Crocheted Book Sleeves

Crocheted book sleeves protect your hardbacks and paperbacks and add to their beauty. What's not to love?

And I'm obsessed with making them. I enjoy going back and forth between writing books and crocheting sleeves. My writing process has improved since I've incorporated crocheting into it!

Needless to say, I've accumulated quite a few of these crocheted book sleeves, so I've decided to make them available for purchase.

You can customize your order by choosing between three patterns. You can also tell me whether you want your sleeve in one, two, or three colors and which colors you prefer.

To learn more or to purchase a sleeve, visit this page on my website.

If you'd rather make your own crocheted book sleeves, I'm happy to share my pattern with you.

PATTERN FOR A CROCHETED BOOK SLEEVE

This pattern fits a 6"x9" book.

I use a 5 mm hook and a 4 (medium) ply yarn.

THE BASE

The base for each sleeve is the same:

1. From your slip knot, chain 30.

2. In the second chain from hook, make two single crochets.

3. Single crochet in the remaining chains.

4. Add a second single crochet in the last chain.

5. Turn and single crochet along the other side of your chain, creating a round.

6. Make sure your final stich is in the chain with the two double crochets. Then, slip-stich into the first of the two single crochets in that same chain, to total 60 stitches in the round.

   
   

   

   
   

7. Crochet 2-3 more rounds of single crochet, making sure to maintain 60 stitches in each round. If you're off by a stitch or two, just increase or decrease as needed. Three or four rounds of single crochet will give you a nice base to protect the spine before you move on to whatever pattern you want to use.

   
   

   

   
   

FAN STITCH

1. From here, you can begin a fan stitch in either the same color or a different one. To begin, chain two more, and use this three-chain start as the first post in your fan. Then, in the same stitch, double crochet, chain 1, and double crochet 2. This will complete your first fan.

   
   

   

   
   

2. Skip to the fifth stitch on the round to make your second fan: double crochet 2, chain 1, double crochet 2. Skip to the fifth stitch to make your third fan and continue all the way around. When you are four stitches from the first fan, slip-stitch to complete the round.

   
   

   

   
   

3. Crochet the second row of fans in the same color. Start your first fan by chaining two and using that chain as the first post in your fan. Then double crochet next to it, between the first and last fan of your previous round. Chain 1, double crochet 2. That will complete the first fan of your second round of fans.

   
   

   

   
   

4. Make the second fan in the space between the bottom fans and continue all the way around with a slip-stitch to complete the round. Make a knot and tie off to switch colors.

5. With the second color, chain 2 (in addition to the first chain created by your starting knot) to create the first post in the fan. Then, double crochet, chain 1, and double crochet 2. This will make your first fan in the new color.

   
   

   

   
   

6. Continue as you did in the last round, with a slip-stitch to complete it.

   
   

   

   
   

7. Make the second round of fans in this new color the same way you did before.

8. Keep alternating 2 rounds of fan stitches in each color, until you reach your desired width.

9. If you'd like, you can create a button hook by chaining fifteen from the center back stitch. Then slip-stitch back around to reinforce the hook, tying off at the end.

   
   

   

   
   

10. Sew on a button of choice to complete the look.

    
    

    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    PUFF STITCH

    
    
    
    

    

    Instead of a fan stitch, you can single crochet several more rounds and add a few rounds of the puff stitch to make this pattern.

    
    

    1. To make the puff stitch (in the same color or a new one), yarn over and pull through the same stitch three times.

    
    

    

    This will make 7 loops on your hook. Pull through all seven loops.

    2. Complete the puff with a single crochet in the next stitch.

    
    

    

    You will be looking at the back off the puff. The right side looks like this.

    
    

    

    3. Continue all the way around, making a slip-stitch to complete the round.

    
    

    

    4. Switch back to the original color to crochet more rounds of single crochet. Then add in rows of the puff stitch wherever you please until you reach the desired width for your sleeve.

PUFF WITH MESH STITCH

You can vary the look of your crocheted book sleeves by alternating different stitches in your rounds. In the above sleeve, I used a double crochet with a chain to form a mesh row.

1. To make the mesh row, chain three from your starting chain (to total four chains). Then skip a stitch and double crochet. Chain 1 before skipping a stitch and repeating the process.

   
   

   

   
   

2. Complete the mesh row with a slip-stitch, making sure there's a skipped chain between the first and last stitch in the round.

   
   
   
   

   

   I love creating my own patterns for these, so check back frequently for more!

   
   

   

   
   

   Purchase your custom crocheted book sleeve here: https://www.evapohler.com/product-page/crocheted-book-sleeve.

   
   

   Happy Reading and Happy Crocheting!