Crochet Heart Corner Bookmark

About This Crochet Heart Bookmark

• The pattern is designed in two parts, creating a front and back section that forms a convenient pocket, allowing you to easily slip it onto the corner pages of a book to mark your place.
• This charming little bookmark has a decorative picot edge that adds an exquisite finishing touch, making it an ideal project for crochet beginners and seasoned crafters alike.
• They make adorable, quick handmade crochet gift ideas for Mother’s Day, birthdays, teacher appreciation day, or any occasion, and only require a small amount of yarn.
• If you like this crochet heart pattern you might also like this triple heart crochet bookmark or see our collection of free crochet bookmark patterns.
• These can even be used as appliques on items like bags, scarves, blankets and more to create unique items.
• This is a free crochet pattern. You can find a printable pattern card at the end of this post.

Yarn Used For This Heart Bookmark

I used 3-ply, 100% crochet cotton for these bookmarks, which is similar to #0 lace (light fingering, 10-count thread) yarn.

It is lightweight and makes delicate and fine stitches and won't make a thick or bulky bookmark.

You could also use #1 super fine and #2 fine yarns, these a slightly thicker but will still make a lightweight bookmark.

You could also use #3 light (DK, light worsted, 8-ply) yarn, but keep in mind these bookmarks will be thicker and chunkier and might not sit well between the pages.

I choose cotton yarn because it is fuzz-free, strong, and durable and it lays flat which is essential for bookmarks.

But you could also use another fiber like bamboo yarn or silk yarn and even acrylic yarn if you like the look of it.

Crochet Stitches

You will need to know a few basic crochet stitches to make these corner heart bookmarks. Find out more about these stitches below.

Chain Stich (ch)

1. Make a slip knot.
2. Yarn over hook (YO)
3. Draw a loop of yarn back up through the loop on the crochet hook. One chain stitch made.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) and draw a loop through the loop on the hook to create another chain, and repeat to create new chain stitches.
5. See how to start a crochet chain stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Single Crochet (sc)

1. Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) and pull back up through the stitch. You should have two loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over the hook (YO) and pull the yarn back through all the loops on the hook.
4. This completes a single crochet stitch.
5. See how to single crochet with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Half Double Crochet (hdc)

1. Yarn over hook (YO), insert the hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) and pull back up through the stitch. You should have three loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO), and pull the yarn back through all three loops on the hook.
4. This completes a half-double crochet stitch.
5. See how to half-double crochet with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Double Crochet Stitch (dc)

1. Yarn over hook (YO), insert the hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) again and pull back up through the stitch. You will have three loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through two loops on the hook. You will now have two loops on the hook.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through the two loops on the hook.
5. This completes a double crochet stitch.

Treble Crochet (or Triple Crochet) (tr)

1. Wrap the yarn over the hook (YO) twice, and insert the hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) again and pull back up through the stitch. You will have four loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through two loops on the hook. You will now have three loops on the hook.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through two loops on the hook. You will now have two loops on the hook.
5. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through the two loops on the hook. 
6. This completes a treble crochet stitch.

Slip Stitch (sl st)

1. Insert the hook from the from to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
3. This completes a slip stitch.
4. See how to crochet a slip stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

You will also need to know how to make a picot stitch. You can learn more about this in our special stitches section further down the page.

Step By Step Tutorial

Skill Level

Beginner

What You Will Need

3-ply 100% crochet cotton yarn

• Front heart - about yards (12.3 meters) of orange yarn.
• Back heart - about yards (8.7 meters) of orange yarn

Crochet Hook

• 2.5 mm crochet hook.

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Finished Size

The finished size of the crochet heart corner bookmark is about 3 inches (8 cm) long by 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide.

Gauge

The gauge is not that important for this project.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used

• MR - magic ring
• ch- chain
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• tr - treble stitch
• hk - hook
• picot - picot (see special stitches below)
• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• sl st - slip stitch
• sk - skip
• rpt - repeat
• Yo - yarn over hook

Special Stitches

Picot (picot)

A picot stitch is made using chain stitches and a slip stitch. It can be used as an extension to single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, or treble stitches. 

A picot is normally 3 chain stitches, but if you require more definition, make it with 4 chain stitches.

1. Create three chain stitches at the point where you want to add a picot.
2. Then insert your hook into the third chain from the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
4. This completes one Picot stitch.

Abbreviated version

Picot - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.

Pattern Notes

Make two hearts:

• One heart, with border rounds 1 and 2.
• One back heart with a border round 1 only.

Pattern Instructions

Making Heart Shape

Foundation - Magic ring, or chain 4, slip stitch into the 1st stitch to join and form a circle.

Abbreviated version 

Foundation - MR, or ch4, sl st into 1st st to join and form a circle.

Round One

Round 1 - Chain 2 (this is counted as double crochet), work 2 double crochets, chain 2, then 3 double crochet chain 2, repeat from * 2 more times, slip stitch into chain 2 to join.

[12 double crochets in this round]

Abbreviated version 

Round 1 - Ch2 (counted as a dc), work 2dc, ch2, * 3dc, ch2, rpt from * 2 more times, sl st into ch-2 to join. [12dc]

Round Two

Round 2 - Slip stitch into the next 2 stitches, slip stitch into the chain 2 space, chain 2 (this counts as double crochet), and work 1 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochets into the space, next, make 1 double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches.

Then work * 2 double crochets, chain 2, 2 double crochets in chain 2 space, and make 1 double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, repeat from * 2 more times, slip stitch into top of chain 2 to join.

[28 double crochets in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 2 - Sl st into the next 2-sts, sl st into ch-2 sp, ch2 (counts as dc), 1dc, ch2, 2dc into the ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 3-sts, then * (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 3-sts, rpt from * 2 more times, sl st into top of ch-2 to join. [28dc]

Round Three

Round 3 - Slip stitch into next stitch, slip stitch into the chain 2 space, chain 1, skip 3 stitches and into the 4th stitch work 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, then slip stitch into the chain 2 space, chain 1, skip 3 stitches and into the 4th stitch make 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, 1 treble, chain 1, and slip stitch in chain 2 space.

Abbreviated version 

Round 3 - Sl st into next st, sl st into ch-2 sp, ch1, sk 3-sts and into the 4th-st work (1tr, ch1, 1t, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, 1ch, 1tr, ch1) then sl st into the ch-2 sp, ch1, sk 3-sts and into the 4th-st make (1tr, ch1, 1t, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, 1ch, 1tr, ch1) and sl st in ch-2 sp.

Border Round One

Border Round 1 -  Chain 2 (this counts as a double crochet), 1 double crochet in the chain 2 space, 1 double crochet in each of the next 7 stitches, 3 double crochets in the chain 2 space, 1 double crochet in each of the next 7 stitches.

Then 1 double crochet in the next space, 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 2 double crochet in the next chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 1 double crochet in the next chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 2 double crochet in the next chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 2 double crochets in the next chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 2 half double crochets in the next chain 1 space, 1 half double crochet into the next stitch, 1 single crochet in next chain 1 space, 1 single crochet into next stitch, slip stitch into the center "V".

Then, 1 single crochet in the chain 1 space, 1 single crochet in next stitch, 2 half double crochets in the next chain 1 space, 1 half double crochet in next stitch, 2 double crochets in the next chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 2 double crochets in the chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 2 double crochets in the chain 1 space, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 1 double crochet in the next space, 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 1 double crochet in the chain 1 space, slip stitch into the chain 2 to join.

Abbreviated version 

Border Round 1 - Ch2 (counts as a dc), 1dc in ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 7-sts, 3dc in the ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 7-sts.

Then 1dc in next sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 1dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in the next ch-1 sp, 1dc in the next st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in the next st, 2hdc in next ch-1 sp, 1hdc into the next st, 1sc in next ch-1 sp, 1sc into next st, sl st into the center "V".

Then, 1sc in ch-1 sp, 1sc in next st, 2hdc in next ch-1 sp, 1hdc in next st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 1dc in next sp, 1dc in next st, 1dc in ch-1 sp, sl st into ch-2 to join.

Stop at border 1 for the bookmark back, cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Continue to onto border round 2 for the front heart.

Border Round Two

Border Round 2 - Chain 1 (this is not counted as a stitch), 1 single crochet same space as chain 1, 1 single crochet in the next stitch, picot, * 1 single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, picot, repeat from 14 more times, the 1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, slip stitch into center "V", 1 single crochet in the next 3-sts, picot, *1 single crochet in the next 2 stitches, picot, repeat from *6 more times, slip stitch into the 1st single crochet, chain 1, cut yarn, fasten off, weave in ends.

Abbreviated version 

Border Round 2 - Ch1 (not counted as a st), 1sc same space as ch-1, 1sc in next st, picot, * 1sc in each of the next 2-sts, picot, rpt from 14 more times, 1sc in next 3-sts, sl st into center "V", 1sc in next 3-sts, picot, *1sc in next 2-sts, picot, rpt from *6 more times, sl st into 1st sc, ch1, cut yarn, fasten off, weave in ends.

Finishing

Join the front and back hearts - Thread tail yarn onto a darning needle, and weave the thread back two stitches from the slip stitch join. This will be about 13 double crochet stitches from the center double crochet at the bottom point of the heart.

With the wrong sides facing, center the back heart onto the top heart.

Then sew both pieces together by stitching 13 stitches down to the center stitch at the bottom heart tip and then up 13 stitches on the other side, leaving the top edge open to create a pocket.

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Printable Instructions

Crochet Heart Corner Bookmark

We are delighted to share this easy-to-follow crochet heart corner bookmark pattern.

Whether you're an avid reader or looking for a heartwarming gift for a fellow book enthusiast, this crochet heart bookmark is a labor of love that will find a cherished spot in any reader's heart.

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Skill Level : Easy

Makes: 1 corner heart bookmark

Author :Harriet Britto

What You Will Need

Yarn

• 3-ply 100% crochet cotton yarn
• Front heart - about yards (12.3 meters) of orange yarn.
• Back heart - about yards (8.7 meters) of orange yarn

Hook

• 2.5 mm crochet hook.

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

Gauge

• Not important for this pattern

Finished Size

• The finished size of the crochet heart corner bookmark is about 3 inches (8 cm) long by 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used (US Terms)

• MR - magic ring
• ch- chain
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• tr - treble stitch
• picot - picot (see special stitches below)
• hk - hook
• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• sl st - slip stitch
• sk - skip
• rpt - repeat
• YO - yanr over hook

Special Stitches

• Picot - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.

Pattern Notes

• Make two hearts:
• One front heart, with border rounds 1 and 2.
• One back heart with border round 1 only.

Instructions

Heart

• Foundation - MR, or ch4, sl st into 1st st to join and form a circle.
• Round 1 - Ch2 (counted as a dc), work 2dc, ch2, * 3dc, ch2, rpt from * 2 more times, sl st into ch-2 to join. [12dc]
• Round 2 - Sl st into the next 2-sts, sl st into ch-2 sp, ch2 (counts as dc), 1dc, ch2, 2dc into the ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 3-sts, then * (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 3-sts, rpt from * 2 more times, sl st into top of ch-2 to join. [28dc]
• Round 3 - Sl st into next st, sl st into ch-2 sp, ch1, sk 3-sts and into the 4th-st work (1tr, ch1, 1t, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, 1ch, 1tr, ch1) then sl st into the ch-2 sp, ch1, sk 3-sts and into the 4th-st make (1tr, ch1, 1t, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, ch1, 1tr, 1ch, 1tr, ch1) and sl st in ch-2 sp.

Borders

• Border Round 1 - Ch2 (counts as a dc), 1dc in ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 7-sts, 3dc in the ch-2 sp, 1dc in each of the next 7-sts.

  Then 1dc in next sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 1dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in the next ch-1 sp, 1dc in the next st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in the next st, 2hdc in next ch-1 sp, 1hdc into the next st, 1sc in next ch-1 sp, 1sc into next st, sl st into the center "V".

  Then, 1sc in ch-1 sp, 1sc in next st, 2hdc in next ch-1 sp, 1hdc in next st, 2dc in next ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 2dc in ch-1 sp, 1dc in next st, 1dc in next sp, 1dc in next st, 1dc in ch-1 sp, sl st into ch-2 to join.
• Stop at border 1 for the bookmark back, cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

  Continue to onto border round 2 for the front heart.
• Border Round 2 - Ch1 (not counted as a st), 1sc same space as ch-1, 1sc in next st, picot, * 1sc in each of the next 2-sts, picot, rpt from 14 more times, 1sc in next 3-sts, sl st into center "V", 1sc in next 3-sts, picot, *1sc in next 2-sts, picot, rpt from *6 more times, sl st into 1st sc, ch1, cut yarn, fasten off, weave in ends.

Finish

• Join the front and back hearts.

  Thread tail yarn onto a darning needle, and weave the thread back two stitches from the slip stitch join. This will be about 13 double crochet stitches from the center double crochet at the bottom point of the heart.

  With the wrong sides facing, center the back heart onto the top heart.

  Then sew both pieces together by stitching 13 stitches down to the center stitch at the bottom heart tip and then up 13 stitches on the other side, leaving the top edge open to create a pocket.