Flower bookmark: Crochet Bookmark Generator

Keep a small flower outside the pages

This bookmark pairs a ninety-six-sc strip with a twenty-five-output five-petal flower. The strip is four stitches wide and twenty-four rows long. The flower has five center sc and twenty petal outputs, giving 121 main crochet outputs across two pieces. The decoration belongs above the page edge; the strip supplies the page marker rather than asking the raised flower to lie between sheets.

Make the topper from five real receiving bases

Begin the flower with five sc in a magic ring and join as directed without counting the routine join. In each old sc, work chain two, three dc, chain two and a closing slip stitch into that same base. Only then advance to the next old center stitch. Fifteen dc and five closing slip stitches make the twenty-output petal circuit; twenty decorative chains are additional.

Pin the center to the strip before reinforcing

Finish the four-by-twenty-four SC strip and weave its starting tail. Pin flower center positions one and three over strip final-row positions one and four. Compare the actual spans and adjust the placement on the backing if either piece gathers. Make and reinforce the two underside sewing tacks while leaving every visible petal top free. Secure the flower ring tail and attachment ends on the back.

Check how the topper sits on a closed book

The flower should rest outside the paper stack without pulling the strip sideways. If it rotates, inspect whether the two tacks are distributed through the pinned underside rather than joined by one tight central knot. If the strip puckers, remove the temporary attachment and compare gauges. Tightening the existing seam harder is unlikely to correct mismatched physical spans.

Are the two tacks extra crochet stitches?

No. They are separate assembly connections after the 121 main outputs.

Can I add petals by repeating an old center base?

That changes the supported flower structure. This example deliberately matches five petals to five old center stitches.

Exact original setup and complete working record

Open the Crochet Bookmark Generator and choose flower. Set strip width to 4, strip rows to 24, cord foundation to twenty and fringe cut length to fifteen centimeters; inactive fields do not resize a fixed source. Download the complete original bookmark JSON before editing. Use compatible smooth, low-bulk yarn, a matching hook, removable markers, scissors and a tapestry needle.

The sequence below uses US terms: sc means single crochet, hdc half double, dc double and tr treble. Ch is chain and sl st slip stitch. UK mode translates the stitch names without changing the source coordinates, quantities or joining references. Check each count's unit: decorative chains, counted closures, routine joins, sewing tacks and cut strands are different things. Review the chart-reading guide and the gauge guide before comparing nominal dimensions.

Use Symbol Chart for insertion sources, Written Pattern for the complete route and Stitch Preview for corresponding loop schematics. These original vector views are not real photographs or evidence of a physically tested bookmark. Wash and measure the actual sample, weave every tail securely and test paper contact in an ordinary book. Save yarn, hook, measured gauge and finishing notes alongside the complete JSON. Keep bulky motifs and fringe outside the page stack.

Every row, component and separate finishing reference

1. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 1: Ch 5. Starting in chain 2 from hook, work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
2. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 2: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
3. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 3: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
4. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 4: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
5. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 5: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
6. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 6: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
7. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 7: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
8. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 8: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
9. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 9: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
10. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 10: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
11. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 11: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
12. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 12: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
13. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 13: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
14. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 14: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
15. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 15: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
16. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 16: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
17. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 17: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
18. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 18: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
19. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 19: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
20. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 20: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
21. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 21: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
22. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 22: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
23. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 23: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
24. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 24: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. Fasten off, weave in ends and block the completed motif without stretching. [4 counted outputs per copy]
25. Five-petal flower topper (make 1), round 1: Magic ring: ch 1 (not counted), 5 sc; sl st to the first sc, excluding this routine join from the count. Tighten the ring. [5 counted outputs per copy]
26. Five-petal flower topper (make 1), round 2: In each of the 5 old sc work [ch 2,3 dc, ch 2, sl st] into that same base. Move to the next old sc for the next petal. 5 petals: 15 dc, 5 petal-closing slip stitches and 20 decorative chains. The petal-closing slip stitches are included in this round's 20 completed stitches. [20 counted outputs per copy]
27. Five-petal flower topper (make 1), round 3: Fasten off, weave the foundation tail into the wrong side and leave a suitable attachment tail. Block the unfilled applique without stretching; sew through the underside and bases rather than crushing visible tops. [0 finishing reference]
28. Keep the flower above the page edge. Pin its center-round positions 1 and 3 over strip final-row positions 1 and 4. Sew and reinforce those two distributed tacks through the undersides; keep all petal tops free. Compare actual spans and reposition on the backing if the pinning distorts either piece. [2 topper-to-strip sewing tacks]