NWM|| A Piece For Book Lovers

Hello Lovely Needleworkers.

It's a cold Monday over here. For some days now, Mondays have either been very cold or rainy. Has this been the case for you? All the same, the weather doesn't stop me from sharing my needlework in the needleworkmonday community.

For this week, I made something that could come in really handy for bibliophiles (book lovers); crochet bookmarks. Book marks are used by people who do not want to keep folding the pages of their books to signify where they read last.

It reminds me of a time when I was reading a very cumbersome book. During that period, I was really distracted. I would read one page and something would come. These tasks required my full attention, and each time I stood up, I folded a page to signify where I read last.This way, I ended up folding almost all the leaves of that book and believe me when I say that the book didn't look so appealing after all the folding.

Recently, I've had to read cumbersome books once again and I wouldn't want the past to repeat itself, hence the book marks.

For these bookmarks, I used a simple but exquisite pattern. For some reason, I like crochet patterns that are a bit circular in nature. For this project, I used a 2.0mm hook.

I started by making three chains. After making the three chains, I made two double crochet stitches into the second chain and three double crochet stitches into the very first chain. In the end, you should have five double crochet stitches plus one. After this, I chained three, turned my work and worked into the hole I had created; in the space after the third double crochet stitch. This pattern was repeated till I got my desired length.

For the edging

I've seen so many people use this edging in crochet bags, crochet accessories, etc. I really like how much it makes crafts stand out and so I decided to add two of them to both ends of the bookmarks. This way, the bookmarks do not look so bland and it could be a great thing to touch while reading.

First, I cut a strand of the yarn and placed it horizontally on a plastic card. Then, I made fifteen wounds vertically with the yarn, cut off the yarn and tightened with the yarn I placed horizontally initially. I levelled it up but cutting off the excesses and my ^{permit me to call it} ruffle was ready.

The beads were an added advantage:) . I like the way the beads look on the bookmarks. If one doesn't look closely, they may miss it. The aim was to make the bookmarks look as appealing as possible and I hope I did. What do you think?

One person constantly kept crossing my mind while I was making this project–@jhymi. This is one bibliophile that I know and I hope to give her one of these the next time I see her.

In the meantime, I would like to know which colour you like best? The red or the golden-yellow? How about the pattern? Does it look too basic?

Until next time, stay creative and have a lovely Monday.🧶🧶

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Love,Wongi ✨