I’ve been keeping mine in a baggie with the canner, but a couple times have almost panicked when it wasn’t immediately in sight.
How is it attached on the other side?
Mr. mm could do something like that.
I used a cotter pin -
a short piece of chain.
and a split key ring.
I guess you could use two of the split key rings instead of cotter pin.
I too was in a panic a couple of times over misplacing it, so decided a tether was the solution...