Crochet Sunflower Bookmark

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For this pattern we used Double Knit yarn and a 4mm hook.

SUNFLOWER

Cast on with brown yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach to the stem at the end.
Ch3 and join into a ring with a slip stitch.

Round 1: ch1, dc6 into ring and join with ss

Round 2: ch1, 2dc in each dc space around and join with ss

Change to yellow yarn.

Round 3: in same ss space, join yellow yarn with ss. In the first dc, ss (ch2, tr, ch3, ss in first of those three ch and then continue working into the base stitch dc space, tr, ch2, ss), ss to next stitch. Work same pattern into each dc around until you have 12 petals.

Fasten off.

STEM

Cast on with green yarn, and ch35. If you want your bookmark to be longer/shorter than this, you can adjust the amount of chain stitches accordingly.

Row 1: starting in 2nd ch from the hook, dc in each ch across

At the end, ch8 - this will form the base for the leaf.

Working down one side of the 8ch, ss in second chain from the hook. Then, dc, htr, tr, dtr, dtr. In the last ch, (tr, tr, htr).
Now you will work back down the other side of the 8ch.

(Htr, tr, tr) all in first ch. Then, dtr, dtr, tr, htr, dc, ss.

Fasten off.

TO ASSEMBLE

Darn in both green ends and both yellow ends. With the long brown tail of yarn from the beginning, stitch the stem to the back of the sunflower and sew the rest of the ends in.