Floral Bookmark

© 1998 Kersti Anear

Sample shown original size and tatted using three strands of DMC embroidery cotton for both the shuttle and ball threads.

This would have to be one of my favourite patterns to make up.

Instructions

• Ring A : 4ds, p, 6ds, 5p sep 4ds, 4ds
• Chain A
  • Petal A: 3ds, p 12ds, p, 3ds, join to 1st p of ring A,
  • Petal B: 3ds, join to petal A, 12ds, p, 3ds, join to ring A
  • Petal C: 3ds, join to petal B, 6ds, 3p sep 3ds, 3ds, join to ring A
  • Petal D: 3ds, join to petal C, 3ds, p, 12ds, join to ring A
  • Stalk: 3ds, p, 15ds, p, 3ds
• Turn over work
• * Ring B : 4ds, join to Petal D, 6ds, join to Petal C, 3ds, 4p sep 3ds, 3ds
• Chain A
  • Petal A: 3ds, join to previous stalk, 12ds, p, 3ds, join to 1st p of ring B,
  • Petal B: 3ds, join to petal A, 12ds, p, 3ds, join to ring B
  • Petal C: 3ds, join to petal B, 6ds, 3p sep 3ds, 3ds, join to ring B
  • Petal D: 3ds, join to petal C, 3ds, p, 12ds, join to ring B
  • Stalk: 3ds, join to petal D, 15ds, p, 3ds
• Turn over work
• Repeat from * 4 times
• Ring B : 4ds, join to Petal D, 6ds, join to Petal C, 3ds, 4p sep 3ds, 3ds
• Chain A
  • Petal A: 3ds, join to previous stalk, 12ds, p, 3ds, join to 1st p of ring B,
  • Petal B: 3ds, join to petal A, 12ds, p, 3ds, join to ring B
  • Petal C: 3ds, join to petal B, 12ds, p, 3ds, join to ring B
  • Petal D: 3ds, join to petal C, 12ds, join to ring C of Previous flower, 3ds
  • Join to last p of Ring B. Tie and cut.

Cut embroidery cotton into lengths that are twice the length of the bookmark, fold over and join through Ring A.