Hello everybody! Happy Friday! I hope that you all are doing well! Lately, I haven’t been very motivated to crochet, but when I have been, I’ve found myself crocheting little bookmarks! I came up with this idea about a year or two ago. What makes these special is that they work very fast and they are multi-use. These are great for a class gift or even a donation to your local library! The pattern for these is quite simple, let me show you. Before I begin, I do want to say and clarify that none of these are my patterns and that I take no credit. I was simply modifying a free pattern :)
1) To start, I began with a simple heart or circle. You can do this with any shape, size, or color. I tend used scrap Red Heart pooling or variegated yarn with a 4.5mm crochet hook. Again, you can use whatever works best for you. The heart applique pattern that I used was “Heart Applique With Bonus Chart Reading Tutorial” by Deaja Joy. This pattern worked up very fast and was quite easy to read. I have used this pattern for other projects, as well. If I’m making a circle base, I will use a magic circle and crochet about 10 or 12 double crochets into the center, cinch it off, and then slip stitch to the top of my first double crochet.
Free heart applique pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heart-applique-with-bonus-chart-reading-tutorial
2) After I have the base for the bookmark, the next step that I need to do is to have my yarn reach the end of my work. If I am making a circle–I am already there. Although, if I am making a heart, I have to get to the tip of the heart from the dip. To do this, I surface crochet down the middle of the heart till I get to the bottom. From here, I continue on with the next step.
Here is a video tutorial provided by Tamara Kelly from Moogly, which shows how to do surface crochet. This isn’t a common stitch in crochet so I thought I would show you just in case :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ8FI5PJfvk
3) After you have your yarn at the tip of the applique, you next want to chain until your desired length. I don’t know the exact amount of chains. It’s helpful to have a book next to you and a chain an inch or two longer than the book.
That’s about it! You don’t need a lot to make this bookmark! If you make one, let me know! I would love to see it! Feel free to tag me (@emilias.crochet on IG as well as the creator of the applique pattern) so that I can share and support your work! I would love to see how it turns out! As I had previously mentioned before, one of my favorite things about small applique patterns like this is how you can add so much to it by changing a small feature of the pattern (such as adding a chain). They work up fast, in my opinion, which s perfect when you need to make them in bulk. I hope that this pattern was helpful for you!
Thank you for reading, and I hope you have a great day!
Emilia’s Crochet Studio
Emilia <3
