I used to knit just fine with little loops of contrasting yarn for stitch markers. Then while blog-surfing, I discovered that crafty knitters were making pretty stitch markers, or knitting jewelry as I call them. Though my first markers were cute, those ring gaps and wire ends got caught in my yarn. Frustrating! After some experimenting, I came up with the "perfect" beaded stitch markers. I looped 24 gauge beading wire around a needle for shape & sizing, and both ends of the wire are tucked...