Back in January of this year, I announced my Bookmark Bonanza CAL which has been such a lovely journey so far. If you’re just joining us, let me give a quick recap. The Bookmark Bonanza is a year-long crochet-a-long where I’ll read 12 books of varying genres and lengths and crochet a unique bookmark for each one. So far, I’ve released three patterns (and one bonus!) for the books Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks, This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. The bookmarks which corresponded with these books are given below:

• C2C Corner Bookmark
• Simple C2C Bookmark
• Simple Moss Bookmark
• Shell Stitch Bookmark

I hope you’ll enjoy catching up as I continue unveiling a new pattern every month along with the book I’ll be reading. If you don’t want to wait until the end of the year to finish your collection, you can buy an ad-free PDF of all 12 in the Bookmark Bonanza CAL Pattern Bundle. They each come with a video tutorial and a little book review.

You can share your thoughts on the book of the month in both my Facebook group and CAL group on Ravelry and see how others are styling their bookmarks.

This month, I’m reading It Ends With Us.

“Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.

Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.“

This bookmark has a very special meaning to me because it’s named after my baby Juniper. She was meant to join us in April a few years ago but I miscarried. I thought it was only fitting to create a pattern in her honor in this month.

She’s forever a very important part of me, taking one half of my business name as well, and I love honoring her memory with unique, beautiful patterns. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did and crocheting its bookmark.

If you have wonderful memories associated with the crochet projects you make, I’d love to hear about them!

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The Juniper Bookmark crochet pattern has been provided to you for free on this blog and on YouTube. However, it may be easier and more enjoyable to purchase a beautifully-designed, ad-free pattern. You may print it or save it in your digital files for later use.

If you make the Juniper Bookmark be sure to post pictures on social media and tag @‌juniperandoakes and use the hashtag #juniperandoakes and #jaobookmark. I would love to see your work!

Written Instructions

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials

• Yarn: High Desert Yarn in “Spellbound” Super Wash Merino Wool) or 12 yards of any DK weight yarn
• Hook: E/4 – 3.5mm
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Gauge

Not necessary for this bookmark.

Finished Size

Approximately 6.5” x 1.5”.

Stitch Abbreviations (US Terminology)

• ch – Chain
• dc – Double Crochet
• fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet
• sc – Single Crochet
• sl st – Slip Stitch
• sk – Skip

Pattern Notes

• At the beginning of the row, Ch 1 does NOT count as a stitch. Ch 2 DOES count as a dc stitch.
• Stitches between *asterisks* are repeated.
• The special stitch used in this pattern is the Alpine Stitch, which is essentially chaining 1 and working a sc in the ch 1 space of the previous row. See Rows 7-13.
• If you prefer to make a different size, simply chain an even number of stitches then work the pattern as written.
• Work more or less repeat rows if you’d like your bookmark longer or shorter.
• To watch the video tutorial, click here.

Video Tutorial

I made a video tutorial of this bookmark pattern so you can really get a feel for the stitches involved in this pattern.

Please watch the video, like it, and comment a book recommendation for me to read this year. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my channel as well. Thank you!

Pattern

Ch 8

Row 1: Turn, sc into 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (7 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (7 sc)

Row 3-6: Repeat Row 2.

Row 7: Ch 2, turn, sk 1st st, dc in each st across. (7 dc)

Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (7 sc)

Row 9: Ch 2, turn, fpdc around 2nd dc post below, *dc in next st, fpdc around next dc post,* twice, dc in last st. (4 dc, 3 fpdc)

Row 10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (7 sc)

Row 11: Ch 2, turn, *dc in next st, fpdc around next dc post below,* twice, dc in final 2 sts. (5 dc, 2 fpdc)

Rows 12-13: Repeat Rows 8-9.

Rows 14-18: Repeat Row 2.

Rows 19-25: Repeat Rows 7-13.

Rows 26-32: Repeat Row 2

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Purchase the ad-free Pattern

The Juniper Bookmark crochet pattern has been provided to you for free on this blog and on YouTube. However, it may be easier and more enjoyable to purchase a beautifully-designed, ad-free pattern. You may print it or save it in your digital files for later use.

If you make the Juniper Bookmark be sure to post pictures on social media and tag @‌juniperandoakes and use the hashtag #juniperandoakes and #jaobookmark. I would love to see your work!

This is the fourth bookmark in my 2023 Bookmark Bonanza crochet-along. Click here for more information and to find the other bookmark patterns.

Books Read in 2023

This month, the only physical book that I read was The Husband’s Secret by Lianne Moriarty. I was also finishing up To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, last month’s featured book.

I also finished two audiobooks: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid and All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham.

Currently, I am listening to Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAlister. On my nightstand, I have 2 paperbacks: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn and Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski Ph.D.

Click here to see all the books read / listened to in 2023.

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The Fine Print

This pattern and its images are the property of Juniper and Oakes ©2023. The pattern is for your personal use only. Please do not copy/paste, distribute, or alter and claim as your own. You may sell products made by this pattern, but please credit @juniperandoakes and remember to link back to juniperandoakes.com or credit Juniper & Oakes on the craft fair tag. 

You may post pictures on social media and tag @juniperandoakes and use the hashtags #juniperandoakes and #jaobookmark. If you make this pattern, please email a picture to [email protected] and I will include it in a gallery on my website.You can also post pictures on my Facebook Page, or in the Juniper + Oakes Crochet Community Facebook Group.

Let me know if you run into a problem. I respond quickly and will help any way I can to clarify any confusion or challenging stitches.