Pattern Checkpoint Recorder

How Pattern Checkpoint Recorder Works?

The Pattern Checkpoint Recorder works by letting you save a snapshot of your count before a tricky section. Active Checkpoint holds the live count, and Saved Total keeps the number you want to return to if you rip back.

1. 1

   Reach a safe point

   Stop at a row you know is correct, such as the last plain row before a lace chart.

2. 2

   Record the checkpoint

   Set Saved Total to the row number with →, and press Bookmark to stamp the count and time in the status bar.

3. 3

   Work forward

   Count on Active Checkpoint with taps or Space as you work the hard section.

4. 4

   Return if needed

   Compare Active Checkpoint with Saved Total to see how many rows lie above the safe point.

Pattern Checkpoint Recorder Formula

The Pattern Checkpoint Recorder formula is rows above the checkpoint = current row − checkpoint row. Stitches above the checkpoint equal those rows times the stitches per row.

Rows above checkpoint

Rows = R − K

R is the current row and K is the Saved Total row.

Stitches above checkpoint

Sts = Rows × S

S is stitches per row.

Time at risk

Time = Sts ÷ stitches per minute

Time at risk shows the work lost if you rip back to the checkpoint.

Worked example: A checkpoint at row 40 on a 100-stitch shawl with the current row at 46 leaves 6 rows, or 600 stitches, above the checkpoint. At 20 stitches per minute that is 30 minutes of work.

Pattern Checkpoint Recorder Conversion Table

The Pattern Checkpoint Recorder conversion table shows the stitches and time at risk for different gaps above a checkpoint on a 100-stitch row.

Thread a lifeline of smooth waste yarn through the checkpoint row to make ripping back safe.

What is Pattern Checkpoint Recorder?

A Pattern Checkpoint Recorder is a tool that records a known-good count before you start a difficult section. Knitters pair the recorded checkpoint with a lifeline, a strand of waste yarn run through the stitches of a correct row.

If a lace chart goes wrong 6 rows later, the checkpoint tells you which row to rip back to and the count to restart from. The Stitches Counter tool keeps the saved total in your browser.

What are the uses of Pattern Checkpoint Recorder?

There are 4 main uses of the Pattern Checkpoint Recorder, including lace charts, cable crosses and colourwork bands.

• Lace charts

  Save the row before each new lace chart.

• Cable crosses

  Save the row before a complex cable cross.

• Colourwork bands

  Save the row before each band of stranded colourwork.

• Shaping starts

  Save the row before neck or armhole shaping.