How to crochet cute Cat & Dog Bookmarks 📚 ˙⋆✮

 

Hi there! Let’s crochet these 2 cute cat and dog bookmarks. This is the written pattern for my youtube tutorial. Please watch it so you can follow the steps easily. 

If you use this pattern and share it please tag me (@bynicolette) I would love to see your works!! And if you sell items made from this pattern please credit me as the pattern creator, I really appreciate it. Thanks for your support.

Enjoy your time crocheting ♡

Materials 

• acrylic yarn (sport)(5 ply) in white, brown, pink and blue
• 3 mm hook
• black thread
• sewing needle
• scissors
• stitch markers
• stuff

***Note: you can use any yarn or hook size you want, the only difference will be the size of your finished bookmarks.

Abbreviations 

• Magic ring - MR
• Chain - ch
• Single crochet - sc
• Half double crochet - hdc
• Double crochet - dc
• Slip stitch - slpst 
• Increase - inc
• Decrease - dec 

Body (same for cat or dog)

MR 

R1) 6 sc into the MR

R2) 6 inc (12)

R3) 3 sc, 1 inc (15)

R4) 1 inc, 4 sc (18)

R5) 18 sc

R6) (2 sc, 1 dec) x4, 2 sc (14)

R7) (1 dec, 1 sc) x4, 2 sc (9)

Stuff it

*slpst in the next stitch, fasten off (pull and cut the yarn leaving a long tail)

To close the body (please watch the tutorial for reference):

1. Insert the left yarn in the needle and see that you have 9 stitches left. You have to pass through just the front loop of all these stitches with the needle. 
2. When you finish, pull the yarn and the circle will close. 
3. Finally just hide the yarn through the body and cut the excess.

Dog Ears and Face

Ears

1. Slip knot, 7 sc
2. Skip the 1st and 2nd ch, then make: 4 hdc, 1 slpst
3. Fasten off (pull and cut the yarn)
4. Repeat the same steps to make a 2nd ear.
5. Sew them on the 2 sides of the body at the same height between round 3 and 4 (watch the tutorial for reference of where and how to sew)

Face 

***note: watch the tutorial for a detailed guide of all the steps :)

1. Embroider it with black thread and a needle
2. From top to bottom of the body count 5 rounds, so in round 5 choose a stitch at the middle of the body
3. Insert your needle in the left side of the middle stitch you chose 
4. Then pass the needle to the other side of the middle stitch and next pass 1 round under the middle stitch 
5. Pass through the little loop formed with the needle pointing downwards and pull the thread
6. Insert the needle in the same last stitch you passed through and go the back passing through any stitch 
7. Now you have the nose / mouth, next we will make the eyes
8. Insert your needle in the same last stitch you passed through at the back, count 1 stitch to the side of the nose (and above it), and pass through that stitch 
9. Then insert the needle 1 stitch above your current one and again go to the back
10. Again insert the needle in the same last stitch you passed through at the back, count 1 stitch to the side of the nose (and above it) but now at the other side, and pass through 
11. Insert the needle 1 stitch above your current one and go to the back
12. Fasten off (cut and hide the excess of threads through the body)

Cat Ears and Face

Ears

***note: watch the tutorial for a detailed guide of all the steps :)

1. From top to bottom of the body count 4 rounds, so in round 4 insert your hook in a stitch of the side
2. Now with the hook grab your yarn (make a loop and pull it through), and tighten it 
3. Make: 3 ch
4. Skip the 1st ch and make: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 slpst to the side in round 3
5. Fasten off (pull and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail) and hide the excess of yarn through the body with the needle

6. Now repeat the same steps for the 2nd ear at the other side of the body BUT this time start from round 3 and finish in round 4
7. So from top to bottom count 3 rounds, so in round 4 insert your hook in a stitch of the side
8. With the hook grab your yarn and tighten it 
9. Make: 3 ch
10. Skip the 1st ch and make: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 slpst to the side in round 4
11. Fasten off (pull and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail) and hide the excess of yarn through the body with the needle

Face

***note: watch the tutorial for a detailed guide of all the steps :)

1. Embroider it with black thread and a needle
2. From top to bottom of the body count 6 rounds, so in round 6 choose a stitch at the middle of the body
3. Insert your needle in the right side of the middle stitch you chose 
4. Then pass the needle to the other side of the middle stitch and next pass 1 round above the middle stitch 
5. Pass through the little loop formed with the needle pointing upwards and pull the thread
6. Insert the needle in the same last stitch you passed through and go the back passing through any stitch 
7. Now you have the nose / mouth, next we will make the eyes
8. Insert your needle in the same last stitch you passed through at the back, count 2 stitches to the side of the nose (and above it), and pass through that stitch 
9. Then insert the needle 1 stitch above your current one and again go to the back
10. Again insert the needle in the same last stitch you passed through at the back, count 2 stitches to the side of the nose (and above it) but now at the other side, and pass through 
11. Insert the needle 1 stitch above your current one and go to the back
12. Fasten off (cut and hide the threads through the body)

Heart

1. MR 
2. All into the MR: 2 ch, 3 dc, 3 hdc, 1 ch, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 2 ch, 1 slpst
3. Pull the yarns and tighten it 
4. Fasten off (cut and hide the excess of yarn through the back of the work. You can weave or use any other method you like)

Little Fish

1. Slip knot, 6 ch
2. Skip the 1st and 2nd ch, then make: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. Repeat the same stitches on the other side of the work, like a mirror.
3. Then make: 4 ch
4. Skip the 1st and 2nd ch, then make: 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 slpst in the stitch you did the 4 ch
5. Pull the yarn and tighten it 
6. Fasten off (cut and hide the excess of yarn through the back of the work. You can weave or use any other method you like)

String

1. Slip knot
2. Leave a long tail and then start to make chains, they have to be as long as the height of your book. 
3. When you finish, make 1 ch and slpst in the next ch
4. Fasten off (pull and cut your yarn leaving a long tail)

Attaching the string to the dog and heart

***note: watch the tutorial for a detailed guide of all the steps :)

Heart

1. Grab the string and choose 1 side of it, then grab the long tail we leaved and insert the yarn into the needle 
2. Grab the heart and pass through 1 stitch of the top
3. Return and pass through 1 ch of the string (the last one), then pass through the little circle that was formed and tight it
4. Now we have make a knot, to secure it pass side to side with the needle through the stitch of the knot (various times to make sure it won't slip off)
5. Fasten off (pull and cut your yarn)

Dog

1. Repeat the same steps we did to attach the heart but this time with the other side of the string and now do it in a stitch of the bottom of the body of the dog

Attaching the string to the cat and little fish 

***note: watch the tutorial for a detailed guide of all the steps :)

Little Fish

6. Grab the string and choose 1 side of it, then grab the long tail we leaved and insert the yarn into the needle 
7. Grab the little fish and pass through 1 stitch of the top
8. Return and pass through 1 ch of the string (the last one), then pass through the little circle that was formed and tight it
9. Now we have make a knot, to secure it pass side to side with the needle through the stitch of the knot (various times to make sure it won't slip off)
10. Fasten off (pull and cut your yarn)

Cat

2. Repeat the same steps we did to attach the little fish but this time with the other side of the string and now do it in a stitch of the bottom of the body of the cat.

Congratulations ⊹ᡣ𐭩₊⋆

That’s it you finished these adorable bookmarks. If you use this pattern please give me credits and tag me (@bynicolette). I appreciate it and love to see your works ♡

Bye!!