tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post1389616078938732595..comments2023-12-18T02:12:34.362-05:00Comments on Kate Atherley Knits. A Lot. Mainly Socks.: Knitting MacGyver Tip of the WeekMarilla Wexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410631303206026127noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-22270401679722804922009-10-08T13:18:27.797-04:002009-10-08T13:18:27.797-04:00My mother-in-law (who taught to knit 46 yrs ago) s...My mother-in-law (who taught to knit 46 yrs ago) showed me how to make markers out of contrasting yarn. Just cut a short length of yarn long enough to double and make a slip knot. This now becomes a marker! It works just great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-51925753609842772752009-09-19T17:26:56.627-04:002009-09-19T17:26:56.627-04:00Yup, I've done that. I also seem to recall us...Yup, I've done that. I also seem to recall using pop can tabs when I needed a bunch in a hurry, back when I lived in a house with pop drinkers. Oh, and I used a ring, once, when I just needed to mark the start of a round.Kirsten N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09901124914258639144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17401386.post-76039641194664683842009-09-18T14:54:22.633-04:002009-09-18T14:54:22.633-04:00Great tip! You can always pop into a grocery stor...Great tip! You can always pop into a grocery store and grab a couple in the produce department too, LOL. I've also used safety pins and paper clips, and one time, a long piece of yarn, wove back and forth for each repeat...across the front, knit the repeat, take it to the back between the needles, knit the repeat, bring it back to the front. Not as easy to see though, especially when you're so desparate you have to use the same yarn you're working with...TracyKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498896222222982320noreply@blogger.com