Long edging: Crochet Bookmark Generator

Work a real shell trim into thirty-six row ends

This bookmark has a four-stitch-wide SC strip with thirty-six rows, giving 144 sc. Its long edge receives thirty sc, then a thirty-output shell finish. The total is 204 main crochet outputs. Two source recipe panels describe one continuous finished piece: the second recipe is worked directly into the strip's side, not crocheted on a separate chain and sewn alongside it.

Establish a deliberate five-to-six pickup ratio

Number the strip row ends from the foundation toward the top. In each six-row block, work receiving sc at relative row ends one, two, four, five and six, skipping row end three. Across six blocks that gives thirty receiving bases. The first block therefore uses absolute row ends one, two, four, five and six; later blocks repeat that offset. Attach at the foundation-side corner as directed, excluding the routine starting slip stitch.

Turn thirty bases into five complete shells

Chain one and turn without counting the lift. Repeat skip two old sc, five dc in the next, skip two and slip stitch in the next old sc five times. Each six-base group produces five dc plus one counted closing slip stitch. The five groups therefore produce thirty outputs. Mark each shared shell base so skipped old stitches are not accidentally worked as extras.

Check pickup density against the washed strip

The five-to-six ratio is compatible with a nominal twenty-sc and twenty-four-row gauge over the same length, but the actual yarn may differ. Pin or lay the piece relaxed before finishing. Gathering means too little edge length, while flaring means too much; do not assume blocking will permanently correct either. Swatch the pickup relationship before making a long bookmark in a valuable yarn.

Why only thirty-six, seventy-two or 108 rows?

Those supported lengths produce thirty, sixty or ninety receiving bases, each divisible by the six-base shell repeat.

Is the final receiving-base reference another crochet row?

No. It identifies the thirty existing pickup references; their SC have already been counted in the edge recipe.

Exact original setup and complete working record

Open the Crochet Bookmark Generator and choose long-edging. Set strip width to 4, strip rows to 36, cord foundation to twenty and fringe cut length to fifteen centimeters; inactive fields do not resize a fixed source. Download the complete original bookmark JSON before editing. Use compatible smooth, low-bulk yarn, a matching hook, removable markers, scissors and a tapestry needle.

The sequence below uses US terms: sc means single crochet, hdc half double, dc double and tr treble. Ch is chain and sl st slip stitch. UK mode translates the stitch names without changing the source coordinates, quantities or joining references. Check each count's unit: decorative chains, counted closures, routine joins, sewing tacks and cut strands are different things. Review the chart-reading guide and the gauge guide before comparing nominal dimensions.

Use Symbol Chart for insertion sources, Written Pattern for the complete route and Stitch Preview for corresponding loop schematics. These original vector views are not real photographs or evidence of a physically tested bookmark. Wash and measure the actual sample, weave every tail securely and test paper contact in an ordinary book. Save yarn, hook, measured gauge and finishing notes alongside the complete JSON. Keep bulky motifs and fringe outside the page stack.

Every row, component and separate finishing reference

1. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 1: Ch 5. Starting in chain 2 from hook, work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
2. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 2: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
3. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 3: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
4. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 4: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
5. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 5: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
6. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 6: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
7. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 7: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
8. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 8: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
9. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 9: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
10. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 10: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
11. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 11: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
12. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 12: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
13. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 13: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
14. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 14: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
15. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 15: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
16. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 16: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
17. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 17: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
18. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 18: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
19. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 19: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
20. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 20: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
21. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 21: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
22. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 22: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
23. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 23: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
24. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 24: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
25. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 25: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
26. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 26: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
27. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 27: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
28. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 28: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
29. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 29: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
30. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 30: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
31. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 31: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
32. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 32: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
33. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 33: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
34. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 34: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
35. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 35: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. [4 counted outputs per copy]
36. SC bookmark strip (make 1), row 36: Ch 1, turn (turning chain does not count), work sc, sc, sc, sc. Fasten off, weave in ends and block the completed motif without stretching. [4 counted outputs per copy]
37. Direct row-end shell finish (make 1), row 1: With the strip upright, number its 36 row ends from foundation toward the top. Attach at the foundation-side edge corner with an excluded slip stitch. In each six-row block work sc into row ends 1,2,4,5,6 relative to that block, skipping row end 3. This establishes 30 sc along the long edge. These bases enter actual strip row ends, not a new foundation chain. [30 counted outputs per copy]
38. Direct row-end shell finish (make 1), row 2: Ch 1, turn (not counted). Repeat [skip2 old sc,5 dc in next old sc, skip2 old sc, sl st in next old sc] 5 times. Each six-base group produces five dc and one counted closing slip stitch:30 outputs. Fasten off and weave both edge tails. Weave the receiving-edge start and finish tails into the back. Check the real edge for gathering or flaring before blocking. No independent chain strip is sewn on. [30 counted outputs per copy]
39. The edge recipe is worked directly into the strip, not sewn on as a separate finished piece. Its 30 receiving sc use row-end positions listed in its first step. A nominal 20-sc/24-row gauge gives the 5:6 pickup ratio; swatch the actual yarn and reject a gathered or flared edge instead of assuming that ratio guarantees fit. [30 existing row-end receiving bases]