Those of you who have been following me for a while will know that I wasn’t entirely happy with my Celtic bookmark because it was quite large and a bit thick. I posted the pattern but then, using the bookmark in one of the larger hardback books I have been borrowing from the library lately, I realised that I had left something out of the pattern!! so removed it.
However more recently I realised that if I made the bookmark in #20 cotton it would be smaller and thinner. 
This is why I bought the cotton thread I showed you here. 
I used the cream #20 thread and some red that I had already to make another bookmark and being very happy with it have published the pattern in my Ravelry store – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/celtic-bookmark-2 – Getting it right this time!
Here are the two bookmarks compared with others. 
In #20 cotton thread this makes a bookmark approximately 5.5 inches by 1 inch (14ch x 2.5cm). I think this is the best size and thickness for a bookmark
in #10 cotton thread the bookmark is 7 inches by 1.5 inches. (18cm x 4cm). This is fairly thick but useable in larger books as I have found.
As you can see here.
and the new one in a smaller book. 
inside the same paperback library book. 
So what do you think?
love it! 😊 if only I hadn’t gone to a kindle where no bookmark is required, I’d make a whole lot of them!
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🙂 Yes that is a snag. I mostly get my books from the library these days but they do electronic books too now. I do like the feel of a ‘real’ book though but Kindles are useful for saving weight and space!
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I know what you mean but I read so much I end up taking just a bag of books on holiday with me! 😂
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Now I know what to do with the crochet thread that I have inherited.
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I love making crochet thread bookmarks. Lovely to use and such a relatively quick project!
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I love it! I keep forgetting that I really want to make a Celtic bookmark! 😁
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🙂 Well I think it’s more like a normal bookmark in #20 cotton so bear that in mind.
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They’re all lovely! I still use the one you sent me — well, you sent me two, and I gave one to Karen because she’s still Catholic 🙂
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Yes as you can guess I have a whole pile of bookmarks: ones I have made and others. I have to use them in turns!
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These are lovely and I need some bookmarks so maybe I’ll try these out. Scheppesjes do really great cotton for crocheting too!
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I had a look and they have a great range of colours. Looked a bit thick for the bookmarks though it that is what you meant.
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Yes for bookmarks. I’ve got schweepjeswol Maxi which is weight 5 cotton and really thin, it’s also mercerised so has a nice sheen. I think DMC do a range similar too… I’ve got 100g balls and you’d get many, many bookmarks from it!!
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Yes, but I was using #20 cotton thread for my best version of the bookmark. With my pattern in #5 cotton the bookmark would come out longer and thicker than the sizes I describe.
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Sorry sent too soon…my weight is lace – I was trying to decifer a label written in Danish and thought they must have a different way of measuring thickness. Have fun making.
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The only one on sale here was described as 4ply so maybe yours is different.
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