Stop using plastic stitch markers! #crochet

This is the best way to keep track of your rounds for crochet

#amigurumi #shorts #crafts

[angustheterrible]

Just use what works for you and what makes you comfortable-don't let someone else dictate how you should enjoy your relaxing activity! Plastic stitch markers work far better than scrap yarn for me, and if you feel the same, don't let someone tell you to stop.

[mirandakrohn]

I need the plastic stitch markers because it's big enough to get in my way (in a good way). I need something to physically remind me of where the start/end of the rows are. The contrasting yarn would be easily overlooked for me.

[Sweetrose]

I’ve been using hair pins. They can easily be move each row.

[ihartsnape]

Great idea in a pinch for people who don’t have stitch markers or are on a budget and don’t want to spend money on them. I’ll personally continue using my stitch markers.

[troberts]

I wish you showed how it's "easier" to spot the end of a row with this technique, because I'm currently not convinced. I clip the last stitch of a row and it's served me well.

[KCisScreaming]

Best stitch marker: lobster claw clasps. Cant come off when youre moving it, can slide straight through the V in your stitch, keeping tight stitchers free for you at the start. Its the best

[ctempleman]

Always did the contrasting yarn and decided to try stitch markers. Went back to yarn, so much easier and no accidently catching of a stitch. Plus easier to count rows.

[anna]

I love this method because you save the hassle of unclasping and replacing the stitch marker every row!

[HappilyAfterEver]

I love using this method. No moving the stitch marker every round and it makes it so much faster to count rounds to make sure I’m on track in my pattern

[catreader]

Great idea! Back in the 1970s, when I crocheted baby wear, I don't recall what I used other than safety pins or bits of contrasting yarn. I did not crochet for nearly 50 years. When I started looking into amigurumi two weeks ago and started with A Woobles kit, I was amazed by the stitch markers that were included; I have no idea when they came into popularity; they were so much easier to use than what was available when I chose to use safety pins. Even simple amigurumi work practically requires marking the start of each round if using the spiral method (Woobles kits make ample use of them for providing a started piece and beginner instruction).. But after only one full animal, I was wishing for something easier to place and remove and considered using contrasting yarn bits again. This idea is even better because it helps track progress, and I will probably try it on my next project. If it doesn't pull out readily, it is easy to "tease" it out with a hook or needle.

[PhaethonCrafts]

As a beginner I don’t have a lot of yarn, but I did have $1.25 plus tax to go to the dollar store to get stitch markers. Unfortunately their yarn selection is pretty bad there. They do have some extra plastic on them, but you can remove it with your nails.

[elllie]

Great ide but stitch markers work Great for me really well to see I often crochet while travelling so I don't always have contrasting yarn

[pikabeans]

I think I’ll continue using stitch marker for projects I am familiar with, but for new project where I might make mistakes and have to redo my rows, I will definitely use this method. Thank you!

[monsterspouse]

Yeah... I like my little locking stitch markers. I can hold my place and not worry about having stitches pull out, and if I put two through the first loop on my magic ring then I don't have to worry about that stitch ending up so tight later. Makes it was easier to put the hook through it.

[June]

I like using Bobby pins because you just pull it out and when you need it just stick it in the stitch, unlike safety pins and stitch markers where you have to unclip and reclip it

[LaCalida]

That's what I used from the beginning. I use stitch markers for every 10th round (I put them through the yarn loop on the outside). It helps with bigger amigurumi which have sometimes more than 40 rounds. :)
The way I do it every visible yarn loop is an even number :D

[lindseyrosaly]

i'm just gonna keep using my stitch markers it works really well for me

[MaxsFriends]

Absolutely never gonna happen. Whenever I have tried using yarn as a stitch marker, it just falls out, or I accidentally tug it out, or my cat steals it.

[Emacha]

Sometimes I use yarn as stitch markers and sometimes I use earrings

[ZummessehBessin]

The yarn easily falls off and it's not easy to mark a place with bcs you always have to use you hook to pull it through while with the maker you just put. I've used both and trust me the markers r easier. But that's only my point of view though. Just use what works best for you