I adore these! Pretty and functional all in one go.
I adore these!<br />Unlike the metal kind that clip, these markers neither snag on the yarn nor do they come unclipped and fall off.  Unlike the plastic ones, they are easy to work with and not in the way.<br />The size of the loop is large enough to accommodate most regular needle sizes (Super bulky sizes may be an issue but I don't use that weight so I'm not sure) but not so much that they cause a problem for my current project, which only uses a US size 4. I've used them for over a week now and they slide easily and the beads hang enough away from the needle that they do not interfere with stitches.<br />I do wish they came in larger package options, for large projects. I'm using a repeating pattern over 200+ stitches, placing one marker at the beginning of each repeat, meaning I need roughly 20 markers. With only 6 in a set, I don't have enough and because they are more expensive than traditional stitch markers I can't just buy enough all in one go at a 6 pack price. I will have to pick up some more over time but I do wish since these are custom made, that a larger pack could be an option as I'd rather have them match than be random sets of 6. It would be worth saving up a bit to order a larger pack of them then.  Also, I'd rather have 6 the same, instead of with one odd one out, though I do understand the purpose of the odd man.<br />The beads are wooden and so far there has been no color transference on to the yarn that you can get with cheaper quality beads. The construction seems very sound, with no hints of coming loose or of wire snags. I'm using them on a circular needle set. They slid easily on the wood and the plastic both. I've not tried them on a metal circular needle set yet, but I'm sure they are fine.<br />I have another set, not made by this seller, of glass beads but those are made with a ring instead of the wire and the ring is constantly coming open and sliding off the bead connector. I end up with only the ring on the needle and the glass bead missing, so I've stopped using those. They may be pretty but they are ineffective and difficult when that ring snags in the yarn. This is a much, much better design.<br />As I said, I'd much rather have these than what is on offer locally, be it glass bead, plastic, or metal clips.
Rating: 5 stars