How To Crochet An Adorable BookShelf Bookmark

Hey fellow book lovers! Guess what? We’re spicing up our reading game with a brand-new bookmark pattern! Remember that cute mini bookshelf we did a while back? Well, it’s the creative spark that’s now bringing life to this charming bookmark design: The Crochet Bookshelf Bookmark. Join the quest into the enchanted realms of crochet, and seize your hook to create the most enchanting and unique bookmark ever made!

Material – Crochet Bookshelf Bookmark

• Acrylic or cotton yarn (DK), light brown, 100g, I used the brand Alize Diva Silky Effect
• Multiple colors of cotton amigurumi yarns for the books, the leaves, the flower pot and the flowers (DK)
• a 3 mm crochet hook
• Jewelry craft wire (0,6 mm)
• a little piece of wooden stick (4,8 cm x 1 xm, 2 mm thickness) or cardboard (same dimensions)

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Abbreviations

ch : chain

sl st : slip stitch

sc : single crochet

hdc : half double crochet

dc : double crochet

tr : treble crochet

BLO : back loops only

R : round / row

Notes – Crochet Bookshelf Bookmark

Every row ends with a ch1 then turn. The flower pot is worked in the amigurumi technique (no joining rounds).

The gauge for the bookshelf’s yarn is: 5 cm x 5 cm = 18 sc x 18 rows

While the gauge for the amigurumi cotton yarn is: 5 x 5 cm = 14 sc x 13 rows

The finished bookmark is 15,5 cm x 5,7 cm.

The Crochet Bookshelf Bookmark Pattern

The Bookshelf

With the acrylic brown yarn, ch 17. Starting the 2nd loop from the hook:

Row 1: 16 sc (16)

Row 2 to 50: 16 sc (16)

Now we will work the edges of the bookmark. Grab your craft wire, we will work the edges around the wire (see pictures below). Chain 1 then sc around the rectangle, make sure to make 2sc in each corner to round them and give them a better shape.

The dimensions of the final rectangle are 14,5 cm x 4,7 cm.

The Shelf – Crochet Bookshelf Bookmark

Ch 5, and starting the 2nd loop from the hook:

Round 1: 3 sc, (4 sc in the last stitch), continue working in the other side of the chain base: 2 sc, (3 sc in the last stitch of the round) (12)

Round 2: 12 sc BLO (12)

R3 to 18: 12 sc (12)

Insert the wooden stick or cardboard inside the shelf now. Then continue working the last round:

R19: 12 sc BLO (12)

With a yarn needle, close the hole. Weave in the ends.

Sew the shelf on the rectangle, around the 39th round.

The Books

With the color of your choice, pick your amigurumi yarn and ch8. Starting the 2nd loop from the hook:

Round 1: 7 sc (7)

Round 2 to 6: 7 sc (7)

We will work now the edges of the book: ch 1, 5 sc on the 1st side, ch 1, 7 sl st on the bottom, ch 1, 5 sc on the other side, ch 1, 7 sl st. Ch 1, cut the yarn and make an invisible join.

For the pages, pick a white yarn then ch 6. Starting the 2nd loop from the hook:

Round 1 to 3: 5 sc (5)

Cut the yarn and weave in ends. Fold the book, and glue the pages in between. Make 2 books this same way.

The Flower Pot

With the color of your choice, pick your amigurumi yarn and make a magic circle. We will work the pot in the amigurumi technique (no joining rounds).

Round 1: 6 sc (6)

Round 2: BLO: (1 sc, sc inc) x 3 (9)

R3: (2 sc, sc inc) x 3 (12)

R4 to 5: 12 sc (12)

Cut the yarn and weave the ends.

The leaves – Crochet Bookshelf Bookmark

With the green amigurumi yarn , ch 7. Starting the 2nd loop from the hook:

Round 1: 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, (sl st, ch1, sl st) in the last loop, then continue working on the other side of the chain base: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, ch 1 then sl st in the 1st hdc of the round. (12 stitches and 2 ch 1)

Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Make 3 of them.

Insert the three leaves in the pot with their backs facing in, then sew them in place, letting their tips hang out over the edge of the pot. (see picture below)

The Flowers

With a purple or pink amigurumi cotton yarn, ch 2.

Now in the 1st loop of the ch2 repeat this (sl st, ch 1) a total of 6 times. At the last ch1, make another sl st back to the 1st loop of the ch2 base, then cut the yarn and weave the end to finish your flower. Make 3 this way and sew them on the leaves.

Now all is left to do is to glue the books and the flower pot on the shelf and you’re done!

Feel free to get crafty and add some embroidered books and shelves at the bottom of your bookmark, or experiment with stitching felt fabric to mimic the appearance of books. The possibilities are endless, and you’re encouraged to embellish as you wish. Let your imagination roam freely, and personalize your bookmark to make it uniquely yours!

If you’re vibing with this bookshelf bookmark, let’s connect on socials media – where I spill the beans on new patterns and tutorials. Also don’t miss the how-to on my YouTube channel, the tutorial for this cute bookmark is available there too.

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