a neck pendant for easy reading by the user. It has a button to advance the numbers singly, access to the knurled number rings for adjustment of numbers, and a lock to prevent interference by the user dropping the gadget or by children playing with it. On this type of gadget it has been possible for the manufacturer to make the numbers larger and therefore easier to read than on the on-needle counter, which needs to be small. In August 2007 the UK magazine Simply Knitting no.32 gave away a free pendant knitting counter in a form of a white sheep, and in June 2010 the same magazine no.67 gave away another one in the shape of a yellow flower. Unfortunately the numerals on the yellow flower version were oriented incorrectly, causing inconvenience for the wearer of the pendant. Electronic pendant knitting counters The pendant Electronic Row Counter was produced in the early 21st century and was sold in the United States at least until 2010. Its LCD display counts up to 4 digits, whereas all foregoing knitting row counters were limited to 2 digits. It has add- and subtract-buttons which allow the user to count forwards and backwards in increments of one with an audible beep at each press, and the on-off button can be used to reset the count to zero. Because there is no memory facility, the counter must be left turned on if the count is to be maintained; however the gadget's instructions say that the battery will last for over seven months. There is no lock so that the maintained count is vulnerable to playing children. The more complex version of this counter, the Electronic Row Counter Plus, has ceased manufacture. Row counter software online Applications for iPhone The Knit Counter Lite, Knit Counter and Knit Row Counter are applications downloadable for iTunes which can be used on iPhone. JKnit Knitting Project Assistant is a similar application for iPhone, and so is Knitbuddy which has been renamed Vogue Knitting iPhone App. My Row Counter enables the knitter to count rows while reading a knitting pattern. Applications for PC The Lo-Fat Row Counter is a basic online facility designed in 2008 for PC. Applications for Android The Knitting Buddy application is downloadable from the Google Play Store, and so is the Row Counter application. Row counter patents Two patents for row counters were recorded online in