Taking the next step

So, I couldn't help myself, but wander into JoAnn's and Barnes & Noble's today. The result? More knitting books and plenty of beads and string. After using scrap yarn as stitch markers for a while, I suddenly realized how easy it must be to make my own
fancy ones, so off I went. Now, I'm going to use both wire and hemp (although not at the same time) for my stitch markers, since I don't particularly care for the rigidness of wire markers (ergo I'm making both, to see how they are to work with). This could get very interesting, but I have to contain myself until the wee one goes to school tomorrow, since I know the cats will try to "help", too....Hee!