I feel so clever

There is a thread on Ravelry about knitting tools that need to be invented. One person asked about an automatic stitch/row counter - one you didn't need to remember to click.

One person advertised her Etsy shop, where she sells very pretty devices made of chains, jump rings and beads (it's here if you want to see them.) You put the first ring on your needle. When you get to it again, you slip the needle into the next ring in line. When you finish the chain, you've gone ten rows and you use a ring of seed beads to move down a row of ten beads. As I said, it's pretty and elegant, and clearly a fair bit of work. These devices are over fifteen dollars, and the ones for sock knitting (smaller rings and an extra length of beaded chain for Eye of Partridge heels) are even more. I don't think they're overpriced for such an elegant device.

( MamaDeb invents the chain )