Trellis Lace Bookmark by LibraryLeigh
Materials List:
+ Fingering weight yarn, about 25 yards (used Mini Mochi mohair blend sock yarn) + Knitting needles, US 2, pair double pointed, or size to obtain gauge ← Tapestry or darning needle +Beads
Gauge:
Approximately 8 stitches per inch, but not crucial...it's a bookmark! Finished should be about 2 inches by 8 inches, not including the tassel. Cast on 17 stitches. Knit 3 rows. Row 4: knit 2, purl 13, knit 2. Begin chart #1. Chart notes: read from bottom to top, right to left. Only right side rows are charted. Wrong side rows: knit 2 at beginning and end of each row, purl all stitches in between. Bookmark is worked bottom to top. Repeat lace chart #1 three times, then work chart #2.
Symbols:
Slip 1, k1, psso - slip one stitch, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over the knit stitch and off the needle
K2 tog - knit two stitches together in front loops as one stitch
Sl 1, k2 tog, psso - slip 1 stitch, knit next two stiches together, pass the slipped stitch over the knit stitch (this makes a double decrease slanting to the left). Purl three stitches together
Chart #1
| O | O | O | / | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| O | 1 | O | O | / | O | / | 15 | |||||||||||
| O | O | O | O | / | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | O | / | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | O | O | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| O | A | O | O | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| O | A | O | O | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| O | / | O | 1 | O | 3 | |||||||||||||
| O | O | / | C | O | 1 |
Chart #2
Cut yarn leaving an 8" tail. Draw yarn through last stitch. Thread beads onto tail then make a tassel. To make the tassel, wind yarn 30 times around a 2" piece of cardboard. Pass an 8" piece of yarn under the wound yarn on one side of the cardboard. Tie tightly. Cut yarn at other side of cardboard. Tie another 8" piece of yarn around the tassel about 1/2 inch above the first tie. Using a tapestry or darning needle, pass the ends of both pieces of yarn into the middle of the tassel. Trim the ends evenly. Thread the yarn tail (with the beads) through the bottom of the tassel and back through the beads. Weave end into the bookmark. I like to wet block my bookmark. You could use starch, but I like the soft feel of the mohair, and it will keep your place either way :-)
