Thursday, December 8, 2011

A Few Of My Favorite Things–The Ablet

The Ablet, AKA knitting abacus, is a bracelet and knitting counter all in one.  How cool is that?  You get to wear a beautiful piece of jewelry that helps you keep track of your knitting rows!  This is one of my new favorite knitting notions.  It’s pretty.  It’s useful.  How can you go wrong?!

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The Ablet is made with 18 beads strung on two sets of ribbons side by side to make an abacus.  It works just like an abacus.  You slide the beads of the “ones column” after each row until you have done all nine beads.  Then, you move the “ones” beads back and slide the first “tens” bead down and repeat the process.

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My Ablet is made with blue beads so it matches just about everything that I wear.  There are designs, though, with wooden beads, multicolor beads, and sparkly beads.  The beads are very easy to move and don’t require you to drop your needles.

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One of these would make a great gift for a knitter.  Prices range from $18 – $35.  Stop by the Knitting Nest to check them out!

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