Bookmark {Crochet}

I get quite upset when I have to fold corners in books. Fortunately there is always a supermarket/train/flight ticket available somewhere ... And I suppose this shows that I still believe in books rather than reading ebooks (I cannot do it, I tried, but let's face it, it is not as easy to go to the end and read the end - yes I do that too). 

Anyway to celebrate the fact that I am reading an actual book (be it a children's book - a book is a book), I made myself a fancy new bookmark - which is an ideal last minute present!

The pattern is based on the fan bookmark pattern. I made a few changes and it is easier for me to explain by copying and pasting the original pattern and highlighting my changes. So here it goes (English instructions).. 

Leaving a 10cm thread join make 6 ch and join with a sl st to form a ring.

Fan 1
Row 1. Into loop work: (1dc 2ch) counts as first treble, 13 tr (14 in all) TURN.
Row 2. Work (1dc 2ch) into first treble, work 1ch 1tr into each tr of row 1. (= 14tr and 13 1ch spaces) TURN
Row 3. Working into 1 chain space of row 2, make (1sc, 3ch, sl st in first ch, 1sc) 11 times. (This forms a picot). Into the next (11th space) work 1dc, then 3ch , skip 2 spaces and work 1dc into 2nd ch of first tr post of row 2. TURN. (This completes fan 1)

Fan 2

Row 4. Into 3ch space work (1dc 2ch) counts as first tr, 13tr (14 in all).
Row 5. Work (1dc 2ch) into first tr, work 1ch, 1tr into each tr of row 4. (= 14tr and 13 1ch spaces) TURN
Row 6. (Same as row 3) Working into 1ch space of row 5 make (1sc, 3ch, sl st in first ch, 1sc) 11 times. (This forms a picot). Into the next (12th space) work 1dc, then 3ch , and work 1dc into 2nd ch of first tr post of previous row. (This completes fan 2) TURN.

Continue in this way until you have made 6 fans (based on the book I am reading).

On last row make a picot in all 13 spaces.

To make the tassel cut a few threads each 20cm long. Fold in half and loop through starting loop. I include the beginning thread with this.

I then spray starch and iron to make stiff.

I used sock yarn, and my favourite crochet hook - the 2mm! I took me about 2 hours (on and off) to make it, perfect last minute present!

And all the time I was thinking of making a bigger - scarf - version of it! There's a thought...