▁The ▁dar ning ▁need le ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁duplicate ▁st itch ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Swiss ▁dar ning ), ▁while ▁the ▁cro ch et ▁hook ▁is ▁also ▁essential ▁for ▁repair ing ▁dropped ▁st itch es ▁and ▁some ▁special ty ▁st itch es ▁such ▁as ▁tu ft ing . ▁ ▁Other ▁tools ▁such ▁as ▁kn itting ▁sp ools ▁or ▁pom - pom ▁mak ers ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁prepare ▁specific ▁orn aments . ▁ ▁For ▁large ▁or ▁complex ▁kn itting ▁patterns , ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁difficult ▁to ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁which ▁st itch ▁should ▁be ▁kn it ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁way ; ▁therefore , ▁several ▁tools ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁row ▁or ▁st itch , ▁including ▁circular ▁st itch ▁markers , ▁h anging ▁markers , ▁extra ▁y arn ▁and ▁coun ters . ▁▁ ▁A ▁second ▁potential ▁difficulty ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁kn itted ▁piece ▁will ▁slide ▁off ▁the ▁t aper ed ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁need les ▁when ▁un att ended ; ▁this ▁is ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁" point ▁protect ors " ▁that ▁cap ▁the ▁t aper ed ▁ends . ▁ ▁Another ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁too ▁much ▁kn itting ▁may ▁lead ▁to ▁hand ▁and ▁w rist ▁troubles ; ▁for ▁this , ▁special ▁stress - rel ieving ▁glo ves ▁are ▁available . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁there ▁are ▁su nd ry ▁b ags ▁and ▁containers ▁for ▁ ▁holding ▁kn itting ▁projects , ▁y ar ns ▁and ▁need les . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁F inger ▁kn itting ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁kn itting ▁st