Crochet Bookmark

Strawberry for the crochet bookmark

• Following the markings on the diagram below, knit the strawberry.

• Close the stitches, leaving one.
• NB: For the left-overs, fold the stitches to one side.

• Cut the cotton to a length of 25cm.

• Sew on the pearls to make the grains of the strawberry.
• NB: The placing of the pearls is shown on the diagram by the squares of colour.

• Pin the strawberry onto the material, face to face, and cut leaving 0.5cm of material on the outside

• Sew this, leaving an opening.
• With the help of a wool needle, turn the work the right way round.
• Fill the strawberry and close the opening discretely.

• With the help of a crochet needle, attach a stalk to the strawberry. 

Body of the crochet bookmark

• Cut the cardboard into two pieces of 4 x 12 cm.

• Cut a piece of double-sided tape and place on one side of the cardboard.
• Put the stalk of the strawberry onto the tape (several cm down).

• Put the second half of the cardboard on-top of the other, press it.

• Paste one side of the cardboard and press on the wrapping paper.
• Press with the palm of your hand.  
• Turn over and paste wrapping paper on the other side.
• Cut the surplus paper with scissors.  

• Write on the back:
  • By hand with a marker or paint.
  • Or, by cutting up words of your choice from magazines and sticking them on.