Crochet Sunflower Bookmark Pattern
Recently I wanted to design a crochet bookmark, and the first idea that popped into my head was to make a daisy. After all, to quote Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail, daisies are the friendliest flowers, don’t you think?
But once I got started on those daisies (you can find the pattern here), I craved a little bit more variety. Looking at the yarn colors I had on hand, I knew I had to design a crochet sunflower bookmark pattern as well!
This pattern works up really quickly, so you can make multiple bookmarks as gifts or for whatever you’d like.
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Getting Started
You can make this crochet sunflower bookmark pattern with any yarn you’d like. I made it with both sport weight and worsted weight yarn, and preferred the sport weight a bit more. I liked the final size it gave me and the super petite stitches. But both options are great.
The yarn pictured is Scheepjes Stonewashed, which is a lightweight cotton yarn that uses two-toned strands to give it its unique look.
Whichever yarn weight you use, just adjust your hook size up or down accordingly. You really can’t go wrong with this pattern, so feel free so use whichever yarn and hook you have handy!
Crochet Sunflower Bookmark Pattern
Materials Used:
- Yarn – Scheepjes Stonewashed in “Yellow Jasper”, “Brown Agate” and “Canada Jade” (these are sport weight yarns)
- Size 3.0mm crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- Scissors (for trimming ends)
- Optional: blocking board and pins
Stitches/Abbreviations Used:
- magic ring
- ch – chain
- R – round or row
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase (work 2 single crochet stitches into the next stitch)
- sl st- slip stitch
- BLO – back loops only
Gauge/Finished Size:
Gauge is not essential for this pattern. With my own tension, for reference, the finished flower measures about 2″ in diameter. The entire bookmark measures about 10″ from top to bottom.
Pattern Notes:
Chain stitches do not count towards the stitch count at the end of the each row or round. Each row or round’s total stitches are marked in parentheses.
I recommend using a stitch marker to keep your place when working in the round on the sunflower.
These stitches are small (especially if using sport weight yarn and 3.00mm hook like me), so just watch your stitch placement carefully as you go.
Sunflower Bookmark Crochet Pattern:
Flower
R1: Using brown (pictured: Scheepjes “Brown Agate”), ch 1, then 6 sc into a magic ring. Sl st in first ch to join. Ch 1, turn. (6)
R2: Inc in each st around. Sl st to join. Ch 1, turn. (12)
R3: (Sc, inc) 6x around. Sl st to join. Ch 1, turn. (18)
R4: Switching to yellow (pictured: Scheepjes “Yellow Jasper”), work in BLO for entire round. In first stitch, *work 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, 1 hdc. Sl st in next st. Repeat from * 8x around for 9 total petals. Fasten off after last sl st. Weave in all ends.
Leaf/Stem
R1: Using green, (pictured: Scheepjes “Canada Jade”), ch 53. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 44 chains. To make the leaf at the end of the chain, work this series of stitches into the last 7 chains: sl st, sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc, sl st. Turning and working into the opposite side of the chain, work that series of sts again: sl st, sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc, sl st. Fasten off, weaving in ends.
Additional Leaves
R1: Using green (pictured: Scheepjes “Canada Jade”), ch 8. Sl st in 2nd chain from hook, then sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc, sl st. Turning and working into the opposite side of the chain, work that series of sts again: sl st, sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc, sl st. Sl st in “top” of leaf to fasten off.
Make as many additional leaves as desired. Do not weave in ends just yet.
Putting It All Together
Wet Blocking
I recommend wet blocking the separate parts of your bookmark before sewing them together – the sunflower, the stem, and any additional leaves you’ve made to attach. Wet blocking helps relax your stitches and keep the stem from being too curly (even with blocking, I find the stem curls a bit, but not too much).
To do this, I sprayed each part of the bookmark with a water bottle and then pinned them to a small foam blocking board (see materials list for a link to what I use).
Sewing
Once your bookmark pieces have fully dried and you have unpinned them, it’s time to sew everything together.
First, place the top of the stem behind the sunflower. Using your yarn needle and a length of yarn (the same yarn used to make the stem), sew the stem to the back of the sunflower.
You may need to sew through the middle of the sunflower’s stitches so your yarn doesn’t show on the front side. A bent-tipped yarn needle can really help with this.
Then, sew any leaves you’d like to add to the side of the stem. Use your yarn needle and the yarn ends from the leaves to sew them wherever you’d like them to be on the stem. Then weave in all ends.
I hope you enjoyed making your sunflower bookmark! If you liked this project, check out this daisy bookmark pattern as well.
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