Flower Lace Crochet Bookmark

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This is a pattern for this crocheted flower bookmark. You start with the flower and one side, finish off, then crochet the other side starting from the opposite side of the flower.
I used a size 9 - 1.40 mm hook and one strand of embroidery thread to crochet this bookmark.

Ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring

Round 1:  Ch 1, 8 sc in ring; join with sl st in first sc – 8 sc.

Round 2:  Ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 3; [sc in next sc, ch 3] 7 times; join with sl st in first sc – 8 sc and 8 ch-3 spaces.

Round 3: Sl st in next ch-3 space, ch-3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same ch-3 space, ch 2; [3dc in next ch-3 space, ch 2] 7 times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch – 24 dc and 8 ch-2 spaces.

Round 4:  Ch 2, dc2tog, [ch 3, sc in next ch-2 space, ch 3, dc3tog] 7 times, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 space, join with ch 1, hdc in top of dc2tog (counts as ch-3 space)—7 dc3tog, 1 dc2tog, 8 sc, and 16 ch-3 spaces

Row 1 - Ch 3 (counts as dc), [(dc, ch 2) 2 times in next ch-3 space] 2 times, dc in next dc.

Row 2 - ch 4, turn, skip next 2 ch 2 spaces, (dc, ch 2) 3 times in next ch 2 sp, dc in same sp, skip next 2 ch 2 spaces, dc in last dc.

Row 3 - ch 4, turn, skip next ch 2 sp, (dc, ch 2) 3 times in next ch 2 sp, dc in same sp, skip next ch 2 sp, dc in last dc.

Repeat row 3 until half of the desired length.
Finish off & weave in tail.

Row 1 - Sl st in pedal on the opposite side of the flower and ch 4 (counts as dc), [(dc, ch 2) 2 times in next ch-3 space] 2 times, dc in next dc.

Row 2 - ch 4, turn, skip next 2 ch 2 spaces, (dc, ch 2) 3 times in next ch 2 sp, dc in same sp, skip next 2 ch 2 spaces, dc in last dc.

Row 3 - ch 4, turn, skip next ch 2 sp, (dc, ch 2) 3 times in next ch 2 sp, dc in same sp, skip next ch 2 sp, dc in last dc.

Repeat row 3 until bookmark is the desired length.
Finish off & weave in tail.
You can weave in a ribbon through the middle if you want.