Crochet Sunflower Bookmark Free Pattern Ideal for Book Lovers

Making a bright and cheerful Crochet Sunflower Bookmark with detailed petals and a textured center to brighten your books, gifts, and decor with comfert.

Want a simple and pretty way to mark your books? Try making a Crochet Sunflower Bookmark! It looks like a bright yellow flower with soft petals and a small, round center in brown or green. It’s light and fits easily between your book pages without hurting them.

Brighten Your Reading with a Crochet Sunflower Bookmark Pattern

Making this bookmark is easy. You don’t need to be an expert at crochet. With just a little yarn and some basic stitches, anyone can make one. Each bookmark is a little different, so it feels special and made just for you.

This bookmark is helpful too. It keeps your spot in a book safe and stops pages from bending. It’s also a nice gift for friends who like reading. You can use it to decorate cards or gifts. The sunny yellow color makes books and things around you look happy and bright.

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In short, a Crochet Sunflower Bookmark is a small and nice item that is both useful and pretty. It’s easy to make and brings a little joy to reading time. Give it a try and make your books more fun!

Sunflower Bookmark & Bag Charm Crochet Pattern

This cheerful and practical accessory doubles as a bag charm and makes a delightful gift or addition to your own collection. The sunflower design is bright and lively, and its construction is approachable even for complete beginners. Follow along as we build the sunflower center, join the layers while creating petals, and add a decorative leaf to finish the piece.

Quick Overview Of Pattern

Project Type: Sunflower Bookmark / Bag Charm
Techniques Used: Crochet in the round, joining layers, working petals in joined rounds, and constructing a leaf motif.
Construction Method: The project comprises two circular center pieces (one green and one brown), joined while making the petals. A long green chain forms the bookmark stem. A detailed leaf is attached at the end.
Color Scheme: Sunflower center in green and brown, petals in yellow, stem and leaf in green.
Stitch Profile: Single crochet, increases, half double crochet, double crochet, slip stitch.
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Notes

The pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
All rounds are joined with slip stitches.
Use a stitch marker to track round beginnings, especially for the center pieces.
Adjust the bookmark length to suit your needs by varying the chain count.
Keep the chain for the bookmark between the two sunflower centers during assembly for a seamless look.
Weave in all ends securely for durability.

Skill Level

Beginner

If you are comfortable with basic stitches (sc, hdc, dc, sl st), working in rounds, and using a magic ring, you can make this project. The pattern includes clear instructions for each phase.

Materials

Cotton yarn in:
Green (for stem, leaf, and one center)
Brown (for second center)
Yellow (for petals)
Crochet hook size: 2.5 mm
Scissors
Yarn needle
Stitch marker

Measurements / Sizing

Sunflower diameter (with petals): ~6 cm (2.25 inches)
Bookmark chain: ~26 cm to 32 cm (10–12.5 inches), adjustable
Leaf size: ~4 cm long (1.5 inches)
Total finished length: ~30–35 cm (12–14 inches)

Gauge

Gauge is not critical. A tight stitch fabric will give a neat, sturdy result.
For reference: 6 sc x 6 rows = 1 inch x 1 inch (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm) with 2.5 mm hook, but not required for décor.

Stitch Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Meaning
ch	chain
sc	single crochet
hdc	half double crochet
dc	double crochet
sl st	slip stitch
MR	magic ring
inc	increase (2 sc in st)

Special Stitches

Magic Ring (MR): Form a loop, work stitches into the ring, pull tail tight to close.
Increase (inc): 2 single crochets worked into the same stitch.

Pattern Details

Sunflower Center (Make 2)

Green Center (with bookmark stem):

Round 1:

Using green yarn, make a MR, ch 1.
Work 6 sc into MR.
Place stitch marker in first sc to help track round.
Pull tail tight to close ring and join with sl st to first sc (6 sts).

Round 2:

Ch 1.
Inc in each sc around (2 sc in each st)—12 sts.
Join with sl st to first sc.

Round 3:

Ch 1.
(Sc in next st, inc in following st) x6.
Repeat around. At round end, join with sl st to first sc (18 sts).
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Bookmark Stem:

Do not fasten off.
Chain 80 (or desired length for bookmark).
Cut yarn, fasten off.

Brown Center:

Work Rounds 1–3 as above, using brown yarn.
MR, ch 1, 6 sc into MR, join with sl st (6 sts).
Round 2: ch 1, inc around (12 sts), sl st join.
Round 3: ch 1, (sc, inc) repeat (18 sts), sl st join.
Fasten off, cut yarn.

Sunflower Petals & Assembly

Set-up:

Place brown center on top of green center, wrong sides facing each other, bookmark chain positioned between layers.

Petal Round:

Attach yellow yarn through first stitch of BOTH layers.
For each petal:
Ch 1.
In same st: hdc, dc.
Ch 2.
Next st: dc, hdc.
Next st: ch 1, sl st.
Repeat petal sequence all the way around, making a total of 9 petals (each petal covers 3 sts).
As you work, the two centerpieces are joined together and petals are formed.
After final petal, fasten off and weave in ends.
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Leaf

Foundation:

With green yarn, make a slip knot, ch 16.

Leaf Side 1:

Starting in second ch from hook:
Sc in next ch.
Hdc in next ch.
Dc in next 3 ch.
Hdc in next ch.
Sc in next ch.
Sl st in next ch.
Sc in next ch.
Hdc in next ch.
Dc in next 3 ch.
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Hdc in next ch.
In last ch: 3 sc (forms tip).

Leaf Side 2:

Continue working on opposite side of foundation chain:
Hdc in next ch.
Dc in next 3 ch.
Hdc in next ch.
Sc in next ch.
Sl st in next ch.
Sc in next ch.
Hdc in next ch.
Dc in next 3 ch.
Hdc in next ch.
Sc in next 2 ch.
Join with sl st to first sc.
Fasten off and weave end.

Assembly & Finished Size

Attach leaf to the green bookmark chain:
Position the chain at the middle of the leaf.
Tie securely, then sew in place with yarn tail for strength.
Weave in any remaining yarn ends.
Finished piece: Sunflower at top, chain for bookmark, decorative leaf at end. Bookmark length and leaf position are easily adjustable.
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Conclusion and Ending Words

Your sunflower bookmark and bag charm is now complete! This playful design is quick to make and perfect for gifting, decorating, or brightening your reading routine. Feel free to experiment with color choice or scale the pattern for other purposes. Thank you for following along—with your creativity, every sunflower will be unique.