My All-Time Fave Crochet Stitch Marker

I recently worked in a pattern that required me to mark the end (or beginning?) of each round. I grabbed my all-time fave stitch marker - the simple but effective rubber-tipped bobby pin!

For crochet work, it is great. The ridges inside the pin grip the stitch tightly, whether worsted weight, fingering or thread.

I’ve tried paper clips - they slide off at times.

I used to have a ton of those little plastic circles that are split and slide onto the stitch. Those are good, too. 

However, I think I’ve lost them all and I keep forgetting to buy more.

For now, though, I still have a ton of bobby pins in a container. I’m a happy camper - I mean, a happy crocheter!