Knitted Bookmarks
Knitting a bookmark is a great way of practicing your skills either as a beginner or as a more experienced crafter who wants to try a new knit stitch/pattern. As a bookmark is generally small, it doesn't require a great amount of yarn so it doesn't matter if it gets messed up in the process. I've created 2 of these bookmarks for beginners and the other is for those who feel confident enough to try a new pattern. The first bookmark is the most basic but a classic at the same time. The beauty of this style is that you can make it any size you like in garter stitch , you don't really need to count rows. This style includes a few decreases at the bottom on each side which I did by knitting 2 stitches together (K2tog), leaving 2/3 stitches on my needle which were then cast off . It's not counted as a ' tassel ' but more of a ' fringe ' despite looking like a solitary tassel. This was done using a crochet hook and looping the centre of the yarn stran...
