I was browsing crocheted snowflakes on flickr and stumbled on one of allicats pictures of a snowflake in progress. (This one.) It dawned on me that these little center rings of snowflakes are stitch markers waiting to be created. So I sat down to try it out and lo and behold…it works!

I especially love that they are completely snag-less being as they’re made entirely of crochet thread. Perfect for the delicate lace-weight alpaca I’m knitting right now.

Please note the pictures are of the medium size.

Small:
less than 1 yard size 10 crochet thread
size 8 hook
fits up to 2.75 mm needle (US size 2)

chain 6
join with slip stitch to form a ring
12 sc in ring
sl st in first sc to finish the round
bind off and weave in ends

Medium:
less than 2 yards size 30 crochet thread
size 11 hook
fits up to 6.5 mm needle (US size 10.5)

chain 12
join with slip stitch to form a ring
(sc, hdc, dc, hdc) in ring 8 times
slip stitch in first sc to complete round
bind off and weave in ends

Large:
less than 2 yards size 10 crochet thread
size 8 hook

chain 12
join with slip stitch to form a ring
(sc, hdc, dc, trc, dc, hdc) in ring 5 times
slip stitch in first sc to complete round
bind off and weave in ends