Just got in from a trip to Kyoto and Tokyo so I’m in recovery mode today.

Instead of  hauling the current sweater project with me I took a new  project, the Scottish Wave scarf from A Treasury of Magical Knitting.

Despite two very long flights, I only managed to get eight rows done and now after checking the corrections on Cat Bordhi’s website, have to rip out half of those rows. Oh well, at least I got a lot of practice doing her “moebius cast-on”.

While in Tokyo I picked up this row counter at a craft store called Okadaya in Shinjuku (parallel to railroad tracks, left of Studio Alta – fifth floor). I’ll post more about Okadaya soon.

Patternworks has them listed as a Mini Kacha-Kacha on their website but haven’t gotten any in stock for a couple of months now. So, I feel a bit lucky to get a chance to pick up a couple while on my trip. Surprisingly, it wasn’t cheaper than the one Patternworks is offering.

What’s so special about this one? It can be hung around the neck on a string and  has a lock to keep the counter from accidentally being clicked when not in use.