Lion Bookmark

Lion Bookmark, by Dianna Stevens. A modification of the Cat bookmark originally by Diana Howe.

Size 20 thread -- 2 colors
2 shuttles
2 3mm beads for eyes (Opt.)
Bookmark sleeve 2 5/8ths width
or width to fit your bookmark.
Begin: wind one shuttle with lion face color and one shuttle with the mane color.

Abreviations:
vsp - Very Small picot
sp - Small picot
vlp - Very Long picot
R. - ring
cl. - close
Ch. - chain     SR. - split ring
/ - divides Split ring
(--#)#, (picot, #ds) repeat this set # number of times

Eyes and Nose   Figure 1.
1. R. 5 - vsp 2 - vsp 5 – sp 12, cl.
2. R. 6 — lp 1 — lp 4 - vsp 4 - vsp 4 — lp 1 — lp 6, cl.
Snip the long picot open to form whiskers..
3. R. 12 – sp 5 - vsp 2 - vsp 5, cl.
4. Ch. 13.

figure 1

Ears Figure 2.
5. R. 6 + 6, cl. Join to first very small picot on the eye ring.
6. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 5, cl. Outside shuttle (mane color) / Inside shuttle (face color)
7. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 5, cl.
8. R. 6 + 6, cl. Join to second very small picot on the eye ring.

figure 2
Note: Rings shown in diaram with lines through them are split rings.

Face    Figure 3.
9. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 6, cl.
10. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 3 + 3, cl. Join to side picot of prev. eye ring.
11. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 5, cl.
12. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 4, cl.
13. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 4, cl.
14. SR. 6 / 2 + 2, cl. Join to first very small picot on nose ring.

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Second half of face    Figure 4.
15. SR. 6 / 2 + 2, cl. Join to second very small picot on nose ring.
16. Repeat steps 13 through 4 for the second half of the face and ear. End with line 4 and tie or hide ends as desired. Sew two 3mm beads in center of the eye rings for a special effect.

figure 4

Tail   Figure 5 .
1. R. 10 + 10, cl. Join between the rings at the end of the nose.
2. SR. 10 / 10, cl. Repeat for desired length.
End   Figure 6.
3. R. 2 ( — 1)9 — 2, cl. End as desired.
You can sew in the 2 3mm beads in the eye openings. I slid the bookmark into a sleeve to protectect it when given to young persons. I can also date, sign and personalize the bookmark by writing on the back of the sleeve.

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Size 20 thread -- 2 colors 2 shuttles 2 3mm beads for eyes (Opt.) Bookmark sleeve 2 5/8ths width or width to fit your bookmark. Begin: wind one shuttle with lion face color and one shuttle with the mane color.		Abreviations: vsp - Very Small picot sp - Small picot vlp - Very Long picot R. - ring cl. - close Ch. - chain SR. - split ring / - divides Split ring (--#)#, (picot, #ds) repeat this set # number of times
Eyes and Nose Figure 1. 1. R. 5 - vsp 2 - vsp 5 – sp 12, cl. 2. R. 6 — lp 1 — lp 4 - vsp 4 - vsp 4 — lp 1 — lp 6, cl. Snip the long picot open to form whiskers.. 3. R. 12 – sp 5 - vsp 2 - vsp 5, cl. 4. Ch. 13.	figure 1
Ears Figure 2. 5. R. 6 + 6, cl. Join to first very small picot on the eye ring. 6. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 5, cl. Outside shuttle (mane color) / Inside shuttle (face color) 7. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 5, cl. 8. R. 6 + 6, cl. Join to second very small picot on the eye ring.	figure 2	Note: Rings shown in diaram with lines through them are split rings.
Face Figure 3. 9. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 6, cl. 10. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 3 + 3, cl. Join to side picot of prev. eye ring. 11. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 5, cl. 12. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 4, cl. 13. SR. 1( — 1)5 / 4, cl. 14. SR. 6 / 2 + 2, cl. Join to first very small picot on nose ring.	figure 3
Second half of face Figure 4. 15. SR. 6 / 2 + 2, cl. Join to second very small picot on nose ring. 16. Repeat steps 13 through 4 for the second half of the face and ear. End with line 4 and tie or hide ends as desired. Sew two 3mm beads in center of the eye rings for a special effect.	figure 4
Tail Figure 5 . 1. R. 10 + 10, cl. Join between the rings at the end of the nose. 2. SR. 10 / 10, cl. Repeat for desired length. End Figure 6. 3. R. 2 ( — 1)9 — 2, cl. End as desired. You can sew in the 2 3mm beads in the eye openings. I slid the bookmark into a sleeve to protectect it when given to young persons. I can also date, sign and personalize the bookmark by writing on the back of the sleeve.	figure 5	figure 6