Cobbles & Vines Book Sleeve Pattern

The Cobbles & Vines Book Sleeve is a quick and fun crochet pattern to create a cosy and sturdy book sleeve to always have your favourite books with you! 

The stitch used is custom, easy, and fully explained in the pattern, and it requires colour change only once, so no worries about having too many ends to weave in! It uses little yarn, and it’s a quick make, so it’s perfect for destashing and as a gift for your loved ones!

This pattern can be found on my shops on Ravelry and Ko-Fi and can be downloaded for free there. Here, I'll be sharing a quick version of the pattern! The version in the shop, contains also the made-to-measure instructions, in case you want to create a book sleeves for a specific book that doesn't follow standard sizing.

Crochet Level:

This pattern is perfect for beginners crocheter, in particular in the longer form that you can grab for free in the shops since it contains even more tutorials and photos.

Final Sizing:

The final piece is 21 cm in length x a circumference of 32 cm

Yarn:

DK yarn. I used Prima 100% Super Soft DK Acrylic Yarn (100 g/290 m)

Colour A (blue in pics): 35 g - 100 m

Colour B (sage green in pics): 30 g - 90 m

Hook:

4.5mm crochet hook

Stitches and abbreviations used:

Chain: ch
Front Post Double crochet: fpdc (find a quick video here)
Right/Wrong Side: RS/WS
Single Crochet*: sc
Slip Stitch: slst
Stitch(es): st(s)
Turning chain: tc - does not count as a stitch
Yarn Over: yo

* Tip: For a sturdier make, crochet the single crochet with the yarn under instead of yarn over method, so: 

insert the hook, yarn under, pull up a loop, pull through two loops. 

This is how I crochet the single crochet stitches in the tutorials here.

Special techniques:

Front Post Double crochet: 

Find a quick video here

yo and insert your hook behind the single crochet three rows below, yo (3 loops on the hook). Pull through two loops. Pull through two loops again (1 loop on the hook).

Colour change: Here the colour of yarn is changed every two rows at the end of the row. To change colour from colour A to colour B, or the other way around, for the last sc of the row, insert the hook as usual, but yarn over with the new colour. Tc in the new colour, and follow the next row as from instruction. 

Gauge:

Full tutorial & Video tutorial for the gauge swatch

4.5 mm hook

10 cm x 10 cm = 15 sts x 4 set of squares (that is, 16 rows in pattern)

 

In Colour A (Note: blue in pics):

ch 15

Row 1: sc in the second ch from hook. sc in each ch. tc. [14]

In Colour B (Note: sage green in pics):

Row2: sc until the end of the row. tc. [14]

Row3: sc until the end of the row. tc. [14]

In Colour A

Row 4:  *sc in the first two sts, fpdc in the next st - placed three rows below*. Repeat until you have 2 sts left. Place a sc in each. tc. [14]

Note: the fpdc is placed in the only sc sts row in Colour A

Row 5: sc until the end of the row. tc. [14]

With row 5, the first set of squares. 

Repeat for another 3 sets of squares. 4 sets of squares in total.

Pattern:

In Color A

ch 45

repeat gauge rows for a total of 9 sets of squares

Body Boarders & Sewing the edges:

In any colour, and with 4.5 mm hook, slst together the sides folding the fabric - take care of hiding the strands created by the colour change. Sew the sides together if you prefer!

After stitching the sides together, stitch the bottom together. Now, You will have only the top opened.

You can stop here for a easier make.

Flap:

4.5 mm

Decide which side is the front side (that is, where you are going to attach the button).

In Colour B:

Facing the RS, attach the yarn at the top right side of the back of the sleeve

Row 1: Place 26 sc sts along this top border, tc. [26]

Row 2: sc until the end of the row. tc. [26]

In Colour A:

Row 3: sc until the end of the row. tc. [26]

Row 4: sc until the end of the row. tc. [26]

This is how it looks after these 4 Rows:

In Colour B:
Row 5: *sc in the first two sts, fpdc in the next st- placed three rows below*. Repeat until you have 2 sts left. Place a sc in each. tc. [26]
Row 6: sc until the end of the row. tc. [26]

Repeat Rows 3 to Row 6 for a total of 3 sets of squares for the flap. Fasten off.

Note: you can add extra sets of squares if you want a longer flap

For a tidier look, attach the yarn at the bottom right corner of the flap facing the right side, and sc around in Colour B to hide the strands.

Folding the flap, sew the button where the flap touches the body of the book sleeve. 

Facing the wrong side of the flap, determine the centre. Attach the yarn one st at the right of the centre. Ch 8. Slst in the st at the left of the centre of the flapper. This creates a buttonhole. Check if it is the correct size for your button. Add or remove ch for the perfect fit (you don’t want it to be too loose!) 

Weave in your ends, and enjoy your Cobbles & Vines Book Sleeve! 

Show me your amazing creation, tagging me on instagram at @o_layarn or emailing me at lolla.olayarn@gmail.com

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Go and look around this nook, because many things are already up and many others are coming!

For example, go and see the earring hanger that is part of this set! You can find it here in this nook: earring hanger