Easter Egg Bookmark

This bookmark is made up of a bunch of eggs. It has an egg at the bottom, the long tail looks like little eggs and it has one Pineapple like egg at the top. This is a really fun and fast last minute Basket Stuffer you can make for all of your kids.

Materials Needed:
Small amount Pastels Variegated size 10 Crochet cotton. Knit-Cro-Sheen was used.
Size 7 Steel crochet hook
Tapestry needle

Yarn Thickness: 10thread
Gauge: 10sc=1"
Finished Size: 2"x9"
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
Starting at bottom of tail.
RND 1: Ch4, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Slst into ring. Ch3, 2dc, ch2. *3dc in ring. Ch2. Rep from * two times more. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

Tail
Slst in each of the next 2 sts and into the first ch2 sp. Ch3. *Yo insert hook in same ch2 sp, draw up a lp, yo draw through 2 lps on hook. Rep from * one more time, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook. Bobble made.

Now you will be working the same way but work each bobble in the 3rd ch from hook. Like this. (Yo, insert hook in 3rd ch from hook, yo pull through 2 lps on hook) Rep bet () once more. Yo and draw thread through all 3 lps on hook.

Ch3, bobble in 3rd ch from hook. Do this until you have 18bobbles total.

Egg on top.
The egg on top is make like a pineapple but it is not a true pineapple.
ROW 1: Ch3, work5dc in 3rd ch from hook. Ch3, turn.

ROW 2: Dc in first dc and work 2 dc in each dc across. You should now have 12dc across. Ch4, turn.

ROW 3: Dc in first dc. *Sk next dc. Dc, ch1, dc in next dc. Rep from * across. You will end up with a dc, ch1, dc in top of ch3. Ch1, turn.

ROW 4: Slst into the first ch1 sp. Ch4, dc in same sp. Ch3. *Sc in next ch1 sp. Ch3. Rep from * 4 times more. Dc, ch1, dc in last ch1 sp. Ch1, turn.

ROW 5: Slst into the first ch1 sp. Ch4, dc in same sp. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. *Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Rep from * 3 times more. Sk next ch3 sp. Dc, ch1, dc in last ch1 sp. Ch1, turn.

ROW 6: Slst into the first ch1 sp. Ch4, dc in same sp. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. *Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Rep from * 2 times more. Sk next ch3 sp. Dc, ch1, dc in last ch1 sp. Ch1, turn.

ROW 7: Slst into the first ch1 sp. Ch4, dc in same sp. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. *Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Rep from * 1 time more. Sk next ch3 sp. Dc, ch1, dc in last ch1 sp. Ch1, turn.

ROW 8: Slst into the first ch 1 sp. Ch4, dc in same sp. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Sk next ch3 sp. Dc, ch1, dc in next ch1 sp. Ch1, turn.

ROW 9: Slst into the first ch1 sp. Ch4, dc in same sp. Skip the 2 ch3 sps. Dc, ch1, dc in next ch1 sp. Fasten off and weave ends into work. Starch lightly if desired.

Design written on Friday, March 19, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by Julie A. Bolduc f110002