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Filed under: General, Cotton, Accessories, 1 - Super Fine, Plant Fiber, 2005 February/March, bookmark, thong
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by Donna Hulka
Introduction
Recycle those paper bookmarks you get for free at the bookstore. Chuck those decrepit woven things you've kept since childhood. Take a few minutes to crochet yourself a simple, elegant book thong that will make you feel like the sophisticated intellectual you know you are.
Materials List
Small amount of size 10 cotton crochet thread Size 7 (1.65 mm) steel crochet hook Beads that will fit snugly over the crocheted chain (center hole of approximately 2mm) Stitch marker Needle with an eye large enough for the crochet thread
Finished Size
One size.
Notes
When you make a chain, the front looks like a series of Vs (and each V has a top and bottom loop) and the back looks like a series of bumps that forms a spine or ridge. US pattern notations used ch = chain sl st = slip stitch sc = single crochet
The Pattern
Up one side:
Youre starting at the bottom (tassel end) of the bookmark. Leave a long tail, about 12 inches, because youll need room to do a little stitching with it later. Chain 150. Thread your top bead (the bead youve chosen for the non-tassel end of the bookmark) onto the chain from the tail end and bring it close, but not all the way, to the working end.
Insert your hook through the same chain and pull the tail through again, pulling it gently snug to secure it. Insert your hook through the same chain a third time and pull the tail through, leaving a loop rather than pulling it tight; insert your hook in the loop (Figure 7), sc into the ring (Figures 8 and 9), and finish off.
The ring just made is where you will insert the tassel later. Push your beads down to the sc just made (Figure 10).
Add tassel:
Cut 16 pieces of thread, each 8 inches long. Holding all strands together, fold in half, insert J hook into ring and draw the fold through, draw the loose ends through the loop made by the fold and gently tighten. Trim evenly to desired length.
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