Do you use stitch markers?

[minkajane]

I bought some when I started crocheting and I hate them. They're the split ring kind. They're completely impossible to get on and off. So I just use safety pins. The regular sized ones are a bit big, so I'm going to pick up some of the tiny kind next time I'm at the store. They just seem much easier to use than me.

[adagio]

Lion Brand makes some that I absolutely love. I also have some of the clover brand, the ones like safety pins. they are good, too. and i've used bobby pins a lot, too.

I use them to keep track of how many rows/rounds i've done. marking specific areas for pattern repeats. Marking the first & last stitches in a row/round. making the right number in the starting chain. I also slip one on the skien of yarn I'm using to slip into the active loop when I have to put my hook down.

[CrochetAmore]

I am curious... do you use them? What type of projects? Favorite thing to use for a stitch marker? I am seeing them on everything from granny squares to very complex patterns (where it makes sense to have a stitch marker or round marker to keep the pattern straight)...

 

I can't stand the things! I feel like they're more trouble that they are worth. I know a lot of people use them when they make amigurumi. My daughter thinks I'm nuts for not marking my rows, but I keep telling her, "I can count!" LOL

 

The ONLY time I use them is if I'm making a very complex pattern, and even then I just use a scrap peice of yarn.

[boksie]

Safety pins have been the norm for me until recently. I started using a twister seal from a loaf of bread. I nipped the one end to a pointy shape. It works wonderful! A few times I had snagged the yarn with safety pin so I went looking for something else to use and VOILA the twister seal marker was born...lol!

[Enfys]

I use them! I have some brightly coloured paper clips which make great ones.

 

If I am working in the round that continues on (not ss tog and turn) then I use contrasting thread which I weave up through the rows and pull out when I have finished.