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Me who uses safety pins: 👁️👄👁️

Perhaps you are using plastic stitch markers the wrong way?

I wish you showed how it's "easier" to spot the end of a row with this technique, because I'm currently not convinced. I clip the last stitch of a row and it's served me well.

Just use what works for you and what makes you comfortable-don't let someone else dictate how you should enjoy your relaxing activity! Plastic stitch markers work far better than scrap yarn for me, and if you feel the same, don't let someone tell you to stop.

I’ve been doing this for months while meaning to buy stitch markers smh 🤦🏻‍♀️ It’s finally occurred to me how much easier and more effective this is than trying to figure out the stitch placement! Also, MUCH more eco friendly than plastic and you never have to search for one. Btw: you can also pull out the “stitch marker” piece of yarn with your crochet hook one stitch at a time when removing it, so you don’t pull on your work - thanks! Cheers!

No (Extra) cost, and less plastic that gets broken and thrown away! And less 'stuff to have to store/ look for when lost.

yarn is by far the best way.... the stitch markers are cute but so cumbersome... and they can snag the yarn ...

As a beginner I don’t have a lot of yarn, but I did have $1.25 plus tax to go to the dollar store to get stitch markers. Unfortunately their yarn selection is pretty bad there. They do have some extra plastic on them, but you can remove it with your nails.

Best way of marking stitches, 🙏 thanks

not only this...and I may have said this before...but easier to keep track of what round you're on

I like this method! Waste-reducing, readily available. I use a bobby pin, but this is a good backup!

Thats neat but I prefer metal bulbpins which are basically metal stitch markers that are thinner and shaped like light bulbs. Bulb pins probably have another more common use but I've always used them as stitch markers.

Yarn leaves a whole trail of past rounds which makes it easy in case of big mistakes or changes. Also, stitch markers always take a while to struggle changing, but after learning to use yarn it’s so much faster and I don’t need to put anything down! Quick tip tho, put the marker over the *working yarn* rather than under in this video - makes it much easier to know which stitch is the first one! For larger or more complicated rounds where I worry I’ll forget halfway, I also use the yarn scraps trick in the round. Eg every 5 stitches or every time the pattern needs me to change, so that if I get messed I don’t need to start / recount all over!

I need the plastic stitch markers because it's big enough to get in my way (in a good way). I need something to physically remind me of where the start/end of the rows are. The contrasting yarn would be easily overlooked for me.

this is a good idea but also looks complicated and I think it would bother me having to look at a diff color yarn inside my work the whole time😳

I’ve never used plastic or any kind of mass-produced stitch markers in my work. For over twenty years, out of necessity or maybe pure stubbornness or both, I’ve only ever used yarn for stitch markers, when needed, or no markers at all. This month, I bought some stitch markers because they were on sale and I thought they looked like cute short fat safety pins. My daughter took them and now they are nose piercings for her beautiful and amazing animal mask creations.

Great idea in a pinch for people who don’t have stitch markers or are on a budget and don’t want to spend money on them. I’ll personally continue using my stitch markers.

It helps with row counting as well.

But they're so cute

I use my colored stitch markers to coordinate to my hook size so that I don’t forget what I started with!

Not sure how much easier it is as the plastic ones are super simple, but I do use yarn to mark the first row in a series of rows of the same amount of stitches while using a plastic marker for the beginning of each row. That way I can make sure I have done the correct number of rounds.

I prefer plastic stitch markers they won't easily fall out 😂😂😂

He’s too smart. We must stop him at all costs

Nice! But I rather just a safety pin

I’ve been using hair pins. They can easily be move each row.

Stitch markers are so much easier to see where is the end of the round. I started with yarn, but it was horrible for me. It's just my opinion, everyone do what they want!🤍

It does help and it’s much faster than stopping every round to fiddle with stitch markers, but I can say from experience a lot of worsted weight yarns will leave fibers of the contrasting color kinda tangled in on the other colors, so it’s not great for every yarn

Bobby pins, plastic stitch markers safety pins yarn confuses me😊

I’ll stick with stitch markers.

I like my plastic stitch markers. Thanks.

I've tried it, I much prefer regular stitch markers

I normally use things in my room (paper clips, safety pins, bobby pins, stitch markers, etc.) basically any thing that can hold my place.

I use these for big projects. Im not an amigurimi person. I think it'd stress me out, ngl. But that's just me, theyre usually pretty impressive. I use the stitch markers to make counting easier and hold my open loop when im not working on a project. Like if i have to pause while making a sweater or blanket, I put the placeholder where my hook is so it doesn't unravel. Trial and error to find what works best for you. I hold the working yarn in a way ive not seen in any content online bc it just feels more comfortable/natural to me. We all do stuff a little differently so jsut do what get you the best experience and outcome for you

But it causes a line of holes that are slightly bigger than all other holes.

Another save cause i had no stitch mark and i was using paper clips cause it's all i had and the tutorial recomended using a stitch mark

I came here to leave an "OK bro" comment but this turned out to be more helpful than I thought; I'm not going to completely abandon stitch markers but this isn't bad to keep track of each round

Il still use stitchmarkers🥰

I found stitch markers (which I love with thicker yarn) too bulky when crocheting with thread/steel hooks, so I purchased light bulb safety pins. They’re thin, sturdy & you can get hundreds of them really cheaply. 😁

I have thin metal markers that work perfectly. The plastic ones are too stiff and bulky while my metal ones can be used for my small ir larger words. Plus the color coding help me remember decreasing rows and increasing incase I mess up a row and need to unravel back and track a pattern better

С нитью вязать проще и быстрее, а пластиковые маркеры я использую в том случае, если необходимо отложить вязание

Team bobby pins 🤷 I have them absolutely everywhere

Sometimes the yarn will leave fuzz in the holes, though. So if you're using a contrasting yarn, especially if your piece is white, you may still see that when you're done. Of course, do whatever you prefer. But be aware that this may happen so you can make a fully informed decision.

I use this method when crocheting in rounds but when I’m crocheting rows and need to count how many I’ve added I use safety pins from Walmart I got a pack of 50 in assorted sizes for ~ $3

Absolutely never gonna happen. Whenever I have tried using yarn as a stitch marker, it just falls out, or I accidentally tug it out, or my cat steals it.

Lol, i actually do that when i can't find my stitch markers. The only difference is I cut a small piece of yarn to use (usually one of the colors im using) and remove/replace it with each new round. It works great, and you won't have to pull the yarn out at the end.

Yarn was always confusing so ima just stick with stitch markers

Im starting on amigurumi and I used most of my scrap yarns to improvise stitch markers. Try it

never heard of amigurumi but tutorial changed my life thank you

I use both for big projects:)

I love this method because if you make a mistake several rows back you can pull it all out without having to count back since you never actually start a new round it's all one long spiral.

i use paperclips:)

I've tried the yarn but didn't like it. I prefer a safety pin. Considering that you add stitches or decrease stitches in the round, the contrasting yarn will be all over the place.

I use this technique! As a micro crocheter the things I usually make are much too small for a standard plastic stitch marker so used scrap yarn of the same size and it works perfectly.

Brilliant!

I just never liked either so I just count mine. I've trained myself to know where the row ends and begins by using the last stitch of increase and then that's how I knew where to look at my rows.

i use anything i have on hand

I've tried using plastic stitch markers once that came with my crochet kit my mom got me for Christmas and the first time using I broke 4 and I gave my last one to my mom just to see if it was something I was doing wrong and it broke on her so she got me metal stitch markers(assortment 100 pack for around $3) and I like them better, they're good when I get hair in my projects without messing up the yarn

I've been using my tail as a stitch marker forever. Works great. I like the contrasting color idea though so thank you

I often use my og tail to keep track of the first stitch in each round, but I will never actually give up stitch markers. I use them mostly to keep count or signify changes in the pattern. Example, early on I needed to put a marker in every increase so I wouldn't lose track.

I love this idea! Thanks!

love my stitch markers

You don't get to tell us what to do. You do your thing, we'll do ours.

That's a brilliant idea and you don't have to move stitch markers. I'm clumsy so I might need to tie 1 stitch marker to the end of the contrasting yarn marker. LOL!

I never understood on how to count stitchs i always just act like I know what im doing the fact that I don't even know what the stitch part is.

Idk, that seems more annoying to me than a stitch marker

I tried this and like the stitch markers so much better and if I have yarn with me then I have my stitch markers with me. Also I can use them to stick arms, legs and ears in place so i get the placing just right before I stitch them on.

I use those tag attachment pins that plastic free brands use (think REI)

I prefer stitch markers I used up too much yarn doing this

My hatered from this kind of yarn getting in my way is unending

I do this and its super useful for when im crocheting a detailed project where the stitch count matters and realized i fucked up 3 rows back so i dont lose track of where the row started

Thank you , I keep losing my plastic row /stitch makers

Or you can just use a bobby pin.Even more easier.I'm serious, try it.

YOU JUST CHANGED MY LIFE

But I like the cloud pins I have

This looks so convoluted and I do not want to be pulling a piece of yarn all the way up through my project right at the end 😂 I’ll stick with my regular stitch markers.

I tried this once. A few hours into my crocheting, I completely forgot about it. After I came back from a break and continued crocheting, I saw the scrap yarn and thought, “Huh, what’s this doing here?” And my dumbass went and pulled it out from my stitches 😭😭 I only realised what happened after I finished the round and couldn’t find the stitch marker

grew up using those plastic ones 🤭 wHoOps i CanT cHaNge ThaT dUdE

sorry after 31 years i have to disagree stitch markers all the way. lol

Awesome! Thank you!!

Yes! I've always done this with the tail end, never thought to use a different yarn piece

Nah i would get it caught on the hook and be annoyed. Also i use the plastic ones to separate the loop more when i crochet tight so i can actually get the hook in lol. It's a good "free" alternative tho ("free" bc you had to buy the yarn but you could use scrap)

I prefer stitch markers

I use the tail of my work! But I pull it out after each round. It’s so nice because it never gets lost!

Me using paper clips : 👁️👄👁️

10,000 IQ move right here

I do that already, but mostly because I have no money to put into stitch markers 😂 So I always keep leftover yarn in my bag to use a stitch markers.

I've always done it this way! 😅 I never learned to use stitch markers

I just don’t mark my stitches 😂 I use the plastic stitch markers when I’m pausing and don’t want to lose the loop!

I appreciate the vision but I 1. am too afraid to ruin my piece by pulling it out, and 2. like my little doohickeys too much :)

I’ve always used Bobby pins. They’re always somewhere in my house, and I don’t have to buy something that does just one job

I kind of like this because it will help count rows. Will try and see how much that yarn end bothers me. I'm over here continously sewing yarn ends in because they annoy me

Oddly, I almost never have a random piece of contrasting yarn in my bag.

Useful tip! I personally disagree that this is more convenient, since I do always have stitch markers on me. Neither seems definitive. You should consider taking a more neutral tone in the future to leave less room for people arguing with you.

Excelent thanks❤❤❤❤❤❤

I love that idea! Thank you

There are paper clips coated in plastic - I used those as a kid

amazing!!!

I use Bobby pins

I much prefer bobby pins or whatever their called