Post #1433073

2026-03-17 11:53 UTC

@ansate @knitting #knitting Then there are the decorated stitch-markers. These can be either closed or openable, though I've seen them most often be openable (using a lobster-clasp to attach to the knitting). A decorated stitch-marker has a decoration attached to it, dangling off the stitch marker. The decoration can be a charm, or a bead, or beads; something that is decorative! I don't use them myself; I feel they would get in the way too much, and in the worst case, might drag on the knitting if they are too heavy. For those who do use decorated stitch markers, why do you use them? I'm curious.

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@Knitronomicon@mastodonapp.uk 2026-03-17 12:14

@kerravonsen @ansate @knitting I use a decorated one on a closed (or openable...) ring, to indicate 'start-of-round'. Plain markers to indicate 'start-of-repeat-of-pattern' or 'change stitch here' and so on. I don't like clipping anything heavy *into* the knitting; I'll use a plastic 'safety-pin' style (or a bulb pin, though I don't like them much) if I need to do that.

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@venite@wandering.shop 2026-03-17 13:03

@kerravonsen @ansate because they are prettyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I use both my non-decorated (coloured) and decorated stitch markers to mark the same thing in different projects. Pink undecorated or one of my Emma Ball decorated stitch markers for beginning of round. Blue undecorated or one of the sea shell decorated for raglan lines. Green or the mushrooms for pattern repeats. If there are lots of pattern repeats, I make a little rainbow so I can notice I’m getting through the row.

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@threadandbone@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 04:08

@kerravonsen @ansate @knitting I’m in the because they’re pretty camp. My favourite ones are these closed loop tiny little skulls which comes with one larger headstone one with it that I use to mark the beginning of a row when knitting in the round. I use the small ones to mark every set or two of a pattern so I can easily tell if I’ve screwed up. The bat one next to it is a bulb pin with an acrylic marker. I use them to mark dropped stitches mostly.

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