Hearts are my FAVORITE, and not just because I work with Red Heart. There has always been something about hearts that make me happy and to be able to have a heart on my knitting and crochet is so fitting. Making your own wire heart stitch marker is much easier than you think. Not only can you make heart stitch markers with wire but many other shapes too. The biggest thing to remember when making wire stitch markers is to keep your ends rounded!

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Glass is such a beautiful medium. The way skilled artist can make stained glass pieces is amazing. Have you ever tried to blow glass before? Years and years are spent learning how glass flows, how colors work and how to make shapes in glass. Now you have the opportunity to play with glass in your home and make a fused piece inside your microwave. Using a microwave kiln we are able to make fused glass stitch markers, perfect for your knitting and crochet.

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Mixing two liquids together and letting the chemical reaction do all the work sounds like the perfect stitch marker project to me! Come play with resin and molds to make a variety of resin stitch markers for your next knit or crochet project.

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Let’s head back to summer camp and our shrink art fun with these quick and beginner friendly stitch markers. Enlist your kids or grandkids to make up a set for your next project. Making DIY Shrink Art Stitch Markers is a great way to add your other creative skills to your knitting and crochet.

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Learn how to use a hammer and a metal blank to make a unique and interesting stitch marker. Not only is it jewelry for your knitting or crochet but it also makes a beautiful necklace for yourself. Get some of your frustration out by hammering some texture into your own DIY textured metal stitch markers.

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Polymer clay is a medium that has been around for every. Most kids use polymer clay for one project or another. Transform blocks of clay into beautiful beads that can be used in your next project as stitch markers. Learn some tips and tricks to make your own polymer clay stitch markers at home.

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