Holly & Ivy Bookmark
PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCH Picot: (Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook) 3 times, sl st in indicated st. BOOKMARK
Row 1 (RS): With olive, ch 16, 3 dc in 4th ch from hook, [sk next 3 chs, (sc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch] twice, sk next 3 chs, sc in last ch, turn. (3 groups 3-dc)
Row 2: (Ch 3, 3 dc) in first sc, [(sc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 lp] twice, sc in last ch-3 lp, turn. Rows 3–24: [Rep row 2] 22 times. Row 25: (Ch 3, 3 dc) in first sc, [(sc, hdc, 2 dc) in next ch-3 lp] twice, sl st in last ch-3 lp. Fasten off. EDGING Rnd 1 (RS): Join (see Pattern
Notes) antique white in any st, ch 1, work 11 sc evenly sp across each short end and 47 sc evenly sp across each long side, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner st, join in beg sc. (124 sc)
Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner ch-1 sp, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (132 sc)
Rnd 3 (RS): Join victory red in top right corner ch-1 sp, picot
(see Special Stitch) in same ch-1 sp, [sl st in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sl st in next sc, ch 5, sl st in next sc, [sc in next sc, sl st in next sc] 3 times, *sl st in corner ch-1 sp, picot in same corner ch-1 sp, [sl st in next sc, sc in next sc] across long side*, sl st in corner ch-1 sp, picot in same corner ch-1 sp, [sl st in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sl st in next sc, picot, [sc in next sc, sl st in next sc] 3 times, rep between *, join in beg sl st. Fasten off. FINISHING Dampen and block Bookmark on pinning board stretching sides even, dry completely, remove straight pins. Cut 14 lengths of victory red each 8 inches long. Fold strands in half, insert hook in ch-5 sp, draw strands through at fold to form a lp on hook, draw cut ends through lp on hook, pull gently to secure Tassel. CW