Create a cute 5-petal flower bookmark featuring a textured center and elegant petals. This design works up quickly with any kind of hook and yarn, making it perfect for gifts, craft fairs, or personal use.

Notes:
Skill Level: Beginner
This pattern uses US terminology.
Square brackets indicate the pattern and the number of times it is repeated e.g. sc 1, inc x 6 means single crochet one stitch, increase in the next stitch. Repeat 6 times.
Round brackets ( ) indicate the number of stitches you should have after each round/row.

Materials:
Yarn - Weight-2 Acrylic yarn in two colors
Hook – 2.5mm
Scissors
Stitch Markers
Piece of cardboard (2.5 inch long)
You can use any yarn with the recommended hook size.

Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
sp – space
fasten off – secure yarn and cut
Special Stitches
Picot
Chain 3.
Insert hook into the top of the double crochet just made and the loop on the dc.
Yarn over, pull up a loop
Pull that loop through the loop on your hook.