Crochet Christmas Buddy Bookmarks

The Christmas Characters CAL has inspired another project… Christmas Buddy Bookmarks! This is a super cute and quick holiday project that you can gift as a set and make for the little (and big) readers in your life!

If you aren’t familiar with Christmas Characters CAL, it’s an adorable Christmas Blanket with 4 panels featuring your favorite christmas faces. Feel free to join anytime over at Yarnspirations.com! These bookmarks are the perfect way to use up any leftover yarn from your CAL (crochet-along) Blanket!

Bookmark Materials:
– Worsted Weight Yarn in Red, White, Green, Light and Dark Brown, a bit of yellow, and black. I used a combination of colors from the Red Heart Super Saver and Bernat Super Value line.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Small buttons in black, red and yellow
– Fabri-tac glue/hot glue gun (optional) or use a needle and thread to sew buttons on.

Finished Size: Approximately 8 inches without tassels/ 13 inches with Tassels.

Gingerbread Bookmark:
Starting with light brown yarn (Bernat Super Value in Topaz is a great Gingerbread color)
Chain 8, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 2-3: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 4: Join in white yarn, chain 4 + DC in first stitch, skip a stitch, DC + chain 1 + DC in next stitch, skip a stitch, DC + chain 1 + DC in next, skip a stitch, DC + chain 1 + DC in last stitch,
Row 5: Join back in brown yarn and chain 1, SC in first chain 1 space, 2 SC in remaining chain 1 spaces, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 6-23: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 24: join in white yarn and repeat Row 4
Row 25: join back in brown yarn and repeat Row 5
Row 26-27: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Santa and Elf Bookmark:
Starting with either Red yarn (Santa) or Green yarn (Elf)
Chain 8, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 2-12: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 13-15: join in black yarn (Santa) or Red yarn (Elf), SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 16-29: join back in Red (Santa) or Green (Elf), SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Snowman Bookmark:
Starting with white yarn
Chain 8, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 2-18: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 19-20: join in red yarn, SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 21-29: join back in white yarn, SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Rudolph Bookmark:
Starting with dark brown yarn
Chain 8, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 2-9: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 10-12: join in red yarn, SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Row 13-29: join back in dark brown yarn, SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (7 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Rudolph Nose:
with light brown yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 4 SC + 3 HDC + 4 SC + 3 HDC all in ring, pull tight. Fasten off leaving long tail to stitch onto bookmark about red collar.

Now is the fun part! Add your embellishments! Grab buttons, tiny pom-poms, embroidery thread, felt or felt stitchers, and anything else you want to pretty up your bookmarks with!

Feel free to add more or less. Keep them simple or go crazy! This would be a fun project to get the kids involved with.

I used Fabri-tac glue to attach my buttons and things… you could use hot glue.. or you could hand stitch each piece on! Whatever you feel comfortable with.

I used a long strand of worsted weight yarn and my tapestry needle to make the belt buckles for Santa and the Elf. Weave your yarn into a square and go over it 2-3 times to make thicker belt. You could also cut a piece of felt and glue it on.

When you are done adding your embellishments, add some tassels to either the top or bottom (or both!)

Cut long strands of yarn and loop through bottom (or top) edge. Then make a big knot and trim.

Cute and quick to make!

Let me know if you make some Christmas Buddy Bookmarks of your own. Tag me on social media using #RepeatCrafterMe or @repeatcrafterme

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