Here is a bookmark that looks like the spine of a Commonwealth Law Report.

It is made with brown, yellow, black and red 4 ply wool and a 2 mm hook. The pattern is written in American crochet notation.

With brown wool

Chain 13 (one is a turning chain)

Row 1: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to yellow wool

Row 2: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to brown wool

Rows 3 – 13: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (11 rows)

Change to yellow wool

Row 14: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to black wool

Rows 15 – 20: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (6 rows)

Change to yellow wool

Row 21: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to brown wool

Rows 22 – 30: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (9 rows)

Change to yellow wool

Row 31: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to red wool

Row 32 – 38: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (7 rows)

Change to yellow wool

Row 39: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to brown wool

Row 40 – 46: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) (7 rows)

Change to yellow wool

Row 47: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Change to brown wool

Row 48: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Embroider ‘CLR’ on the red bit (Commonwealth Law Reports won’t fit). Embroider your volume and year of choice on the black bit. Happy reading 🙂