clickers and counters have been a life saver. In case others haven’t found this one for projects with extra things to keep track of there’s one that can keep track of 3 different sets of patttern as you go. It’s a fairly large circular one with 3 different color wheels and plastic tabs. you put the tab at what your total number of required rows or stitches and there’s a coordinating hand (like a clock) that you move one number at a time until you reach the tab and you know you’ve done the right amount. at the same time you can keep track of other aspects with the 2 other color tabs/hands 
I don’t know if I’m permitted to give the brand though. It’s a life save for me!
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Thanks! great idea.
I was using thin rubber bands twisted around the tip of the needle which also works great but slower than just slipping on and off with yours
Great!!! Love it.
Depends on your cast on, if you do the long tail cast on it will be on the right in flat-
work, but if you do a knit cast on it will be on the left. Just note where it is when you start just in case you need to know later.
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Hi I’ve just found and signed up to this really useful site … Some really good tips and tricks.
My tip is that I organise all my wool in carrier bags and then put them all into a big bag so all shades of blue are together, all shades of red etc so when you want blue wool you just go through 1 bag.
I also have notebook and pencil in my knitting bag along with a small ruler… Great when you get interrupted.
Happy knitting everyone!
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Like who? napoleon bonaparte? 
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Oh, Limey, I love the idea of keeping a duplicate set of needles in the fridge! It gets very hot here in the summer (Savannah, GA) so I’ll be using that idea a lot.
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No one seems to have added to this for a while - I never know ??? whether it’s better to start a new thread, or carry on adding to a VERY long old one? If the latter, I just wanted to add, though it may well have already been remarked upon (I haven’t had time to trawl through all of the 368 other posts!!) that my absolute favourite new ‘gadget’ is Ann Budd’s “Handy Gauge Ruler”; what a good idea!! You just lay this little transparent ruler over your stitches, and it’s marked with actual to-size depictions of the stitches themselves, so you can match up the picture over your actual stitches; it tells you, from 4 stitches to the inch up to 9 stitches to the inch which yours is. Brilliantly simple, and much easier (to me) than counting the stitches themselves.
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I just tried cabling last week, and have now finished two hats! Don’t know what I was so scared of👵
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You probably all know this tip, I only found out about it a few years ago and think it’s fab. When caring off, knit the last two stitches together then cast off as usual. This prevents that loose last cast off stitch.
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great idea.
Just wanna share tip to anyone that dont have interchangeable needles with hole for life line thread ( me ). Yesterday my wool needle get lost in my basket (it always happens especially when you need it you cant find it), so I open crochet case to get new one and guess what!!! Tatting needles tube was there! What a perfect way to use for life line thread. Cant remember number of needles, was 4 inside and i used thickest one. It was so easy with that long tatting needle, much easier than normal wool needle.
So, that is my tip, 
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who isn’t wearing earrings any more. I also no longer wear bracelets, rings. I do wear my cross necklace but it’s usually inside my clothing, not resting on top. I never thought to use them for stitch markers. Good idea!
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Here’s a link to a nice compendium of tips from Interweave’s Knitting Daily.
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I love the chain row counters, too! They hang right on your work and you CAN’T not notice when you come to it. You just pick up the next numbered loop and keep on knitting! Twice Sheared Sheep carries them. I store them on a necklace holder.
I don’t like using safety pins with yarn–it’s hard to find the ones without coils, and then yarn can get caught in there. I use locking stitch markers instead. In fact, those are almost the ONLY markers I ever use…old habit from decades of crocheting, I guess.
I keep my DPNs in a pencil box, and hold sets together with rubber bands. Art Bin makes one that’s the perfect size–7" long, divided into 3 sections.
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I’m sure not new to many, but here’s one that has been handy for me lately …
To make seams less bulky, use a lighter weight yarn for seaming.
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When working in garter stitch use the Portuguese knitting style. It’s easy, fast, and puts less strain on your wrist.
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Always have a crochet needle handy just in case you drop stitches.
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Keep needle stoppers on each end the DPNs that you are not using. Also, put stoppers on the far ends of the needle your’e using to work stitches and the one you’re taking stitchs from. Your needles may feel a bit heavy, but at least you won’t lose any stitches.
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Put a different color stopper on the end of your last DPN so that you know you have finished a round.
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Not sure did I see this tips but will post it anyway (moderators can remove it)
Found good trick to get square cast on and cast off.https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/an-ode-to-picky-knitters-and-a-zoom-party-today/
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Patty Lyons book is wonderful. Patty Lyons is a treasure. Thanks for this column.
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