RED LEPRECHAUNS

filet bookmark

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The sample for this bookmark is crocheted with filet #1

Size : 6 cm (2.5 inches) x 17 cm (7 inches) tassel not included.

Material :Pearl cotton # 8, hook 1.25 mm (Bates steel #9), color red; you can substitute with Cebelia #20 or equivalent cordonnet thread (but the gauge can slightly vary)

Difficulty: easy

Directions

Start with 14 ch.

Row 1. Dc in 8th ch from hook (7 chs = 2 ch + dc + 2 ch), *ch 2, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch* Repeat * to * once more: 3 empty squares.

Rows 2-32. Proceed following the diagram.(If the above link does not work, click here)

Use oblique increasing technique for increasing rows 2-4. Use doorstep decreasing technique for last row. At the end of row 32, do not cut thread; crochet the edging

Edge: Sc stitch all around the bookmark (2 sts in each square side). Join in first st, cut thread.

Tassel: Using a 6" cardboard piece, wrap thread 30 times around cardboard. Cut thread on a side of cardboard, and distribute the 30 strands obtained in 3 empty squares in first row. Wrap a thread piece 5 times around tassel, knot and cut.

N.B. Substitute first dc with 3 ch; for a filet primer, with increase and decrease explanations, go here

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