strawberry shortcake | crocheted book sleeve pattern

Note: The book sleeve is supposed to be in one colour, but I ran out of the same colour so I substituted the top part with another shade. PLEASE STICK WITH ONE COLOUR.

This book sleeve can fit most book sizes. It can even fit two regular size paperbacks because it is stretchy material.

This book sleeve is for the girly girls, the ones that are into cottagecore and the French coquette style.

Strawberry Shortcake Crochet Book Sleeve

Size (l x w x b) : ±21.5cm x ±14cm x ±4cm

Crochet Terms : US

Crochet Hook Size : 3mm

Estimate Duration : 6 hours (please put on a good series to binge)

Difficulty : Beginner to intermediate

Materials:

Peach | Colour 1 : 2 skeins of 50g 5-ply cotton yarn

Cream | Colour 2 : 1 skein of 50g 5-ply cotton yarn

Hot Pink | Strawberry

Pale Green | Leaf

3mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle

15mm button

*Optional : crochet marker

Crochet Terms Abbreviations Used	Abbreviation
chain	ch
slip stitch	sl st
stitch	sts
sc	single crochet
half double crochet	hdc
double crochet	dc
front post double crochet	fpdc
back post double crochet	bpdc
front loop only	FLO
back loop only	BLO
decreased double crochet	dec dc
decreased single crochet	dec sc

To start R1 of the book sleeve, start with a slip knot (sk) using the peach | colour 1 yarn of your choice.

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Book Sleeve Base Panel

Row 1

1. Chain (ch) 45

Row 2

1. Half double crochet (hdc) into the 2nd ch from the hook

2. hdc into the next 43 sts.

Row 3

1. hdc into the back loop of the foundation chain, R1.

2. hdc into the next 43 sts

3. slip stitch (sl st) into the first hd of R1.

Row 4

1. ch 2, hdc into the same stitch (sts)

2. 2 hdc into the next sts.

3. hdc into the next 40 sts.

4. 2 hdc into the next 3 sts

5. hdc into the next 41 sts

6. 2 hdc into the last sts

7. sl st into the ch 2 to join the row together

Row 5

1. ch 2, hdc into the same sts

2. 2 hdc into the next 2 sts

3. 4 hdc into the next sts

4. hdc into the next 48 sts

5. 4 hdc into the next sts

6. 2 hdc into the next 3 sts

7. 4 hdc into the next sts

8. hdc into the next 45 sts

9. 4 hdc into the last sts

10. sl st into the ch 2 to join the row.

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Book Sleeve Body

This builds the body of the book sleeve, and you work around the row of the base panel.

Row 1

This row is only done at back loop only (BLO)

1. decreased single crochet (dec sc) into the same sts with the next sts (2 sts becomes one), ch 2 and turn (This faces the BLO of the piece and this first step counts as the first decreased double crochet (dec dc)

2. decreased double crochet (dec dc) into the next sts

3. double crochet (double crochet) into the next 45 sts

4. dec dc into the next 2 sts

5. dc into the next 4 sts

6. dec dc into the next 2 sts

7. dc into the next 45 sts

8. dec dc into the next 2 sts

9. dc into the next 4 sts

10. sl st into the dec sc + ch 2 to join the row

Row 2

This row is resumed normally. Don't forget to turn your work to face the front of the booksleeve.

1. ch 3, dc into the next sts

2. dc into the next 104 sts

Row 3 - Row 11

1. Repeat R2 nine (9) more times,

This row takes a long ass time, hope you have a show that you're bingeing.

Row 12

1. ch 3, dc into the next sts

2. dc into the next 104 sts

3. Fasten off peach | colour 1. Weave in the ends.

Row 13

This row is only done at BLO.

1. sl st cream | colour 2 into where the previous row is fasten off.

2. ch 3, dc into the next sts

3. dc into the next 104 sts

Row 14

This row is resumed normally.

1. ch 3, front post double crochet (fpdc) into the dc from R13.

2. back post double crochet (bpdc) into the next dc.

3. Alternate between fpdc and bpdc into the next 104 sts to create a ribbed pattern

4. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row

Unsure how to do a fpdc and bpdc? I got you, fam.

Row 15

This is where you decide the front part of your book sleeve because it's time to add the strawberries.

1. ch 3, fpdc and bpdc into the fpdc and bpdc from R14 and alternate into the next 61 sts (bpdc should be the 61st sts)

2. In the next sts, create a fpdc halfway (before the last yarn is looped over all loops), loop the hot pink | strawberry yarn and complete the fpdc with the new colour loop over all loops.

Pay attention to this one because I'm trying my best to describe this in words.

Strawberry Puff Tutorial

1. With the hot pink | strawberry yarn, 5 dc into the next sts

2. Pull the loop on your hook to make it longer, remove the hook.

3. Insert hook into the top of the first dc, loop back the elongated loop into the hook (two (2) pink loops on the hook)

4. With the pale green | leaf yarn, loop it on the hook and pull it through the hot pink | strawberry loops on the hook (one (1) green loop on the hook)

5. Insert the hook into the top of the 2nd dc, yarn over and pull through.

6. Repeat Step 5 with the 3rd and 4th dc. (four (4) green loops on the hook)

7. Yarn over, pull through all four (4) loops to create the strawberry puff (sp)

8. Yarn over cream | colour 2 and pull through to change the colour of the yarn

DO NOT fasten off the hot pink | strawberry and pale green | leaf yarns yet, because we will be alternating them through this row.

If you need a video tutorial on this one, I took inspiration from here starting from the 12:37 minute mark.

3. fpdc into the next sts, bpdc into the next sts

4. Half fpdc into the next sts, change into hot pink | strawberry yarn and finish the fpdc

5. Repeat the strawberry puff (sp) tutorial.

6. From Step 3 - Step 5, repeat four (4) times.

You should have five strawberries in total, and fpdc, bpdc and fpdc in between each strawberry.

7. fpdc and bpdc into the next 7 sts.

8. Repeat Step 3 - Step 5 five (5) more times.

9. hot pink | strawberry and pale green | leaf yarn can be cut off, fpdc into the last sts

10. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row

Row 16

1. ch 3, fpdc into the next sts, bpdc into the next sts

2. Alternate between bpdc and fpdc into the next 63 sts (fpdc should be the 63rd sts)

3. 2 dc into the pale green | leaf sts of the strawberry

4. Alternate fpdc and bpdc into the next 3 sts

5. Repeat Step 3 - Step 4 four (4) more times.

6. Alternate fpdc and bpdc into the next 7 sts

7. Repeat Step 3 - Step 4 five (5) more times.

8. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row.

Row 17

1. ch 3, fpdc into the next sts, bpdc into the next sts

2. Alternate between bpdc and fpdc into the next 63 sts (fpdc should be the 63rd sts)

3. bpdc around the 2 dc from R16

4. Alternate fpdc and bpdc into the next 3 sts

5. Repeat Step 3 - Step 4 four (4) more times.

6. Alternate fpdc and bpdc into the next 7 sts

7. Repeat Step 3 - Step 4 five (5) more times.

8. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row.

Row 18

Freaking finally you reached the last row to fpdc and bpdc.

1. ch 3, fpdc into the next sts, bpdc into the next sts

2. Alternate fpdc and bpdc into the next 106 sts

3. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row

4. Fasten off the cream | colour 2 yarn

Row 19

This row is done at BLO only.

1. Join back peach | colour 1 at the beginning of the row

2. ch 3, dc into the next 105 sts

3. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row

Row 20

This row is resumed normally.

1. ch 3, dc into the next 105 sts

2. sl st into the ch 3 to join the row

Row 21

1. Repeat R20 three (3) more times.

2. Fasten off colour.

3. Weave in all your ends.

And finally, your book sleeve is 80% complete.

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Frills

This is the ruffles that will be on the front loop only (FLO) of R13 and R19. We start with R19 first because there is an extra step to create the button flap of the book sleeve.

Row 19 of Book Sleeve Body

1. In the front loop only (FLO) of R19, join together cream | colour 2 into the row with a sl st at the back panel of the book sleeve.

2. Skip (sk) next sts

3. dc five (5) times into the next sts

4. sk next sts

5. sl st into the next sts

6. Repeat Step 2 - Step 5 six (6) more times.

7. dc into the next 8 sts (for the button flap)

8. Repeat Step 2 - Step 5 eighteen (18) more times.

Row 13 of Book Sleeve Body

1. In the FLO of R13, join together cream | colour 2 into the row with a sl st at the back panel of the book sleeve.

2. sk next sts

3. dc five (5) times into the next sts

4. sk next sts

5. sl st into the next sts

6. Repeat Step 2 - Step 5 twenty six (26) more times.

7. Fasten off cream | colour 1. Weave in the ends.

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Button Flap

Last step to this book sleeve! You can this, I believe in you :D

Button Placement

Sew in a button in 4th sts of the seven (7) fpdc and bpdc of R15 (the strawberry puff row).

Row 19 of Frills

1. In the eight (8) dc of the frills row, with a long tail, join in cream | colour 1 with a dec sc into the 4th and 5th dc to make one (1) sc

2. ch 26, hdc into the 9th sts from the hook

3. hdc into the next 17 sts

4. ch 1, turn, sc into the next 16 sts

5. dc into the next 2 ch

6. 2 dc into the next 4 ch

7. dc into the next 18 sts

Lace Details

1. ch 1, turn, ch 2, sk next sts, sl st into the next sts

2. ch 5, sk next sts, sl st into the next sts

3. ch 3, sk next sts, sl st into the next sts

4. Repeat Step 2 - Step 3 until the end of the button flap. There should be twenty five (25) ch 3 and ch 5 combined.

5. Fasten off from the last sl st.

6. With the long tail left at the beginning of the row, weave in the button flap and the eight (8) dc neatly to join them together.

And you're done!!! Finally.

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This is a very long project especially if you just dipped your toes into crocheting. If you're a beginner and want to try something challenging, maybe you can try this project?

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