Sigil Holder - A Stitch Marker Charm Bracelet to Keep Your Trinkets Close

The Sigil Holder is a crafty way to display your favorite yarn and trinkets at the same time. Perfect for all of the notion goblins out there like myself who have a beautiful little stash of stitch markers that you’d love to admire more often.

This is something that has been on my mind and my needles for a while now, and I thought I’d share it as a little Valentine’s Day gift to you all. Knit it for your gals and pals or make one for yourself - they come together quickly and have a lot of charm (the pattern isn’t entirely free - you do have to survive my puns as payment! I apologize in advance.)

Yarn:

Scrap amounts of worsted-weight yarn (around 25 yards or less) - any worsted weight scraps you have around that strike your fancy or suit your gift-ee will be lovely! For my first sample I used Arachne in “Offering of Wine” and for my second sample I used Spincycle’s Dream State in Andromeda, a Starlight Knitting Society custom colorway. My buttons all came from Mellow Moon Supply on Etsy.

Tools and Notions:

US 4/3.5mm DPNs (or size needed to obtain a nice, tight i-cord with worsted weight yarn)

4+ O-rings

Crochet hook of a suitable size to fit through the O-rings (I used a 0/2.5mm hook)

1 button with shank backing

tapestry needle that can fit through the hole in the shank backing of your button

Glossary of Terms:

CO - Cast On

BO - Bind Off

Sts - Stitches

DPN - Double Pointed Needle

K - Knit

This is a very simple pattern - it’s just a 3-stitch i-cord with O-rings and a button attached! Try saying that three times fast.

Let’s Get Started!

Make Your Bracelet:

CO 3 sts.

Row 1: K all sts. Do not turn your work.

Row 2: Slide the sts from the left end of your DPN to the right end of your DPN. K all sts.

Row 3: Repeat row 2.

You’ll continue knitting your i-cord until you’ve reached your desired length. Wrap your work around your wrist as you go to measure. Your work will be stretchy and will grow over time, so you’ll want to keep that in mind and bind off before the i-cord is as long as your wrist, or plan on wrapping your bracelet around your wrist more than once. A double or triple wrap would also be a good idea if this is going to be a gift, as it gives you the opportunity to avoid suspiciously asking your gift-ee for wrist measurements. However, if you do know the wrist size of the person you’re knitting for, I recommend drawing a line equal to that measurement so that you can reference the length while you work.

Add your O-rings to your yarn as you work. I added my rings to different strands as I knit - first the middle stitch, then the first stitch, then my last stitch, then the middle again; at a rate of one O-ring per inch or so for a total of four rings.

To add your O-rings: Place your O-ring on the crochet hook. Pick up the strand of yarn on your left needle with the crochet hook. Slide your O-ring onto the strand of yarn that is now on the hook. Place the now-ringed strand back onto your left needle. Knit the stitch as you would if you had not just done all of that business with the O-ring.

When you reach the desired length, bind off your i-cord. You’ll now use your ends to attach the button and create the button loop.

To Attach Your Button: Feed one of your loose ends through your tapestry needle. Pull it through the hole in your shank button back and weave it through the stitch at the base of your i-cord. Pull it back through the hole in the button and again through the “v” of another stitch at the base of the i-cord. Repeat this step a third time before using your needle to feed your loose end through your i-cord tube. Trim any excess and lightly pull on your i-cord to hide it within the tube.

To make your button loop: Measure the loop needed to go around your button. Now, keeping in mind that your yarn will stretch over time, remember to make this slightly smaller as you secure it. Similar to the way you secured the button shank, you’ll pull your yarn through the “v” of the stitch at the end of your i-cord, leaving a “loop” that will fit securely over your button (remember how you measured it so officially?) . Pull the yarn through the other two stitches at the base of the i-cord in the same fashion before pulling your final end through the tube and trimming the excess.

The shape and size of your button, as well as the length of your bracelet, will affect the overall visibility of your button loop. My Dream State sample (shown here) was made slightly shorter than the Arachne sample (the red bracelet shown above) to accommodate for the larger and more awkwardly shaped button. As a result, the button loop is more visible and will stretch more over time - keep this in mind when picking your buttons and choosing your bracelet length!

With your button attached and your ends woven in, your bracelet is done and ready for use. Place your stitch markers onto the O-rings and enjoy!

Some potential modifications:

You could try making your i-cord with a cordsmith. Either attach your O-rings as you go, or use open rings and close them (you’ll need pliers for this!) around randomly selected stitches along your i-cord as you finish your work.

Or, don’t use O-rings at all, and just place your removable stitch markers around the stitches of your i-cord as needed!

I’d love to see your stitch marker charm bracelets if you make any - tag me on Instagram, comment them below, email them to headwitchincharge@hubrishearthcraft.com, post on Ravelry, bring it to the next event I’m at….if this project brings you joy, it will bring me joy to see it and hear about it! And don’t forget to tag where you got your stitch markers from - inquiring notions goblins need to know!

Stitch Marker Credit:

Arachne Sample: Black Bead and Pearl Stitch Markers are from a stitch marker set by The Goblin Burrow, Beaded Granny Square is from Reiko Co, Silver Cat outline marker is a Hubris Hearthcraft marker

Andromeda Sample: Gold Swan, Fried Egg, and Clam stitch markers are from a Mabel & Jess stitch marker set, the rest are Hubris Hearthcraft stitch markers