For a number of months I've been contemplating stitch markers - yes, a bit sad, but bare with me! I really wanted to find something that didn't use a split ring and had as few "snagging opportunities" as possible, especially when working with lace yarns. Now, I am aware that I could have pinched some of Tilly's tiny braid elastics or even resorted to loops of knotted yarn - but I also wanted something that was pleasing to look at and big enough so it couldn't be "knitted in" by accident......... I couldn't really find anything, so decided to make my own.
Inspired by the bead stands at the Ally Pally knitting and stitching show last week I stocked up; bought a book from Amazon and visited, quite by chance, a wonderful bead jewellery shop, "The Birds and Beads", where the lovely Val Parker gave me an impromptu lesson in crimping, .......... and voilà.......I now have the stitch markers I've been craving. I can see this becoming a side-line and have put the first sets on the Yarnsmith website - please take a look!
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