Frugal Gal Knitting Tip: Circular Stitch Marker

I love to knit.

Ages ago my grandma taught me how.

I got addicted and she gave me a lot of supplies to help said addition.

Between living with her now and that Ravelry site and that blogger friend...

I have become re-addicted

And better than ever!

This means more challenging patterns and plans.

When you combine this addiction to that of my Harry Potter addiction...

You get me trying knitting on a smaller set of circular needles

and knitting in the round for the first time.

Why all this hulla-buh-loo?

So that I can make a Ravenclaw scarf like this.

(Or this one on Ravelry)

But I do not have a circular stitch marker.

What?

Basically a little piece of plastic that marks the beginning of a row.

The thing is these come in a multi-sized plastic set, around $5-10...

Or pretty dangle-y ones at a pretty price,say $15-25!

Well at this post-Uni-moment in time,

I don't have the ca$h to buy it.

So I just looked around the house

and found....

a safety pin!

Doesn't everyone have about a thousand hanging around the house?

I like the sound that "free" makes!

Feel free to leave other 'frugal gal' tips in my comments!

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