Maybe itu2019s similar to how someone can drive familiar roads without any issue, but if theyu2019re heading somewhere unfamiliar, they get flustered. Or how someone whou2019s counted calories for a while knows an accurate serving size of cereal by sight, but still needs to haul out the food scale to weigh a chicken breast. I can tell you how far it is from here to my nearest major city in terms of time, but I always have to look up the actual mileage because that info doesnu2019t stick.Maybe your employee just has a knack for knitting and doesnu2019t need to countu2014plus, as a knitter myself, I can tell you that we have a LOT of tools to make stitch- and row-counting as easy and stress-free as possible. Also, once you memorize a pattern, the muscle-memory takes over, allowing your mind to wander.This is far different from having to pay attention to new numbers, especially if she hasnu2019t developed a system to keep accurate track of numbers, or has been discouraged from using her system. So: I have no idea if your employee has this condition, but it IS entirely possible.