Crochet Yo-Yo Bookmark

Looking to add a touch of charm to your reading routine? Look no further than the delightful Crochet Yo-Yo Bookmark! This fun and whimsical accessory not only keeps your place in your favorite book but also brings a pop of color and creativity to your reading experience. Handmade with love and care, the Crochet Yo-Yo Bookmark is a perfect blend of functionality and style, making it a wonderful gift for the bookworm in your life or a lovely treat for yourself. So grab your hooks and yarn, and get ready to crochet your way to a more colorful and enjoyable reading journey! Happy crocheting!

Materials

• Size 10 cotton thread
• For yo-yo’s: you can use a different color for each yo-yo, or do them all the same color
• For joining & edging: white, black or ecru (or the color of your choice)
• Crochet hook size 4 or size needed to achieve gauge

Gauge: Unedged yo-yo measures about 7/8” across

Finished size: About 7” long x 1 1/2” wide

Pattern note: Work tightly for best results. Work over thread ends whenever possible.

Yo-yo’s (make 6)

Ch 6; join with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring

Round 1: Ch 4 to count as the first trc, work 17 more trc in the ring; join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 4. (18 trc) Fasten off.

Joining round

First yo-yo: Join edging color with a sc in any trc, ch 3, (sc in the next trc, ch 3) 17 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Second yo-yo: Join edging color with a sc in any trc, (ch 3, sc in the next trc,) 7 times, ch 1, sc (inserting hook from back to front) in any ch-3 sp on the first yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 2nd yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next ch-3 sp on the first yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 2nd yo-yo, ch 3, (sc in the next trc on the 2nd yo-yo, ch 3) 8 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Third yo-yo: Join edging color with a sc in any trc, (ch 3, sc in the next trc,) 7 times, ch 1, sc (inserting hook from back to front) in the last ch-3 sp on the 2nd yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 3rd yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next-to-last ch-3 sp on the 2nd yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 3rd yo-yo, ch 3, (sc in the next trc on the 3rd yo-yo, ch 3) 8 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Fourth yo-yo: Join edging color with a sc in any trc, (ch 3, sc in the next trc,) 7 times, ch 1, sc (inserting hook from back to front) in the last ch-3 sp on the 3rd yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 4th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next-to-last ch-3 sp on the 3rd yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 4th yo-yo, ch 3, (sc in the next trc on the 4th yo-yo, ch 3) 8 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Fifth yo-yo: Join edging color with a sc in any trc, (ch 3, sc in the next trc,) 7 times, ch 1, sc (inserting hook from back to front) in the last ch-3 sp on the 4th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 5th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next-to-last ch-3 sp on the 4th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 5th yo-yo, ch 3, (sc in the next trc on the 5th yo-yo, ch 3) 8 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Sixth yo-yo: Join edging color with a sc in any trc, (ch 3, sc in the next trc,) 7 times, ch 1, sc (inserting hook from back to front) in the last ch-3 sp on the 5th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 6th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next-to-last ch-3 sp on the 5th yo-yo, ch 1, sc in the next trc on the 6th yo-yo, ch 3, (sc in the next trc on the 6th yo-yo, ch 3) 8 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Do not fasten off.

Edging

Continuing around, working in the unworked ch-3 spaces of the bookmark,

(sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the same ch-3 sp) 6 times, (sc in the next

ch-3 sp) 2 times, *(sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the same ch-3 sp) 5

times, (sc in the next ch-3 sp) 2 times*, repeat from * to * 3 times, (sc in

the next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in the same ch-3 sp) 14 times, (sc in the next

ch-3 sp) 2 times, repeat from * to * 4 times, (sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3,

sc in the same ch-3 sp) 8 times; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Weave in ends.

Finishing

Spray starch and iron the bookmark or block as desired.