Imagine a cozy little heart, made stitch by stitch with love and care, snug between the pages of your favorite book. This crochet heart bookmark is a small, handmade treasure, a gentle hug for your pages, so you'll never lose your place again.
Crochet Heart Bookmark Pattern
Use the soft yarn, in a cheerful color, weaving in and out to create a warm, sweet heart that marks your reading journey like a friend, always waiting to welcome you back to the world within your book.
Materials Needed:
- Medium weight yarn (in any color of your choice)
- 5.5 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Creating the Heart:
Start with a Magic Loop:
- Hold the yarn tail downwards towards your pinky, and secure it between your ring and pinky fingers.
- Wrap the working end of the yarn around your index and middle finger, creating an 'X', and hold it in place with your thumb.
- Insert the hook under the upper right portion of the 'X', grab the yarn from the upper left portion, and pull through. Now you have the magic loop.
Chain 3:
- Yarn over and pull through a loop (Three times in total).
Triple Crochets:
- Yarn over twice, insert the hook into the magic loop, yarn over and pull a loop through. You will have four loops on the hook.
- Yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through another two loops, and finally, yarn over and pull through the last two loops. This completes one triple crochet.
- Repeat this step twice more, for a total of three triple crochets into the magic loop.
Double Crochets:
- Yarn over once, insert the hook through the loop, yarn over and pull a loop through, yarn over and pull through two loops, then yarn over and pull through the last two loops.
- Repeat to make three double crochets in total.
Creating the Other Half:
- Chain 1, then perform three more triple crochets, chain 1 again.
- Follow with three double crochets and then three triple crochets.
Final Chain:
- Chain 3, then slip stitch through the middle of the heart to close the shape. Cut the yarn, leaving a bit of length for weaving in ends.
Creating the Bookmark Tail:
Starting the Tail:
- At the bottom of your heart, identify the middle triple crochet of the first set of three.
- Insert the hook into the middle of the V-shaped stitch at the top of this crochet.
Begin the Chain:
- Yarn over and pull through, starting a chain. Continue chaining to your desired bookmark length. Around 40 chains is suggested for a standard bookmark size.
Finishing:
- Once you’ve reached the desired length, yarn over, pull through a little longer, and then cut the yarn. Pull this tight to secure.
Weaving in Ends:
- Use a tapestry needle to weave in any loose ends. The method for this step is not specified in the video, but you can find many tutorials online.
Completed Bookmark:
After weaving in all your ends, your crochet heart bookmark is complete! Adjust the size of the bookmark tail as necessary to fit the books you will use it with.
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