Lace Repeat Counter

Track lace chart rows and repeats.

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Chart Repeat #
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How Lace Repeat Counter Works?

The Lace Repeat Counter works by counting Lace Chart Row for your place on the chart and Chart Repeat # for the number of times the chart has been worked. Lace charts often hold 8 to 24 rows, and shawls repeat the chart many times.

  1. Set the chart length

    Press → to set the repeat target, such as 16 rows for a 16-row lace chart.

  2. Count each chart row

    Tap the count pad or press Space at the end of each chart row, including the rest rows.

  3. Close a chart repeat

    Raise Chart Repeat # when the last chart row is done, then press Reset Count.

  4. Check the stitch count

    Count stitches after each chart repeat to catch a lost yarn over.

Lace Repeat Counter Formula

The Lace Repeat Counter formula is total lace rows = chart repeats × chart rows + current chart row. Lace stitch counts stay level when each yarn over has a matching decrease.

Total rows
Rows = K × L + r

K is completed chart repeats, L is chart rows and r is Lace Chart Row.

Balanced row
yo count = decreases removed

A yo adds 1 stitch and k2tog removes 1, so each yo needs a decrease.

Lace width after blocking
Blocked width ≈ unblocked width × 1.2 to 1.4

Lace grows 20 to 40% when blocked.

Worked example: A shawl with 5 repeats of a 16-row chart, now on chart row 9, has worked 5 × 16 + 9 = 89 lace rows.

Lace Repeat Counter Conversion Table

The Lace Repeat Counter conversion table converts lace rows into blocked length for 3 yarn weights.

Lace rows to blocked length
Lace rowsLace weight (10 rows/in)Fingering (8 rows/in)DK (6 rows/in)
162 in (5.1 cm)2.5 in (6.3 cm)3.3 in (8.5 cm)
324 in (10.2 cm)5 in (12.7 cm)6.7 in (16.9 cm)
486 in (15.2 cm)7.5 in (19.1 cm)10 in (25.4 cm)
648 in (20.3 cm)10 in (25.4 cm)13.3 in (33.9 cm)
9612 in (30.5 cm)15 in (38.1 cm)20 in (50.8 cm)
12816 in (40.6 cm)20 in (50.8 cm)26.7 in (67.7 cm)
16020 in (50.8 cm)25 in (63.5 cm)33.3 in (84.7 cm)

Blocked length assumes 25% growth. Pin the lace to the blocking mats at the size the pattern gives.

What is Lace Repeat Counter?

A Lace Repeat Counter is a counter that tracks your row on a lace chart and the number of chart repeats worked. Lace makes holes with yarn overs and balances them with decreases.

Lace charts include rest rows, often plain purl rows on the wrong side, and these rows still count. Missing a rest row shifts the whole motif.

The Stitches Counter tool saves the chart row and repeat number in your browser, which helps with shawls that take weeks to finish.

What are the uses of Lace Repeat Counter?

There are 5 main uses of the Lace Repeat Counter, including shawls, doilies and lace scarves.

  • Shawls

    Track chart rows and repeats on triangle and crescent shawls.

  • Doilies

    Count rounds of knitted lace doilies.

  • Lace scarves

    Repeat a lace chart the length of a scarf.

  • Lace yokes

    Track lace bands on sweater yokes.

  • Edgings

    Count rows on knitted-on lace borders.

About the Lace Repeat Counter

Track intricate yarnovers, double decreases, and resting wrong-side rows across delicate lace shawls and doilies.

How to Use This Tool Efficiently

  • ✓Verify your stitch count at the end of every RS lace row before working the plain WS row.
  • ✓Insert lifelines through your eyelet rows before beginning difficult chart transitions.

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