How To Crochet Book Sleeve Tutorial With Strawberries yes

Ready to add a cozy touch to your reading time? Picture yourself curling up with a good book, snugly protected by a crochet book sleeve you made all by yourself. This cute project isn’t just fun to make; it’s like giving your favorite stories a warm hug, keeping them safe from bends and scratches.

Crochet Book Sleeve

Materials Needed:

• Red and green yarn (60% cotton, 40% acrylic recommended)
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Darning needle

Pattern Overview:

1. Start with the Book Sleeve: This tutorial assumes you have already made the basic book sleeve. If not, refer to the linked tutorial in the description of the original video.
2. Strawberry Patch: The decorative patch is crocheted separately and then sewn onto the basic book sleeve.

Crocheting the Strawberry Patch:

Foundation:

• Begin with a slip knot.
• Make a chain that’s slightly shorter than the book sleeve’s width, in a multiple of 4 (e.g., 16, 20, 24). The tutorial example uses 20.
• Leave a long tail at the beginning for sewing later.

Row 1:

• Skip the first chain. Starting in the second chain from the hook, make a single crochet (sc).
• Continue with sc in each chain across.
• Flip the work to proceed.

Row 2 (Strawberry Row):

• Sc in the first three stitches.
• In the following stitch, execute five double crochet (dc) stitches into the same stitch, forming a “strawberry”.
• Repeat this pattern (3 sc, then 5 dc in the next st) across the row. You should have several “strawberries”.

After Row 3 (Green Top Row):

• Cutting the red yarn and switching to green, start with a slip knot and attach to the end where you finished the red.
• Sc in the next three stitches.
• For the next set of 5 stitches (the top of a “strawberry”), do a decrease over all 5 stitches (5-dc decrease) and finish with a chain one, then a slip stitch in the same space.
• Repeat across, matching the decrease over each “strawberry”.

Following Rows:

• Repeat the process of creating rows of “strawberries” and their green tops (like Rows 2 and Row 3), flipping between red and green yarn as described, to cover the length needed for the book sleeve.

Sewing the Strawberry Patch:

• With the long tail left at the beginning, use the darning needle to sew the patch onto the book sleeve. Make sure to position the patch as desired before beginning to sew.
• Secure the stitches as you sew around, especially at the corners.

Finishing Touches:

• Hide any loose yarn ends using the darning needle, weaving them into the work for a neat finish.