Crochet Tutorial - How to Use Scrap Yarn as a Stitch Marker

Crochet Tutorial

How to Use Scrap Yarn as a Stitch Marker

This is a very basic tutorial for those who have never used scrap yarn as a stitch marker. You need a stitch marker to keep track of where the beginning of each round starts when you are crocheting in rounds. You may purchase stitch markers; however, I find it easier and cheaper just to use scrap yarn. For this tutorial I am doing a basic sc circle, you can use this technique with any stitch you are crocheting in round.

After you come to the end of the first round you want to mark, you lay the scrap yarn in between the last sc of one round and the first sc of the next.

In this picture I have crocheted around of 6sc into adjustable ring and marking with gold scrap before continuing to my next round.

After laying the scrap yarn across, insert hook into next sc, leaving scrap yarn underneath.

Continue your sc by yarning over and pulling through (first picture). Then yarn over and pull through both loops (next picture). 1st sc of next round completed.

The scrap yarn or stitch marker is now marking where your first round ends and your second round begins. Continue your second round until you come to your stitch marker again (first picture). This time simply take your scrap yarn that is on the right side of your work and flip across to other side (next picture).

Continue sc and marking stitches with each round.

As you continue in rounds please note that your stitch marker line will begin to move depending on your increases and/or decreases. It will not stay totally straight. THIS IS NORMAL. Do not think you have done something wrong.

Here is an example after multiple rounds of increase.

Hope this helps!

Any questions, feel free to ask.

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