When Worlds Collide

I am definitely not a gamer, even though I was pleased to get my character in Guild Wars 2 to Level 80, and do occasionally enjoy Animal Crossing Wild World on my Nintendo DS. Both of my sons play online role-playing games and one of them has played Dungeons & Dragons and Magic the Gathering off and on for years, so I still get catalogs of dice, tokens, counters, and game "stuff". I occasionally page through them before I throw them into the recycling bin, and while perusing I spied something interesting. Imagine my surprise when my limited participation in the gaming world intersected with my knitting world, in a practical, beautiful, and wonderful way.

This is a counter ring from CritSuccess, meant "to keep track of your Health, Mana, HP, MP, VP, BP, or any other points between 00 and 99." It also makes a great knitting row counter, which is what I'm using it for. I'm not a big fan of the row counters that hang on needles because they seem to get in my way. I have multiple Kacha-Kacha click counters, but I either forget to advance them or lock them so they advance by themselves in my knitting bag.

I wear my counter ring on my thumb so it's right there when I complete a row, ready to count the next one. It has a springy bit so it doesn't advance by itself but is still easy to turn. It comes in blue, black, rainbow, and gold, and I think it's cool, therefore, the perfect knitting row counter!

CritSuccess was great to deal with; I ordered this on Sunday, had a shipping confirmation less than 12 hours later, and received the ring a day later. I got this for myself as an early birthday present, and I think it just may be the best gift I receive this year!