How to Make a Cozy Crochet Tea Bag Bookmark

Looking for a charming way to mark your spot in a book? Why not try making a cozy Crochet Tea Bag Bookmark? This adorable little craft is not only practical but also brings a touch of warmth to your reading routine. Using just a few simple crochet stitches and some colorful yarn, you can create a unique accessory that will make your reading time even more enjoyable.

Materials

• 1 ball Red Heart white yarn
• 1 ball Red Heart cafe yarn for black tea
• 1 ball Red Heart light thyme yarn for green tea
• 4.5mm hook
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch = Chain
• sc = Single crochet
• dc = Double crochet
• inc = Increase
• dec = Decrease
• sl st = Slip Stitch

Notes

• Used acrylic worsted weight yarn; any worsted weight yarn works.
• Adjust chain length based on book size.
• Tea bag bookmark dimensions: approximately 2 inches tall and 1.5 inches wide.
• Modify length by altering chain count.
• Vary tea bag colors for different tea flavors.

Instructions

The tea bag bookmark crochet pattern starts with a chain but is worked in rounds, not rows.

Starting the Tea Bag

• To start: With the tea-colored yarn, ch x7

Rounds 1-5

• Round 1: In the second chain from the hook make a sc. Sc in each of the next 4 chains. In the last stitch make 3 sc into the stitch. This will help you round your corner to get to the other side of the chain. Then sc for the next 4 chains. In the last stitch make an increase. (14)
• Round 2-5: Sc in each stitch. (14) Then fasten off the tea-colored yarn and join the white yarn.

Rounds 6-9

• Round 6-7: Sc in every stitch. (14)
• Round 8: Dec, sc x3, dec x2, sc x3, dec. (10)
• Round 9: Dec x5. (5)

Finishing Touches

Fasten off your yarn but leave enough to sew the top of the tea bag closed. Then sew the tea bag closed. Now you want to rejoin the yarn to the top middle of the tea bag and ch x60.

In the 3rd chain from the hook make a dc. Dc x2 and then make a sl st. Fasten off and weave in any ends.

And now you have a tea bag bookmark! Happy crocheting! Stay caffeinated!