What does it mean by "slip marker" in knitting?

Question

I am knitting a pair of fingerless gloves and the instructions say "slip marker, m1, k1, m1, sm, continue in patter as estimated."

What does it mean by "slip marker"? I am so confused!

Answer 1

It just means to move your marker from one needle to the other needle. like slipping a stitch, exept its a marker.

Answer 2

it means to put your stitch marker and put it on your other needle.

Answer 3

Hi, Erica~~

Do NOT give up.  This is an easy thing to do once you know what a marker is for.  It's simply something to put between one stitch and another to keep your place without counting over and over again on the row you are working.  For example, if you want to knit 10 stitches for a border and then 40 stitches for a center of a blanket and then 10 stitches for the other border, you will not have to keep recounting the ten stitches or forty stitches every row.  You will knit ten stitches, place a marker such as a looped piece of yarn of a different color, knit the forty stitches and place a marker.  As you begin the next row you will  knit the ten without counting, because you will come to the marker. simply move it from the left to right needle and you're on to the next 40 stitches until you get to the next marker which will let you know it's time for the last 10 stitches.  You move the marker from the left needle to the right needle again and knit to the end.  I hope this will help.  If not, do a search for a free knitting lesson about yarn markers.  Good luck.

Answer 4

It simply means to move your marker from the needle it's on to the other needle.

Answer 5

A slipmarker is simply to assist you by not having to count

the stitches all the time  A slipmarker can be store bought,

simply a ring (even your fingerring) or just a Safetypin.

And when you come upon it you just slip it onto the other

needle. It is a great tool when keeping track of the number of

stitches or when knitting a pattern.

Ingrid