If you know someone (maybe it’s you!) who loves to read, you have got to check out this crocheted sprout bookmark. It’s positively adorable and so easy to make.
You can easily whip these up quickly and may even have the supplies you need on hand. Check your leftover yarn stash for some that you can use on this. These make such great gifts.
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Crocheted Sprout Bookmark
List of Supplies:
- Yarn
- Crochet Hook
- Tapestry needle
- A pair of scissors
Stitches (crochet abbreviations) used for this project
- Chain stitch – CH
- Single Crochet – SC
- Half Double Crochet – HDC
- Double Crochet – DC
- Treble Crochet – TC
- Slip Stitch – Sl St
- Stitch – St
Instructions:
Step 1:
Start with a slip knot and work 14 chain stitches.
Step 2:
Skip the first chain, and work 1 single crochet (SC) into the next chain.
Step 3:
Work 1 half double crochet (HDC) into the next chain.
Step 4:
Work 1 double crochet (DC) into the next chain.
Step 5:
Again 1 DC into the next chain.
Step 6:
Work 1 treble crochet (TC) into the next chain.
Step 7:
Work TC into the next 2 chain stitches.
Step 8:
Work 2 DC into the next 2 CH (1 in each).
Step 9:
Work 1 HDC into the next stitch.
Step 10:
Work 1 SC into the next chain.
Step 11:
Work a slip stitch into the last stitch. One vertical half of the crochet leaf is ready.
Step 12:
Now, follow the pattern from steps 2 to 10 to complete the other half of the leaf.
Step 13:
Once the crochet leaf shape is complete, insert your hook into the first single crochet stitch and make a slip stitch.
Step 14:
When you finish the slip, it looks like a leaf shape. Work 14 chains to make the 2nd leaf of our bookmark.
Step 15:
Follow the pattern from steps 2 to 11 to complete the vertical half of the 2nd leaf.
Step 16:
Follow the same pattern to complete the leaf shape.
Step 17:
Chain 1, pull the yarn out by 2 or 3 cm, and cut off extra yarn.
Step 18:
Use a tapestry needle to sew the remaining ends of the yarn on the backside of the crochet leaf pattern.
Step 19:
Hold the yarn bundle again and make a slip knot between the two leaves.
Step 20:
After making the slip knot, work 35 chain stitches or more.
Step 21:
Once you are happy with the length of the stem, you can cut off the yarn and secure the open end of.
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