Crochet Pineapple Bookmarks: A Crafting Guide for Elegant Bookmarks

Sizes

Small Bookmark is about 5” long; Large Bookmark is about 8 ½” long.

Skill Level

Intermediate - for those who are familiar with working with size 10 thread and steel hooks, and who have a thorough understanding of the basics of crochet.

Materials

• Size 10 Crochet Cotton Thread:
• 25 yds. Shaded Pinks for rose
• 30 yds. Pineapple color
• 10 yds. Shaded Green or Green for Leaves
• Stitch marker (I use a small length of contrasting color thread)
• Heavy Spray Starch
• Fabric Glue
• Size 7 (1.65mm) steel crochet hook

Special Stitches

Shell

(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in st or sp indicated.

3 dc Cluster

Yo, insert hook in st or ch sp indicated, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, (yo, insert hook in same st or ch sp, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, pull through all 4 lps on hook.

Small Version Instructions

Round 1

Starting at Rose, with Shaded Pink, ch 4, 9 dc in 4th ch from hook, join with sl st in top of ch-4. (10 dc made; right side of Rnd 1 is right side of work)

Round 2

Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc.

Round 3

Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2, skip next st, (sc in next st, ch 2, skip next st) around, join with sl st in first sc. (5 ch-2 sps)

Round 4

For petals, (sl st, ch 2, 4 dc, ch 2, sl st) in each ch-2 sp around, join with sl st in first sl st.

Round 5

Working behind petals and only in skipped sts of Round 2, ch 1, sc in first st, ch 4, (sc in next st, ch 4) around, join with sl st in first sc. (5 ch-4 sps)

Round 6

For petals, (sl st, ch 2, 6 dc, ch 2, sl st) in each ch-4 sp around, join with sl st in first sl st.

Row 7

Ch 5, sl st between first and second petals, leaving remaining stitches unworked, fasten off.

Row 8

With right side of Rose facing, and working behind petals, join Pineapple color with sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 3, shell - see Special Stitches) in same sp as joining, turn.

Row 9

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, 4 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 10

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, 2 dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 3, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 11

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 7 times, ch 3, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 12

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 7 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 13

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 6 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 14

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 5 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 15

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 4 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 16

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 3 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 17

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 2 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 18

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 19

Ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp of first shell, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.

Row 20

Ch 3, 3 dc cl (see Special Stitches) in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 6, sl st in 6^th ch from hook, ch 7, sl st in same ch last sl st was worked in, ch 5, sl st in same ch last sl st was worked in, 3 dc cl in ch-2 sp of last shell, ch 3, sl st in last st of last shell. Fasten off.

Leaf Spray

(make 2)

Note: For Picot, ch 3, sl st in 3^rd ch from hook.

For each Leaf Spray, work Steps A-D:

Step A

For the first leaf, with Shaded Green (or desired color), ch 10, (2 dc, picot (see Note), 2 dc, ch 3, sl st) in 4^th ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st in next ch and mark it;

Step B

For the second leaf, ch 6, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc, ch 3, sl st) in 4^th ch from hook, sl st in each of next 2 chs, sl st in marked ch;

Step C

For the third leaf, repeat Step B;

Step D

For the stem, sl st in each remaining unworked ch of starting ch 10. Fasten off.