straight away. Checking against your pattern is then just a matter of reading the number on screen.
How do knitting row counters work?
A row counter is simply a tally that you advance by one each time you finish a row — traditionally a barrel that slides onto the needle and clicks over. This one does the same job with a tap, and stores the running total in your browser so it is still there when you come back.
What is a crochet row counter?
It is a device or app that keeps track of how many rows or rounds you have worked, so you do not have to count your stitches back to check. Crocheters use one for anything with a repeat — granny squares, rounds of amigurumi, or a long blanket where recounting is painful.
Is there a free stitch counter app?
This one is free and there is nothing to install — it opens in your phone's browser like any web page. If you would rather have an icon on your home screen, use your browser's "Add to Home Screen" option and it will open full screen like an installed app.
Is there a free row counter online?
Yes — this page is one. It is a single tally, so you can use it to count rows just as easily as stitches; nothing in the tool assumes one or the other. There is no sign-up, no ads and no limit on how high it goes.
Is there an app for counting knitting rows?
There are plenty, but most want an account or an app-store download before you can count a single row. This is a web page that works the moment it loads, keeps your count in the browser on your device, and can be added to your home screen if you want it to behave like an app.
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