Sunflower Bookmark on Cream Alpha Bracelet Pattern

Size34 × 83
Colors9
Knots2,822

Knot-by-knot guide

Thread colors

  • A DMC 677 Old Gold Vy Lt 1824 knots
  • B DMC 973 Canary Bright 255 knots
  • C DMC 701 Green Light 219 knots
  • D DMC 680 Old Gold Dark 186 knots
  • E DMC 320 Pistachio Green Med 93 knots
  • F DMC 741 Tangerine Med 91 knots
  • G DMC 3031 Mocha Brown Vy Dk 66 knots
  • H DMC 3345 Hunter Green Dk 58 knots
  • J DMC 610 Drab Brown Dk 30 knots

Written rows

Row   1 → forward : 34A
Row   2 ← backward: 34A
Row   3 → forward : 3A, 3D, 22A, 3D, 3A
Row   4 ← backward: 2A, 1D, 28A, 1D, 2A
Row   5 → forward : 2A, 1D, 1A, 26D, 1A, 1D, 2A
Row   6 ← backward: 2A, 1D, 1A, 1D, 24A, 1D, 1A, 1D, 2A
Row   7 → forward : 4A, 1D, 8A, 1B, 4A, 1B, 10A, 1D, 4A
Row   8 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 4A, 1B, 4A, 3B, 2A, 2B, 8A, 1D, 4A
Row   9 → forward : 4A, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 4B, 1A, 4B, 2A, 2B, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  10 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 4A, 4B, 2F, 4B, 1F, 3B, 1A, 3B, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  11 → forward : 4A, 1D, 2A, 6B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 4B, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  12 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 2B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 2B, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  13 → forward : 4A, 1D, 2A, 3B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  14 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5G, 4B, 1F, 2B, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  15 → forward : 6A, 1B, 1F, 3B, 2F, 7G, 3F, 4B, 7A
Row  16 ← backward: 5A, 2B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 3G, 3J, 3G, 1F, 2B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 4A
Row  17 → forward : 4A, 4B, 3F, 3G, 3J, 1G, 1J, 3G, 2B, 1F, 3B, 6A
Row  18 ← backward: 7A, 3B, 2F, 2G, 2J, 3G, 2J, 2G, 1F, 4B, 6A
Row  19 → forward : 4A, 1D, 1A, 4B, 1F, 2G, 2J, 3G, 2J, 2G, 1F, 4B, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  20 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 1A, 4B, 2F, 2G, 7J, 2G, 2F, 3B, 1A, 1D, 4A
Row  21 → forward : 6A, 3B, 2F, 3G, 5J, 3G, 4B, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  22 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 1B, 1F, 2B, 1F, 3G, 3J, 3G, 1F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 5A
Row  23 → forward : 4A, 2B, 1F, 4B, 2F, 7G, 1F, 2B, 1F, 4B, 1A, 1D, 4A
Row  24 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 5B, 2F, 4G, 3F, 8B, 4A
Row  25 → forward : 8A, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 2F, 5B, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  26 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 1A, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 2B, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  27 → forward : 4A, 1D, 3A, 1B, 2F, 3B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 4B, 2F, 3B, 1A, 1D, 4A
Row  28 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 1A, 4B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  29 → forward : 4A, 1D, 3A, 2B, 2A, 2B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  30 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 4A, 2B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 3B, 1F, 1B, 3A, 1B, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  31 → forward : 13A, 2B, 4A, 2C, 3A, 1B, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  32 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 8A, 2C, 3A, 2B, 7A, 2E, 5A
Row  33 → forward : 6A, 3E, 6A, 1B, 3A, 1C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  34 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 9A, 1C, 9A, 3E, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  35 → forward : 4A, 1D, 2A, 3E, 9A, 1C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  36 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 9A, 1C, 9A, 1E, 1H, 1C, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  37 → forward : 4A, 1D, 2A, 1C, 2H, 1C, 8A, 1C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  38 ← backward: 14A, 1C, 7A, 6C, 1A, 1D, 4A
Row  39 → forward : 4A, 1D, 1A, 8C, 5A, 1C, 9A, 1E, 4A
Row  40 ← backward: 4A, 2E, 8A, 1C, 5A, 6C, 1H, 1C, 1A, 1D, 4A
Row  41 → forward : 4A, 1D, 1A, 1C, 1H, 1C, 1H, 5C, 3A, 2C, 7A, 3E, 4A
Row  42 ← backward: 5A, 1E, 1H, 2C, 6A, 1C, 3A, 3C, 2H, 4C, 1A, 1D, 4A
Row  43 → forward : 4A, 1D, 1A, 5C, 3H, 1C, 2A, 2C, 6A, 1C, 1H, 2E, 5A
Row  44 ← backward: 6A, 2E, 1C, 7A, 1C, 1A, 3C, 1H, 5C, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  45 → forward : 4A, 1D, 4A, 4C, 2A, 3C, 6A, 1C, 2E, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  46 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 2C, 1E, 6A, 2C, 10A, 1D, 4A
Row  47 → forward : 4A, 1D, 10A, 2C, 5A, 1E, 3C, 1E, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  48 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 2A, 1E, 1C, 2H, 1C, 1E, 5A, 1C, 15A
Row  49 → forward : 4A, 2E, 8A, 2C, 3A, 2E, 3H, 2C, 1E, 2A, 1D, 4A
Row  50 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 2A, 1E, 3C, 4H, 1E, 3A, 1C, 7A, 2E, 5A
Row  51 → forward : 5A, 2E, 6A, 2C, 3A, 4H, 4C, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  52 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 1E, 1C, 2H, 3C, 2H, 3A, 1C, 5A, 3E, 5A
Row  53 → forward : 5A, 3E, 5A, 1C, 1A, 2C, 1H, 6C, 1E, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  54 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 5A, 1E, 2C, 1H, 2C, 1E, 1A, 3C, 5A, 3E, 5A
Row  55 → forward : 6A, 2C, 1E, 4A, 1C, 4A, 1E, 2C, 1H, 1E, 6A, 1D, 4A
Row  56 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 7A, 3E, 5A, 1C, 3A, 1E, 2H, 2C, 5A
Row  57 → forward : 5A, 3C, 2H, 1E, 2A, 1C, 10A, 1E, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  58 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 4A, 3E, 8A, 1C, 1A, 1E, 4H, 2C, 5A
Row  59 → forward : 5A, 4C, 2H, 1E, 1A, 1C, 7A, 4E, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  60 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 5A, 1H, 2E, 7A, 1C, 1A, 1E, 2H, 4C, 5A
Row  61 → forward : 5A, 5C, 1H, 2A, 1C, 7A, 1E, 2H, 5A, 1D, 4A
Row  62 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 4A, 2E, 1H, 1E, 7A, 1C, 2A, 5C, 6A
Row  63 → forward : 4A, 1D, 6A, 3C, 6A, 1E, 1H, 1C, 2E, 4A, 1D, 4A
Row  64 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 2E, 1H, 3C, 5A, 2C, 8A, 1D, 4A
Row  65 → forward : 4A, 1D, 9A, 1C, 4A, 1E, 3C, 1H, 2E, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  66 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 1E, 3H, 2C, 1E, 3A, 2C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  67 → forward : 4A, 1D, 10A, 2C, 2A, 1E, 2C, 1H, 3C, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  68 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 3A, 1E, 4C, 1E, 3A, 1C, 11A, 1D, 4A
Row  69 → forward : 4A, 1D, 11A, 2C, 3A, 4C, 1E, 3A, 1D, 4A
Row  70 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 4A, 4C, 2A, 2C, 12A, 1D, 4A
Row  71 → forward : 4A, 1D, 13A, 1C, 1A, 4C, 5A, 1D, 4A
Row  72 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 8A, 2C, 14A, 1D, 4A
Row  73 → forward : 4A, 1D, 14A, 1C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  74 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 9A, 1C, 14A, 1D, 4A
Row  75 → forward : 4A, 1D, 14A, 1C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  76 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 9A, 1C, 14A, 1D, 4A
Row  77 → forward : 4A, 1D, 14A, 1C, 9A, 1D, 4A
Row  78 ← backward: 4A, 1D, 24A, 1D, 4A
Row  79 → forward : 2A, 1D, 1A, 1D, 24A, 1D, 1A, 1D, 2A
Row  80 ← backward: 2A, 1D, 1A, 26D, 1A, 1D, 2A
Row  81 → forward : 2A, 1D, 28A, 1D, 2A
Row  82 ← backward: 3A, 3D, 22A, 3D, 3A
Row  83 → forward : 34A

A bright sunflower on a tall green stem with four leaves, set inside a golden corner frame on a soft cream background. It is 34 knots wide and 83 rows long, so it makes a slim bookmark-shaped strip.

The frame and the cream background are part of the pattern, so keep the cream knots even all the way around the flower and the leaves.

How to use this pattern

This pattern is 34 knots wide, so cut 34 base strings, one for every knot across. Then cut one leading string for each of the 9 colors in the thread list. The busiest color is A (DMC 677, 1824 knots), so give it the longest leading string.

Tie the rows from the top. Odd rows are tied left to right with forward knots, and even rows right to left with backward knots. The guide shows each thread's path, ticks off finished rows and walks you through the band one knot at a time.

This pattern has never been knotted on real thread, and the colors on screen are close matches to DMC floss, not exact ones. Compare them with your real skeins before you start.

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Cozy Grandma Bracelets

We turn simple pictures into free alpha friendship bracelet patterns. Every pattern comes with a DMC thread list, written rows and a knot-by-knot guide. Our patterns are worked out and checked by software and have not been knotted on real thread yet, so treat your first try as a test run.

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