Wild Rose Bookmarker

Materials: no. 10 crochet cotton, 3 yds yellow, 10 yds dark pink, 14 yds light pink, no. 5 steel crochet hook. Finished length 7 1/2".

Instructions: With yellow, ch5, join with sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch3, 11dc in ring, change to dk pink, join to ch3.

Rnd 2: *Ch5, sc in next dc, ch1, sc in next dc, repeat from *, join to sl st.

Rnd 3: Ch1, *7sc in ch5 loop, sc in ch1 sp, repeat from *, change to lt pink.

Rnd 4: *Ch4, sc in 4th sc of 7, ch4, sc in single sc, repeat from *.

Rnd 5: (1st motif only): *5sc in ch4 loop, sc in next sc, repeat from *, join to 1st sc, tie off and conceal ends.

Rnd 6: (2nd thru 4th motifs): 5sc in ch4 loop, sc in next sc, ch1, sc in corresponding sc of previous motif, ch1, (5sc in ch4 loop, sc in next sc) 2X, ch1, sc in next point sc of previous motif, ch1, 5sc in ch4 loop, sc in next sc, finish as for 1st motif.

Copyright 1998 by Kathleen Mc Pugh, all rights reserved