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12/6/2016

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I've been knitting away on a toque lately, and got to the point where I needed to start decreases for the crown. Normally I avoid using stitch markers, preferring instead to eyeball where to ssk and k2tog, but for this project, I really did need them. And I got to thinking about why I hate stitch markers so much, and it turns out the answer is mostly because the ones I have are cheap and crappy.

These are ugly. I hate them.
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Clearly it's time for new stitch markers. And I figured I could probably just make my own. I spent all of 30 seconds digging up a few do-da's that I picked up at a notions shop years ago, on my one and only trip to NYC (I think it was at MJ Trimmings), and a few circular do-da's that I had on hand from a bead store, and ta-da! My new stitch markers. There are only 3 of them, and they're as yet untested, but really, a major improvement. And it finally answers the question as to what to do with miniature cutlery charms.
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