Granny square bookmark

designed February 2003
need: size 10 cotton threadsize 5 steel crochet hook
cardboard 3" or 4" for wrapping yarn for tail
Ch 7, join to form ring.

Rnd 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring *ch 3, 3 dc in ring, rep * 2 times, ch 3, slip stitch to top of ch 3. 4 (3dc)groups, and 4 ch 3 spaces.

Rnd 2: slip stitch to ch-3 space,(ch 4 isfirst tr, tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in forst corner, *ch 3, (2 tr,ch 3, 2 tr)in next ch 3 space, rep* 3 timesch 3, slip stitch to top of ch 4.

Rnd 3: Ch 4, tr in next tr, *(2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr)in corner, tr in next 2 tr, 3 tr in next ch 3 space, tr in next 2 tr, (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in 2nd corner, tr in next 2 tr, 3 tr in ch 3 space, tr in next 2 tr, (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in 3rd corner, tr in next 2 tr, 2 tr in ch 3 space,(chain till you get to 10-12" long,drop loop from hook,insert hook into first ch and into dropped loop to make a slip stitch, tr in same ch 3 space ans 2tr, (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in 4th corner, slip stitch to the top of ch 4.

Finish off.

Finishing: Wrap thread around either a 3" or 4" piece of cardboard about 15 times, cut it and slip knot it to the middle of the long chain tail. shape and weave in ends.