Pattern Description:
This is a crochet pattern for a Rainbow Cloud Bookmark. It involves creating a rainbow strip using fingering/sport yarn in five colors, typically worked in half double crochet (hdc).
Two cloud pieces are constructed separately using white yarn. The rainbow is sewn between the two cloud pieces during assembly. Black embroidery floss or yarn is optional for adding a smiling face to the cloud.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
Yarn:
- fingering/sport yarn in white.
- fingering/sport yarn in 5 more colors (colors A, B, C, D, E) for the rainbow.
- Example color choices include: purple, blue, yellow, baby pink, and hot pink.
- Some black embroidery floss or yarn.
Abbreviations (US Terminology)
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- BLO = back loops only
- st = stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- R / Row = row
- FO = fasten off
Instructions for Making the Rainbow Bookmark Pattern:
Rainbow Section
The rainbow is constructed over 5 rows, primarily using the half double crochet (hdc) stitch worked in the back loops only (BLO) for subsequent rows.
- Row 1: With color A, ch 60. Starting from the 2nd ch from hook, hdc in each ch (59). FO color A.
- Row 2: Attach color B on the back loop of the 1st hdc of the previous row. In BLO, hdc in each stitch (59). FO color B.
- Row 3: Attach color C on the back loop of the 1st hdc of the previous row. In BLO, hdc in each stitch (59). FO color C.
- Row 4: Attach color D on the back loop of the 1st hdc of the previous row. In BLO, hdc in each stitch (59). FO color D.
- Row 5: Attach color E on the back loop of the 1st hdc of the previous row. In BLO, hdc in each stitch (59). FO color E.
- Weave in all yarn ends before proceeding to the next section.
Cloud Pieces
Two cloud pieces must be made.
- First Cloud Piece
- Round 1: With white yarn, ch 4. sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, sc 4 in last ch. Turn your work and continue on the other side of the ch. sc in next, sc 3 in last (10).
- Round 2: inc in first stitch, sc in next, inc in next 4 stitches, sc in next, inc in next 3 stitches (18).
- Round 3: sc in next 4 stitches, [inc in next, sc in next] 3 times, sc in next 3, [inc in next, sc in next] 2 times, inc in last stitch and sl st in the first stitch of the round (24).
- Round 4: skip 1 stitch, dc 4 in next, skip 1, sl st in next, skip 1, [dc, tr2, dc] all in next stitch, skip 1, sl st in next, hdc, dc, dc 2 in next, dc, hdc, sl st, skip 2 stitches, dc 5 in next stitch, skip 2, sl st, sl st, dc, tr3 in next stitch, dc, sl st in next and FO leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Second Cloud Piece
- Repeat rounds 1-3 of the first piece.
- Round 4: skip 1st stitch, [dc, tr2, dc] all in next stitch, skip 1, sl st in next, skip 1, dc 4 in next, skip 1, sl st in next, dc, tr3 in next stitch, dc, sl st in next 2 stitches, skip 2 stitches, dc 5 in next, skip next 2, sl st, hdc, dc, dc 2 in next, dc, hdc, sl st and FO leaving a long tail for sewing.
Optional: Using embroidery floss, you can turn your second piece of cloud into a happy smiling cloud.
Assembly
Holding your first piece of the cloud with the “wrong” side facing you, place the rainbow onto the cloud. Use your white yarn tail (left from Round 4 of the first piece) to sew the rainbow and the first cloud piece together.
Take the second cloud piece and put it on top of the first piece. Use the remaining yarn tail from the cloud pieces to sew the two pieces together.
Once these steps are complete, the rainbow bookmark is finished.
