Free Crochet Tape Lace Bookmark With Easy Puff Stitch Pattern

This crochet tape lace bookmark is a beautiful and practical way to keep your favorite books organized. This Bookmark is for book lovers, it adds a delicate personal touch to your reading habit. If you’re using it in your favorite novel, notebook, or journal, it’s lightweight, stylish, and unique. You can even customize it with a wooden bead, a pearl, or a tassel for a special finish.

The best part is that? You don’t need to be an expert to make this! With just some yarn, a matching hook, and basic skills, you can easily create this crochet bookmark. The simple puff stitch pattern repeats, making it beginner-friendly and relaxing to work on. Plus, you can adjust the length, add beads, or keep it as minimal as you like.

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Materials & Tools Needed

• Yarn: Sport weight cotton yarn (or any preferred yarn type).
• Hook: 2mm crochet hook (or hook size suitable for the chosen yarn).
• Optional: Wooden bead, pearl, or tassel for embellishment.
• Other: Scissors and a yarn needle for finishing.

Finished Size

• Approximate Size: The final size depends on the number of puff stitches (length). For this example, the bookmark contains 19 puff stitches in the stem section.

Customization Ideas:

• Adjust the length of the bookmark by adding or reducing the number of puff stitches in the stem.
• Experiment with different colors of yarn or add beads/tassels for embellishment.

Pattern Abbreviations & Terminology

• ch: Chain
• sl st: Slip Stitch
• sc: Single Crochet
• hdc: Half Double Crochet
• dc: Double Crochet
• puff stitch (puff st): See the detailed instructions below for how to work a puff stitch.
• loop(s): Yarn loops on the hook.

Note: This pattern uses U.S. crochet terminology.

Step-by-Step Detailed Crochet Instructions

Component 1: Foundation Ring

1. Make a slip knot on your hook.
2. Chain 5 (ch-5).
3. Form a ring by joining the last chain to the first chain with a slip stitch (sl st).
   • You now have a small ring, which will act as the base for the puff stitches.

Component 2: Stem Section with Puff Stitches

• Start the first puff stitch:
  • Chain 3 (acts as the base of your puff stitch).
  • Yarn over, insert the hook into the center of the ring, and pull up a loop.
  • Repeat this step 4 additional times, so you have 11 loops on your hook.
  • Yarn over, pull through 10 loops (leaving 2 loops on the hook).
  • Yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops.
  • Your puff stitch is complete.

• Chain 3 and turn your work.
• Work the second puff stitch:
  • Insert your hook into the chain-3 space of the previous puff stitch and follow the same steps for creating a puff stitch (yarn over, pull loops up 5 times, etc.).
  • Complete the puff stitch.
• Repeat: Continue working puff stitches into the chain-3 spaces of the previous puff stitches, always chaining 3 and turning your work after each stitch.
• Stop when you have created 19 puff stitches total (or your desired length).

Component 3: Edging with Chain Loops

1. After the last puff stitch, chain 4.
2. Insert the hook into the space between the last two puff stitches, and make a single crochet (sc).
3. Chain 4 again and repeat:
   • Insert the hook into the next space between two puff stitches and work an sc.
   • Continue this pattern of ch-4 and sc between puff stitches until you reach the corner of the stem.
4. At the first corner, chain 4, and work an sc into the first chain space of the foundation ring.
5. Repeat this edging on the opposite side of the puff stitch stem:
   • Chain 4 and work sc stitches between each puff stitch until you reach the corner.
6. At the final corner, chain 4 and join the round with a slip stitch into the first single crochet made.

Component 4: Scalloped Border

1. Begin with the first ch-4 space:
   • Work the following stitches into the same ch-4 space:
     • 1 single crochet (sc)
     • 1 half double crochet (hdc)
     • 2 double crochets (dc)
     • 1 half double crochet (hdc)
     • 1 single crochet (sc).
   • This creates the first scallop.
2. Repeat: Work scallops into each ch-4 space around the stem.
3. For the two corners of the bookmark (chain spaces at the ends of the stem), make 7 single crochets into the ch-4 space instead of a scallop.
4. After completing the scalloped border, join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet of the round.

Finishing

1. Chain 1, leave a long yarn tail, and cut the yarn.
2. Pull the tail through the last loop and secure the stitch.
3. Weave in the yarn ends using a yarn needle.
4. Optional: Attach a wooden bead, pearl, or tassel to the starting end of the bookmark (at the ring opening).

Additional Notes

• Adjusting Size: To modify the bookmark’s length, create more or fewer puff stitches in the stem.
• Variations: Add colors by changing yarns at any point in the pattern. For a neat transition, join new yarn at the base of a puff stitch.

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