Pattern - Rainbow Bookmark

Its been a 'rainbowy' kinda year hasn't it? And to that end I just cannot help myself crocheting and designing in lush rainbow brights, they just cheer me up so much! 

So the latest design is these quick and easy little rainbow bookmarks. Or are they shooting stars??

Hook one for your self for all the copius reading we have done during lockdown! 

Or they would make fab Christmas Stocking fillers as we finally close the door on 2020!

Hook - 4mm

Pattern in UK Terminology

Yarn
Cotton DK in Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple

I used Stylecraft Classique Cotton from my stash, although I am aware some of these colours have been discontinued. You just need the relevant rainbow colours in any DK cotton you like

Measurements

Finished piece measures 18cm long and 3cm wide, before tassels added

Notes

The stars are made separate to the body of the bookmark and then sewn on.

BOOKMARK

With Red Ch33

Row 1 - 1 dc into second ch from hook and each ch along to end, turn (32 sts)

Change to Orange

Row 2 - Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), 1 dc in each st to end, turn (32 sts)

Change to Yellow

Row 3 - Repeat Row 2

Change to Green

Row 4 - Repeat Row 2

Change to Blue

Row 5 - Repeat Row 2

Change to Purple

Row 6 - Repeat Row 2

Fasten off and weave in ends

STARS

With Yellow, make a magic ring

Round 1 - Ch1, 5 dc in ring, join with a sl st in first dc (5 sts)

Round 2 - *Ch3, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in next ch, join with a sl st in next st, repeat from * 4 more times (5 points)

Fasten off and weave in ends

Make another Star using Blue yarn

MAKING UP

Using the picture as a guide, sew the stars onto the top of the bookmark.

TASSELS

Cut a 10 cm length of each colour and attach to the bottom of the bookmark to its corresponding colour.

To make tassels, hold length of yarn in the centre, insert hook from front to back, hook around the centre of the yarn length, pull through so you have a loop on the hook and then bring the tails of the length of yarn from the back, under the ring and through the loop, pull to secure.

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