Stitch Markers

Week 8 = Knitting Accessories
Day 2 = February 20, 2014




     Happy Birthday to my baby girl, Joanna, I can't believe that you're 4 already. I love you so much!




     I had to get that out of my system. OK, onto knitting. Stitch Markers are a glorious thing. They can be used for any of the following and more:

• mark stitches to keep count as you cast on a large number
• mark the right or wrong side of a project
• mark a particular stitch in a pattern
• mark a color change
• mark the edges of a border
• mark the number of rows as you knit
• mark increases and decreases
• mark sections of stitches in a pattern
• catch and hold dropped stitches

     That is a lot of uses for a little ring! You have your standard stitch markers as seen below:

All 4 of these pictures are from Joann.com

   
     Speaking of little rings, have you seen some of the stitch markers for sale on Etsy? Allow me to show you. Each picture is linked to the Etsy page where you can purchase the individual stitch markers.

     Quite the variety, huh! I have some beads that I got and am going to attempt to make my own stitch markers. I will let you know how it goes.

Question of the day

What kind of design would you like to see for a stitch marker?

Marked Knitting,




Victoria