About the project
A quick, colorful bookmark: five or more granny squares joined with an invisible mattress stitch and finished with a single crochet border.
In this pattern
Materials and tools
Measurements
- 4.5 × 18 cm Finished bookmark (1.8 × 7 in)
- 3 × 3 cm Each granny square, approx. (1.2 × 1.2 in)
- 5+ squares Add squares to make it longer
Stitches and abbreviations
This pattern uses US crochet terms. More in the Crochet Terms and Abbreviations guide.
- st
- stitch
- ch
- chain stitch
- ch-sp
- chain space
- sl st
- slip stitch
- sc
- single crochet
- dc
- double crochet
- C1
- color one (granny center and border)
- C2
- color two (colorful part of the granny)
Granny Square Bookmark video tutorial
Crochet Granny Square Bookmark free pattern
Workflow
- Make 5 or more granny squares in assorted colors.
- Join them with an invisible mattress stitch, using a tapestry needle and scrap yarn.
- Add the border, tucking the yarn ends into the stitches.
- Weave in the ends and steam-block the bookmark.
Granny squares
Tip: tap a round to mark it as done.
Joining granny squares
Join the squares with short strands of yarn and a tapestry needle, using mattress stitch. Pick up all six stitches on each side plus one chain from each corner, and seam tightly so the border doesn’t buckle.
Notes
Lay the squares out first to choose the color order. Leave the yarn ends on the sides so you can hide them under the border later.
Border
It’s ready!
Block the finished bookmark so it lies flat and the border stays straight.
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