Crafty Tuesday

I never use stitch markers. They seem fiddly and not worth the hassle, but I have to admit that sometimes they're great for making knits just a bit more mindless. Because I only have a few plastic ones, I decided to spend this (way to hot) day making some. Luckily, there's a lovely bead store (Coppenhagen) only a few minutes away from the house I'm currently taking care of.

I was amazed at how quick these were put together. I think I spent more time choosing the beads than making the markers. This disappointed me a little, because I had looked forward to spending an afternoon fiddling with beads. I guess that means I'll have to get a load more soon! The little tulips are my favourites, but the others are lovely too:



Because the first two sets are fairly big (they are shown on a 5,5 mm needle) I also made a set of tiny markers. They're not as pretty and neat as the others because I simply bent the wire into a loop, but they will do their job just as well. Many more of these will follow, as I have gotten a bit addicted...