I broke my left ankle in 2 places on May 1, 2025

May 8, 2025: My computer is now set up in a spare bedroom so now I am able to daily updates. Since I do need help getting to my office and order processing area, in the basement, I am not able to process orders for at least a week or two. After June 20, I may only be able to get to my basement work area, 2 days a week. I am not sure how long it will be where I will need a lot of help to do what I do. I do know my ankle needs surgery, which is on Friday May 9, 2025. After that, I am not sure what will happen.



New Paper Bead Rulers!

New Paper Bead Rulers!

Snowflake Bookmark

Snowflake Bookmark Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

This sparkly bookmark was inspired by an email sent to a crochet mailing list I am a member of. One lady was looking for a Heart Shaped bookmark with a tail, then a day or so later, someone replied with the idea of making a snowflake with a tail for a bookmark. Well I thought that was a great idea so I designed one. Hope you like it.

Materials Needed:
Small amount pearl Knit Cro Sheen* or size 10 crochet cotton
Size 7 steel crochet hook
Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends

Thread Thickness: 10thread
Gauge: 10sc=1"
Finished Size: =2"x8"
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
RND 1: Ch6, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3, dc in ring. Ch3. *2dc in ring. Ch3. Rep from * 4 times more. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 2: Slst into the sp bet the first 2 dc. Ch6, dc in same sp. Ch3. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. *Dc, ch3, dc in next sp bet next 2 dc. Ch3. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Rep from * around. Join w/s/st to 3rd ch of ch6.

RND 3: Slst into the first ch3 sp. Ch6, dc, ch5, dc, ch3, dc in same ch3 sp. Ch1. *Sk the next 2 ch3 sps. Dc, ch3, dc, ch5, dc, ch3, dc in next ch3 sp. Ch1. Rep from * 3 times more. Sk the next 2 ch3 sps. Work the fol in the next ch3 sp. Dc, ch3, dc, ch60, work 3dc in 3rd ch from hook, ch3, work 3 dc in same ch as last 3 dc, ch2, slst in same ch again. Slst in each ch to with in the first ch. Leave last ch undone. Ch 1. Dc in same ch 3 sp, ch3, dc in same ch3 sp. Ch1. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch6 at beg of round. Fasten off and weave ends into work.

You could starch this lightly but I didn't. The plastic strand in this thread sort of acts like a stiffening agent on it's own.

*The Pearl Knit Cro Sheen is just Knit Cro Sheen with a strand of plastic running through it. Really pretty. I bought it at Wal-Mart.

Designed on Thursday, December 03, 1998. Copyright © 1998 By Julie A. Bolduc f110005

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