Diadem Crochet Bookmark Pattern Photo Tutorial

This lace crochet bookmark pattern is a quick project, and will make a beautiful gift for book lovers and teachers (anyone looking for Teachers Day gifts)?

The Diadem Bookmark is made with the delicate Flower Lace stitch to create a lacy crochet bookmark, with little flowers embedded in it.

Learn how to crochet the Diadem Bookmark with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• 3 mm / D crochet hook (I used Furls Hooks)
• Sport (#2) weight cotton yarn, total amount of yarn needed: 20gr/52m/56yds

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• RS – right side
• WS – wrong side
• ch – chain
• st – stitch
• ss – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• BLO – back loop only
• yo – yarn over
• Puff stitch – (yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st, yo and pull through all 7 loops on hook.

Gauge

• Work pattern to obtain a 6.9” (17.5) wide piece in a 3mm/D hook.

Finished size

• 6.9×1.8 in (17.5×4.5 cm) without tassels.

Notes

• The pattern is a multiple of 8+2, you can change the size of your piece as you’d like.
• If your pattern curls after row 2, use a bigger hook for the starting chain and sc row.
• Make sure to block your bookmark when it’s done to obtain shape!

Diadem Bookmark Pattern Instructions

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Row 1 (WR): 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each ch to end of the row, turn.

Row 2 (RS): ch1, 1sc in 1st st. * ch1, skip 3 sts, [1puff, ch2, 1puff, ch2, 1puff] in next st, ch1, skip 3 sts, 1sc in next st; Repeat from * to end of the row, turn.

Row 3 (WR): ch3, 1dc in 1st sc.

* ch2, skip 1st puff & ch-2, 1sc in 2nd puff, ch2, skip ch-2 & 3rd puff, 3dc in next sc; Repeat from * to sc before the last Flower.

ch2, skip 1st puff & ch-2, 1sc in 2nd puff, ch2, skip ch-2 & 3rd puff, 2dc in last sc, turn.

Row 4 (RS): ch3, 1hdc in 1st dc, ch2, 1puff in same 1st dc, ch1, skip ch-2, 1sc in next sc. * ch1, skip ch-2 & 1st dc, [1puff, ch2, 1puff, ch2, 1puff] in 2nd dc, ch1, skip 3rd dc & ch-2, 1sc in next sc; Repeat from * to last sc.

ch1, skip ch-2 & dc, [1puff, ch2, 1dc] in top of ch-3, turn.

Row 5 (WR): ch1, 1sc in 1st dc. * ch2, skip puff & ch-2, 3dc in next sc, ch2, skip 1st puff & ch-2, 1sc in 2nd puff; Repeat from * to end of the row.

**Last sc will be in hdc of previous row.

Row 6 (RS): ch1, 1sc in 1st sc. * ch1, skip ch-2 & 1st dc, [1puff, ch2, 1puff, ch2, 1puff] in 2nd dc, ch1, skip 3rd dc & ch-2, 1sc in next sc; Repeat from * to end of the row.

Work Bookmark’s Border Around

ch1, work ss around along the right, bottom and left sides of the bookmark, work [ss, ch1, ss] in the corners.

Work BLO ss at the top (above the flowers).

Bind off, and block your piece.

Soak and block the bookmark, before adding the tassels.

Make Tassels

Cut 15 pieces (5 for each tassel) measuring approx. 8.5 in (22cm).

Fold the 5 pieces strands of yarn in half, using your hook pull the center of the yarn through the right side of the bookmark (at both sides and center of the bookmark as shown in the photo). Remove the hook and pull the ends of the yarn through the small loop, tighten the yarn.