Simple Pineapple Bookmark

This quick and easy pineapple bookmark works up in just about an hour. You could make a bunch of these as last minute gifts for girls.

Materials Needed:
Size 10 crochet cotton in white
Size 7 steel crochet hook
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 10thread
Gauge: 10sc = 1"
Finished Size: 8½"long
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
ROW 1: Ch61. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of the next 54 chs. Ch4. Dc in last ch.

ROW 2: Now you will work around the post of the dc you just made. Ch4. (Dc around post. Ch1. 4 times.) Dc around post. Ch3, turn.

ROW 3: Dc in next dc. Ch3. (Sc in next ch1 sp. Ch3. five times.) Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 4: Dc in next dc. Ch3. (Sc in next ch3 sp, ch3, six times.) Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 5: Dc in next dc. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. (Sc in next ch3 sp, ch3, five times.) Sk next ch3 sp. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 6: Dc in next dc. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. (Sc in next ch3 sp, ch3, four times.) Sk next ch3 sp. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 7: Dc in next dc. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. (Sc in next ch3 sp, ch3, three times.) Sk next ch3 sp. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 8: Dc in next dc. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. (Sc in next ch3 sp, ch3, two times.) Sk next ch3 sp. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 9: Dc in next dc. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. Sc in next ch3 sp, ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 10: Dc in next dc. Ch3. Sk both ch3 spaces. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 11: Dc in next dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in top of ch3. Turn.

ROW 12: Slst into the next dc. Ch3. Dc in next dc. Fasten off. Weave ends into back of work.

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