Pattern Description:
The Dainty Daisy Crochet Bookmark is a quick and easy design featuring several little dainty flowers.
Classified as an Easy Skill Level pattern, it is worked in rounds using small motifs that are joined as you go.
This technique allows the bookmark length to be adjusted by adding more or fewer flower motifs.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
| Category | Details |
| Skill Level | Easy |
| Gauge | N/A |
| Finished Size | Approximately 1.25 \times 6.5 inches, excluding tassel. |
| Yarn | Patons Grace. The yarn is 100% Mercerized Cotton, Light Weight (3). It is sold in 1.75 oz (50 g) skeins, yielding 136 yds (125 m). You will need approximately 30 yards in two different colours. |
| Hook | Size E/4 (3.5 mm) hook. |
| Notions | Yarn Needle. (A tassel may also be attached if desired). |
| Key Stitches | Chain (Ch), Double Crochet (Dc), Repeat (Rpt), Single Crochet (Sc), Skip (Sk), Slip stitch (Sl st), and Yarn over (Yo). |
Abbreviations Used:
- Ch – Chain
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Rpt – Repeat
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- Sl st – Slip stitch
- Yo – Yarn over
Instructions for Making the Dainty Daisy Bookmark Pattern:
First Motif Instructions
The first motif sets the foundation for the bookmark and is worked using two different colours (Colour A and Colour B).
- Rnd 1 (Colour A): With Colour A, begin by making a magic ring. Alternatively, chain 2 (Ch 2) and work into the second chain from the hook.
Work 6{ sc} into the ring (or the 2^{nd} ch from your hook if Ch 2). Join with a slip stitch (sl st) into the first stitch (1^{\{st}\{ st}) and then fasten off.
- Rnd 2 (Colour B): With Colour B, join with a sl st in any stitch. In the same stitch as joining, work the following sequence: [Ch 2, 2{ dc}, Ch 2, sl st].
Sl st into the next stitch, then work [Ch 2, 2{ dc}, Ch 2, sl st] in the same stitch; repeat (rpt) from in each stitch around. Join with a sl st in the 1^{st} { st} and fasten off.
Second and Following Motifs Instructions (Make 4)
These motifs are worked identically to the first, except for a modification in Rnd 2 where the motif is joined to the previous motif.
The pattern suggests making 4 of these joining motifs to achieve the approximate finished size of 6.5 inches.
- Rnd 1 (Colour A): With Colour A, make a magic ring or Ch 2. Work into the second chain from the hook. Work 6 \{ sc} into the ring (or the 2^{\{nd}} ch from your hook if Ch 2). Join with a sl st in the 1^{\{st}} \{ st} and fasten off.
- Rnd 2 (Colour B) – Joining: With Colour B, join with a sl st in any stitch. Work the first four petals normally, following the standard petal sequence: [\{ch } 2, 2 \{ dc}, \{ ch } 2, { sl st}] into the same stitch as joining.
Sl st into the next st, then work [\{ch } 2, 2 \{ dc}, \{ ch } 2, \{ sl st}] in the same st; repeat from 3 times. (This completes 4 unjoined petals.)
Next, the joining sequence is performed for the fifth and sixth petals: Sl st into the next stitch.
Work the following joining petal sequence in the same stitch: [Ch 2, dc, sl st into the 5^{\{th}} petal of the previous motif, dc, Ch 2, sl st].
Repeat the joining sequence from * once more. Join with a sl st in the 1^{\{st}} \{ st}.
Finishing
Fasten off the yarn and weave in your ends. A tassel may also be attached to the end of the bookmark if desired.
