Falling Feather Bookmark
Needles: US 3.25 straights and/or (2) DPNs
Yarn: Knit Picks Essential
Gauge: Not crucial, but recommended as 7 stitches = 1"
Optional: 1-6 (or desired number) 1/4” glass beads, beading needle.
Finished dimensions: variable, but approximately 2-1/4”x11” with i-cord.
Cast on 17 stitches.
Knit 3 rows in garter stitch.
Begin charted pattern:
Even Rows: Sl1, K1, *work charted row* K2
Odd Rows: Sl1, K1, Purl 13, K2
Repeat chart twice (or more, if you want a longer bookmark), ending each repeat with Row 21.
Repeat Rows 2-9.
Begin top decrease
Row 1: SL1, K2tog, K10, SL1-K1-PSSO, K2
Row 2: SL1, K1, P11, K2
Row 3: SL1, K2tog, k 8, SL1-K1-PSSO, K2
Row 4: SL1, K1, P9, K2
Row 5: SL1, K1 K2tog, k 5, SL1-K1-PSSO, K2
Row 6: SL1, K1, P7, K2
Row 7: SL1, K1 K2tog, k 3, SL1-K1-PSSO, K2
Row 8: SL1, K1, P5, K2
Row 9: SL1, K1 K2tog, k 1, SL1-K1-PSSO, K2
Row 10: SL1, K1, P3, K2
Row 11: SL1, K1, SL1, K2tog, PSSO, K2
Row 12: SL1, K1, P1, K2
Row 13: SL1, SL1, K2tog, PSSO, K1. Do not turn.
Work 3 inches (or desired length) of 3-stitch I-cord. To close i-cord, SL1-K2tog-PSSO. Cut yarn but leave 6” tail. Thread tail into beading needle and string glass beads. Bring the beads snug to the top of the i-cord. Bring the needle around and through the last bead again. Run the needle through the rest of the beads and through the center of the i-cord. Cut remaining tail and hide end in the i-cord.
Weave in any loose ends.
Block gently to form. When the bookmark is dry you may spray it lightly with laundry starch. Don’t worry to much about curling, though. As long as the bookmark is kept flat in a book, the lace should keep it’s form.
