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“to show the way I feel
(With you I might try) my secrets to reveal
For you are a magnet and I am steel” — Walter Egan, 1977

Yarn has a wonderfully magnetic pull on us fiberistas, and we wouldn’t have it ANY. OTHER. WAY. Until now, all of my stitch markers have been made of colored copper wire, and the thing about copper wire, is that it’s not ferrous — that is, magnetic. But sometimes, you really just want a set of stitch markers that you can casually toss onto a magnet as you’re removing them from a project, or you want a stitch marker that sticks to a magnet when trying to pick them up out of shag carpet (y’all have shag carpet, right??), or you may just want to keep a tin of stitch markers on your fridge. You never know.

These sets of 30 stitch markers are made from iron rings that have been powder coated in an array of colors. The powder coating keeps the metal from rusting, and let’s face it, make the markers look like a basket fulla Peeps. Each ring has a seed bead of Deep Deep Purpley Black glued securely over the join of the rings to keep them snag free on your favorite yarn. Each set comes in its own tin, which not only has a magnet on the inside, but also has a magnet on the outside, so you can attach your tin to all of your kitchen appliances or even the hood or your car, should you feel so… inspired to do so.

The MEDIUM size fits needles up to size US10 / 6mm.
The LITTLE size fits needles up to size US6 / 4mm.

$25 for the set of 30 markers in a tin. BUT! I offer an automatic 15% discount to ALL ORDERS over $16, and I offer FREE SHIPPING on all orders in the domestic United States!

Yank Your Yarn not only has you covered with classic round stitch markers; she also has a lot of Progress Keepers in her shop as well! Bonnie carries her line of “Big Clippy” progress keepers, which are oversized, movable single stitch markers featuring a 21-23mm lobster clasp and a large charm, festooned with coordinating beads. You can use these on the chunkiest of chunky yarns, and since they are moveable, Big Clippies can be used on your Crochet projects, too! Not only that, folks have been wearing a Big Clippy as a pendant, clipped to a purse or a keychain, or even as a zipper pull! Bonnie has a charm for everyone in her Big Clippy Progress Keeper line, from critters to fandoms to outer space!

For those of us who are so lucky to have a knitter in their lives, the biggest quandary of all is: WHAT TO GET A KNITTER AS A GIFT? Obviously, a knitter LOVES yarn, needles, tools, etc… but it’s so hard to work out what the best yarn would be, or what kind of needles a knitter prefers. Gift certificates kind of work, but it’s always fun to have something to unwrap — in particular if that something to unwrap is SHINY! Or perhaps you need a gift for your knitting self, in which case, I say SHINY!

Each set ordered will come lovingly wrapped in a red pillow box with gold cord, ready for putting in a stocking, placing under a tree, or immediately ripping open with delight for use!

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REGULAR SIZE BOX GIFT SET — Each set contains 25 markers: two sets of ten markers in different sizes (random fabulous colors), and five movable markers, in a handy storage box.

SUPER SIZE BOX GIFT SET — Each set contains 40 markers: two sets of 15 markers in different sizes (again, random fabulous colors), and two sets of five movable markers, in a handy storage box.

To further confuse you, there are two varieties available in each box size: “MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,” which contains round markers in US6/4mm, round markers in US10/6mm, and Reversa-Clippy double sided markers. “YOU’RE SO SQUARE,” which contains square beaded markers in US6/4mm, square markers in US8/5mm, and Reversa-Clippy double sided markers.

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“But BONNIE”, I hear you say, “WHAT ABOUT THE PERSON WHO CROCHETS?”

WHAT THE #%@&! CROCHET HOOK WAS I USING? — You know how it is… you’re working on a crochet project, and then you set it down or put it in “time out” for a while, but the crochet hook was separated from the project. You pick it up, and now you can’t remember which hook you were using! You can guess, but that might turn out to be a mistake. Each marker is on a gold leverback earring hook, which will lock in place, so it won’t come out of your project. The clasp should fit on almost all yarns, up to super bulky! Set of all eight available letters: F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.

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SUPER KITTY FUN FUN SET! — The internet is DEFINITELY made for cats! This super set of stitch markers will be perfect for your knitting cat lover! This set comes with: 10 “Los Gatos Estan Todos en su Punto!” size US17/13mm stitch markers, 10 “Kittehs Can and Did Haz Cheezburger” size US13/9mm stitch markers, 10 “The Internet Is Made of Cats!” size US10/6mm stitch markers, and one “Kittehs Has Founds Yarnia!” Big Clippy Progress Keeper, all wrapped up in the red pillow box as shown.

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