Today’s guide walks you through the making of a Crochet Bow Bookmark, a small and sweet accessory that feels like holding a folded petal between your fingers. Pull out your hook and a soft skein of pink, and let this little bow find its place between your favorite pages.
The Bow Bookmark
A Crochet Bow Bookmark is one of those rare small makes that carries more charm than its size suggests. The finished piece has a plush, dimensional quality, two rounded lobes pinched at the center and fanned out like a ribbon tied by careful hands. It sits gently between the pages of a book, a soft blush signal marking your place with something handmade and quietly lovely. Whether you are making it for yourself or gifting it to a reader you adore, there is real tenderness in something so small being so considered.
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The palette possibilities for this piece are genuinely delightful. A soft peachy blush, exactly as seen in these images, gives the bow a warm, vintage nursery feeling that pairs beautifully with linen-covered notebooks or floral paperbacks. You could just as easily work it in dusty lavender, antique cream, or a deep mauve if you want something with a little more shadow and mystery.
Materials and Tools
For this Crochet Bow Bookmark, a DK weight yarn is the ideal choice, giving the bow enough structure to hold its shape while keeping the lobes soft and rounded rather than stiff. The images show a smooth, tightly spun acrylic or acrylic-blend DK in a peachy blush, which photographs beautifully and wears well through repeated handling. A 3mm or 3.5mm crochet hook works perfectly at this weight, producing a firm fabric that won’t lose definition after being tucked in and out of books. Keep a blunt-tipped tapestry needle nearby for weaving in your ends cleanly, and a small pair of scissors to finish the tassel at the base of the bookmark cord.
Stitch by Stitch
This pattern draws on a small and accessible collection of crochet stitches, making the Crochet Bow Bookmark genuinely approachable for beginners while still offering satisfying texture for more practiced hands.
BULLET:CH (Chain) Forms the foundation of both the bow lobes and the long bookmark cord that trails down to the tassel.
BULLET:SC (Single Crochet) Works up the body of each bow lobe with a tight, dense stitch that gives the piece its petal-like thickness.
BULLET:DC (Double Crochet) Adds height and gentle fullness to the rounded sections of the bow, creating that soft billowing quality in the finished loops.
BULLET:YO (Yarn Over) The foundational movement threading through nearly every stitch, keeping tension even and the fabric consistent across both lobes.
There is a meditative rhythm to working the small repeating rounds of this bow, the hook dipping in and pulling through in the same unhurried sequence, and many makers find a quiet satisfaction in seeing the lobes take shape stitch by stitch.
Construction
The bow is worked in two separate lobe pieces, each crocheted in the round or across short rows to build that rounded, slightly padded shape you can see in the reference images. Once both lobes are complete, they are joined at the center and cinched with a wrapping stitch, forming the gathered waist of the bow. A crocheted cord extends from the center, finishing with a small handmade tassel at the base, which gives the whole bookmark its elegant, trailing length. For customisation, you can adjust the cord length to suit thicker books or add a second tassel cluster for extra texture at the tail.
Wearing Your Bow Bookmark
Slide your finished Crochet Bow Bookmark into a hardcover novel on your bedside table and the little blush bow will peek out from the top like a gift waiting to be opened. It also makes a charming addition to a journal or planner, especially in an aesthetic flat-lay or a reading nook setup that you want to feel intentional and soft. Gift one tucked inside a new book with a handwritten note and you have something far more personal than any bought wrapping.
Keeping Your Bow Bookmark Fresh and Beautiful
Because this bookmark is handled regularly, being slid in and out of pages and carried in bags, it is worth giving it a gentle hand wash in cool water with a mild soap every few weeks if it begins to look tired. Reshape the bow lobes while the piece is still damp, pressing them lightly between your fingers and allowing them to air dry flat so they retain their rounded fullness. If you used an acrylic DK, a very light steam with an iron held several centimetres above the surface can smooth out any compression from being stored between tight pages. Keep your bookmark in a small pouch or tucked inside your current read rather than loose in a bag where the tassel can tangle or fray.
Every Crochet Bow Bookmark you make is a small act of care, for a book, for a reader, and for the quiet pleasure of making something beautiful by hand. The full video tutorial walks you through every step in real time, so save this post, follow along, and then share your finished bow on Pinterest or Instagram and tag your work so others can find their own little reading companion.
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Tutorial and photos of this bow bookmark by: The Yarnling.