Knitting Stitch Markers

#1

Hello everyone,

I have a question about knitting stitch markers, what are they, how do they work? If anyone could please help me I would appreciate it. I’ve seen many stictch markers but they were just toooooooooo confusing.

Thank you.

Liya

#2

Stitch markers are used for marking where you need to do a certain stitch, color change, ect.

Basically how they work is when following a pattern, you place your stitch marker where the pattern specifies where to put it.

I hope I wasn’t too confusing :oops:

#3

Stitch markers are just like bookmarks. They go on your needle between stitches so you know easily when to do whatever it is you have to do–increase, decrease, change stitches, etc. They just help you keep track of things. You can even just use a short strand of yarn tied around your needle instead of a purchased stitch marker. When you get to a marker on your needle, you just slip it from one to the other.

Once in a rare, rare while, a pattern will tell you to mark a particular stitch–some markers are designed to open and close just for this option, though a strand of yarn tied in the stitch just as well.