Flower Bookmark and Decorations

Here is a pattern to make flower bookmarks and flower decorations.

Instructions for making the flowers

Use chunky yarn and 6 mm hook or use 3 strands of dk yarn and 6 mm hook.

First petal: Ch 4, dc in first chain*, ch 3, sl st in first ch*.
Make 4 more petals: ch 3, dc in first ch*, ch 2, sl st in first ch*. 4 times.
first ch* = the first starting chain

Bookmark

Material: chunky yarn, 6 mm hook, one 15 mm button, beads, needle and thread.

Make one Flower (see pattern above).

String : with chunky yarn (green color) and 6 mm hook: ch 2, 6 sc in second chain from hook, sl st in first st, leave yarn 12 inches/ 30 cm long, fasten off.

Finishing

Hold string, flower and button together and sew them as in pictures.

Attach bead at the end of string.

Flower string decoration

With DK yarn sew through the flowers to make a string.

Bouquet

Materials required:

• 24 gauge Dark Green Florist Wire, 
• tree branches and 
• buttons or beads

Put the wire through the flower, insert button/ bead, bend the wire and put it through the flower. Twist the wire together. Cut the wire about 2 inches long then attach to the tree branch (twist around the branch).