Easy Crocheted Bookmark

If you love to crochet, you’re going to love this easy crocheted bookmark pattern. We have a step-by-step tutorial that will show you exactly how to make one of these beautiful bookmarks.

These make perfect gifts for your favorite bookworm. They don’t use much yarn either so you may even be able to make one with the leftover yarn from another project!

How to Make an Easy Crocheted Bookmark: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Don’t let all the steps deter you from making this. It really is a simple pattern and we have broken it down into every detail so that you can be sure to get it right.

List of Supplies:

• Yarn
• Crochet hook 3.5 mm
• A pair of scissors
• Tapestry needle

Instructions:

Step 1:

Start by making a slip knot

Step 2:

Work 36 chain stitches.

Step 3:

After working all 36 chain stitches, yarn over but do not make a chain stitch.

Step 4:

Skip the next chain from hook and insert the hook into the 2^nd stitch. Pull through the 2^nd stitch on chain. You should have 3 loops on the hook now.

Step 5:

Insert crochet hook into the next 3 stitches (3^rd, 4^th and 5^th) and pull through from each. At the end you should have a total of 6 loops on the hook.

Step 6:

Yarn over.

Step 7:

Pull through all 6 loops on the hook.

Step 8:

Chain 1.

Step 9:

Insert your hook into the chain 1 space.

Step 10:

Yarn over and pull through the chain 1 space. This pattern is called the “eye”.

Step 11:

Next, insert your hook into the leg of the last stitch and yarn over and pull through.

Step 12:

Insert your hook into the last chain and pull through.

Step 13:

Then insert your hook into the following two chains and pull through from each. You should have a total of 6 loops on hook.

Step 14:

Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops.

Step 15:

Chain 1.

Step 16:

Continue this pattern until row one is done.

Step 17:

Make sure you count stitches correctly while working on row 1.

Step 18:

You’ve reached the end of row 1.

Step 19:

Turn the crochet piece to the other side.

Step 20:

Insert hook into the adjacent eye of the crochet pattern.

Step 21:

Work 2 single crochet into the eye of the crochet pattern.

Step 22:

Insert hook into the next eye of the pattern.

Step 23:

Work 2 single crochet into the eye.

Step 24:

Continue to make 2 single crochet into each eye of the pattern all the way to the other end.

Step 25:

You have reached the end of row two.

Step 26:

Insert the hook into the side stitch of row one.

Step 27:

Chain 1.

Step 28:

Work a slip stitch and pull out a few inches of yarn. Cut off yarn from bundle.

Step 29:

Make a tassel using the same yarn.

Step 30:

Attach the tassel with the crochet pattern at its loose end and secure it.