Heart Bookmark

February is one of my very favorite months. The winter weather is just about over but there is still hope of a few more crisp and beautifully white days. While Valentines Day is perfectly situated mid month when winters chill begins to give way to the promise of spring.

Here is a bookmark to commemorate the promise that Spring brings and the promise the heart carries of eternal love. Enjoy


Heart Bookmark
Designed by Annette Stewart - Feb. 2010

#10 cotton (red) size 6 steel hook

1. Chain 16, 1sc in 2^nd ch from hook and each remaining chain. Turn (15)

2 Ch3, 1 dc in next sc, *ch 2 skip 2sc, 2hdc in next sc, Repeat from * twice, ch 2 skip 2sc, 1dc in each of last 2 sc. turn

3 Ch3, 1dc in next dc, *skip ch 2 space. 3dc-1sc-3dc between 2hdc. Repeat from * twice, 1dc in each of last two dc. Turn.

4 Ch 3, 1dc in next dc, ch2, skip next dc, 1sc in top of next dc, *ch2, skip next 2 dc, 1dc in top of next dc, repeat from * twice. Ch2, skip 1, 1dc in each of last 2 dc. Turn (7 ch2 spaces)

5 Ch3, 1 dc in next sc, *ch 2 skip 2sc, 2hdc in next sc, Repeat from * twice, ch 2 skip 2sc, 1dc in each of last 2 sc. turn

6 Ch3, 1dc in next dc, *skip ch 2 space. 3dc-1sc-3dc between 2hdc. Repeat from * twice, 1dc in each of last two dc. Turn.

7 Ch 3, 1dc in next dc, ch2, skip next dc, 1sc in top of next dc, *ch2, skip next 2 dc, 1dc in top of next dc, repeat from * twice. Ch2, skip 1, 1dc in each of last 2 dc. Turn (7 ch2 spaces)

8-27 Repeat Rows 5, 6, & 7 seven times.

28 Ch1, 1hdc in each dc-ch2-and sc across, Working down side - 1hdc in side of previous hdc, 2hdc in each dc space, 1hdc in side of 1^st sc -Working across bottom - 1hdc in each ch Working up side - 1hdc in end of last hdc, 1hdc in sc, 2 hdc in each dc space, Join with a slst in beg. ch1 of round. Turn

29 Ch1, 1 rsc in each sc around. Join with slst in ch1. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Block or Starch as desired

Heart Charm

1 Ch 3, join with slst to form ring,

2 Ch 3, 10 hdc in ring, join with slst in top of ch3

3 Ch1, hdc in same as joining, 1sc in each of next 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc, [3hd, 1sc, 1slst] in next hdc, [1slst, 1sc 3hdc in next hdc, 2hdc in next hdc, 1hdc in each of next 3 hdc, 1hdc in same as joining, join with slst in top of ch3.

4 Chain 10, join to bookmark. Fasten off and weave in ends.