Striped Bookmark

• LevelBeginner
• Time45 minutes
• SizeAbout 1.5 x 8 in / 4 x 20 cm, plus tassel
• Hook4 mm

Five long rows and a tassel. It uses up leftover cotton and makes a sweet gift tucked into a book.

What you need

• Yarn: Light (3) DK cotton. About 15 yd / 14 m, 1 or 2 colours (swap at row 3).
• Hook: 4 mm (G-6) hook
• Yarn needle
• A piece of card for the tassel

Gauge and size

Gauge: 20 sc = 4 in / 10 cm

Finished size: About 1.5 x 8 in / 4 x 20 cm, plus tassel

Gauge means how many stitches and rows fit in a set width. What gauge is and how to use it.

Abbreviations used

Before you start

• In Rows 2 and 4 the ch 3 counts as the first dc.
• In Rows 3 and 5 remember to work the last sc into the top of the ch-3.

The pattern

Each step is in plain words first. The short pattern words are under it, so you can learn to read both. Written in US terms.

1. Make 41 chain stitches.Pattern words: Ch 41.
2. Row 1Make a single crochet in the 2nd chain from your hook, then one in every chain to the end. Turn. You should now have 40 stitches.Pattern words: Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (40 sc)
   UK terms

   Make a double crochet in the 2nd chain from your hook, then one in every chain to the end. Turn. You should now have 40 stitches.
   Row 1: Dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (40 dc)
3. Row 2Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), skip the first stitch, and double crochet to the end. Turn. You should still have 40 stitches.Pattern words: Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), sk first st, dc in each st across. Turn. (40)
   UK terms

   Chain 3 (counts as a treble crochet), miss the first stitch, and treble crochet to the end. Turn. You should still have 40 stitches.
   Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as tr), miss first st, tr in each st across. Turn. (40)
4. Row 3Chain 1 and single crochet in every stitch, including the top of the chain 3. Turn. You should have 40 stitches.Pattern words: Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across, ending in top of ch-3. Turn. (40)
   UK terms

   Chain 1 and double crochet in every stitch, including the top of the chain 3. Turn. You should have 40 stitches.
   Row 3: Ch 1, dc in each st across, ending in top of ch-3. Turn. (40)
5. Row 4Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), skip the first stitch, and double crochet to the end. Turn. You should have 40 stitches.Pattern words: Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), sk first st, dc in each st across. Turn. (40)
   UK terms

   Chain 3 (counts as a treble crochet), miss the first stitch, and treble crochet to the end. Turn. You should have 40 stitches.
   Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as tr), miss first st, tr in each st across. Turn. (40)
6. Row 5Chain 1 and single crochet in every stitch, including the top of the chain 3. You should have 40 stitches.Pattern words: Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across, ending in top of ch-3. (40)
   UK terms

   Chain 1 and double crochet in every stitch, including the top of the chain 3. You should have 40 stitches.
   Row 5: Ch 1, dc in each st across, ending in top of ch-3. (40)
7. Cut the yarn. Wrap yarn 20 times around a 3 inch card, tie the top, cut the bottom, and tie the tassel to one end.Pattern words: Fasten off. Wrap yarn 20 times around a 3 in card, tie it at the top, cut the bottom loops and tie it to one short end.

Stitches in this pattern

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Questions

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