Stitch Marker Lessons

I've been drooling over some of the very pretty stitch markers on Etsy.  I'm particularly fond of the polymer clay ones, possibly because I'm totally useless at that type of crafting....unlike my incredibly talented little sister.

Seriously, how could you fail to be charmed by these little monkeys!

See No Evil Monkey Set (Etsy)

And, I totally love the way these little ladybirds seems to be looking all around!

Ladybird Stitch Markers (Etsy)

Each time I had to move one of my own sad little looped bits of yarn, I silently reminded myself to get a move on and make something a bit better.

So, when I narrowly avoided hoovering up some beads from my crafty Little Woman's bedroom floor I took it as a sign.  Armed with some O-rings, florists wire, some beads and a much too large pliers I set about stitch-marker-making.

In 5 minutes flat I had bodged together 5 or 6 little beady markers, with one being slightly different from the others so that I could use it to mark the start of the round.  I thought that was surprisingly forward thinking for me...

As with all things in life there were some lessons to be learned by this crafty little adventure

1.  The right tools make the job much easier

2. Metal O-rings have quite sharp edges, which aren't that friendly to plastic needles

3. A stitch marker will prove to be quite useless if you leave it on the piano and forget to put in onto your needle

4. Being a dimbo gives your knitting the upper hand

5. Your knitting easily then becomes the boss of you, you are no longer the boss of it

5. Frogging is not fun

However - do not let this put you off making some markers for yourself - no doubt you are all much brighter than me!!!

Happy Crafting

xoxox Emma xoxox