If you’re anything like me, you know there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book and a warm cup of coffee. My love for both coffee and reading inspired this fun project—a Spilled Coffee Crochet Bookmark! It combines two of my favorite things in a playful way, and let’s just say it also reflects a bit of my real-life clumsiness. I’m known within my family for spilling my coffee on just about everything, so this quirky bookmark seemed like the perfect design to share with fellow coffee and book lovers! Let’s get started!

Material – Spilled Coffee Crochet Bookmark

• Cotton Brown yarn (sport weight)
• Cotton white yarn (sport weight)
• 2,5 mm crochet hook
• Craft wire 0,60 mm

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Abbreviations

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

inc: increase

dec: decrease

BLO: back loops only

R: row/round

Notes

Every round ends with a sl st in the 1st sc of the round.

Every row ends with a ch 1 then turn.

The gauge for both yarns is: 5 x 5 cm = 14 sc x 15 rows

The craft wire, measuring 17 cm in length, will be used exclusively for shaping the top edge of the droplets to form the bookmark.

“sc increase of 3” means you make 3 single crochets in the same stitch, while “sc inc” refers to a basic increase where you make 2 single crochets in one stitch.

Similarly, “sc dec of 3” means you decrease 3 stitches down to 1.

Full Crochet Tutorial

Spilled Coffee Crochet Bookmark

The Cup

Make a magic circle.

Round 1: 6 sc (6)
Round 2: sc inc x 6 (12)
R3: 12 sc blo (12)
R4 to 8: 12 sc (12)
R9: 12 sl st (12) , Finish the round with the 12th sl st, DO NOT join the round at the end with a sl st to the 1st stitch. We will now make the handle: ch8, then starting the 2nd loop from the hook: 7 sl st.

Cut the yarn, and sew both tips of the handle to the top and bottom of the cup.

The Droplets – Spilled Coffee Crochet Bookmark

Ch3 then starting the 2nd loop from the hook:

Row 1: 2 sc (2)
Row 2 to 5: 2 sc (2)
R6: sc inc, sc increase of 3 (5)
R7: 5 sc (5)
R8: 1 sc, sc inc, 2 sc, sc inc (7)
R9: 7 sc (7)
R10: sc inc, 2sc, sc inc, 2 sc, sc increase of 3 (11)
R11: 11 sc (11)
R12: sc increase of 3, 8 sc, sc inc, 1 sc (14)
R13 to 15: 14 sc (14)
R16: sc inc, 12 sc, sc inc (16)
R17 to 18: 16 sc (16)

First Droplet:

R19: 2 sc, sc dec (3)
R20 to 22: 3 sc (3)
R23: 2 sc, sc inc (4)
R24 to 25: 4 sc (4)
R26: 1sc, sc inc, 2 sc (5)
R27 to 29: 5 sc (5)
R30: sc dec, 1 sc, sc dec (3)
R31: sc decrease of 3 (1)

Slip stitch along the side of the droplet to return to row 18, continuing until you reach the last stitch where the single crochet decrease was made at the start of the droplet, as demonstrated in the tutorial video (see at 18:32).

R19: 2 sl st, sc inc, 8 sc, sc inc (14)
R20: 10 sc, sc dec (11)
R21: 11 sc (11)
R22: sc inc, 9 sc, sc inc (13)
R23 to 24: 13 sc (13)

Now we make the 2nd droplet:

R25: 2 sc, sc dec (3)
R26 to 30: 3 sc (3)
R31: 1 sc, sc inc,1 sc (4)
R32 to 35: 4 sc (4)
R36: 2 sc, sc inc, 1 sc (5)
R37 to 38: 5 sc (5)
R39: 2 sc, sc inc, 2 sc (6)
R40 to 41: 6 sc (6)
R42: sc dec, 2 sc, sc dec (4)
R43: sc dec x 2 (2)
R44: sc dec (1)

Ch 1 then sl st to the side back to row 24.

R25: 1 sl st, sc dec, 5 sc, sc inc (9)
R26: 8 sc (8)
R27: sc dec, 4 sc, sc inc, 1 sc (8)
R28 to 29: 8 sc (8)

3rd droplet:

R30 to 33: 2 sc (2)
R34: 1 sc, sc inc (3)
R35: 1 sc, sc inc, 1 sc (4)
R36: 4 sc (4)
R37: 1sc, sc dec, 1 sc (3)
R38: sc dec of 3 (1)

Ch 1, then sl st to the side back to row 29.

R30: 1 sl st, sc dec, 3 sc (5)

Last droplet:

R31 to 40: 4 sc (4)
R41: 1 sc, sc inc x 2, 1 sc (6)
R42 to 46: 6 sc (6)
R47: sc dec, 2 sc, sc dec (4)
R48: sc dec x2 (2)
R49: sc dec (1)

Chain 1, then single crochet around the edges. I recommend watching the tutorial for this step, as it demonstrates how to crochet around the edge while incorporating the wire for added sturdiness. (start at 36:15)

After you’ve finished single crocheting around the edges, cut the yarn and weave in the ends. Then, sew the top of the droplet inside the cup. Your bookmark is now complete!

Congratulations on completing your Spilled Coffee Cup Bookmark! I hope you had fun bringing this quirky project to life and that it adds a playful touch to your reading sessions. If you enjoyed this pattern, don’t forget to share your creations with me—I’d love to see them!

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