How to Crochet Bow Book Cover from Square (Christmas Gift)
Book sleeves always make an irresistible gift idea. In this post, I gonna share with you a design that can be crocheted especially for Christmas but can also be gifted at any time of the year. So, follow this easy tutorial to crochet this super cute bow granny square book cover and book sleeve that looks so elegant with red and white colors and granny stitch texture.
Designed by Dreampls, this crochet book sleeve is constructed using six granny squares, with a cute, multi-layered bow sewn onto four of them. You will love the shell stitch border and the string for closing your book cover. Whether you have a Kindle, a standard-size novel book, the finished book cover has enough space.
Crochet Bow Book Sleeve Tutorial
You will learn so many techniques throughout this crochet tutorial. One can complete it within a few hours. So, if you have made up to crochet this new Christmas book sleeve, continue reading this post till the end. There you will find the complete tutorial. It will certainly be the best gift ever!
@dreampls
A bit about the designer: The designer behind this crochet Christmas book sleeve is @dreampls-crochet – she is an excellent designer of both cozy and cute crochet things, focusing on amigurumi and small accessories for beginners. Her library is relatively new, but the projects are well-designed and promising.
You can watch this book sleeve and a few other granny square items, like one with embedded heart or flower designs. Also she has an easy teddy bear and a bunny plush. So, follow her for girl and accessories projects!
Note: In respect of the creator’s pattern rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern. You can watch the tutorial with on-screen written instructions at the end of this post.
Material Guidance
You will need the following crochet supplies to create this Christmas book sleeve on your own. These will work best:
- Alize Lana gold Yarn (an acrylic-wool blend in two colors: red for the main square and one for the border, bows, and joining like white).
- 4mm Crochet Hook, which suggests worsted yarn may be used
- Yarn Needle
- Stitch Marker
Crochet Red & White Booksleeve Tutorial
Quick Summary & Skill Level: Intermediate. You will be crocheting a classic granny square pattern, which uses clusters of double crochet (dc) stitches separated by chain spaces, all worked in the round. The construction involves switching between two colors for the squares and then using a sewing method (a snake or zigzag stitch) to join the six finished squares.
The decorative bows use many stitches of different heights, like single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), and the taller treble crochet (tr). The finishing parts are a shell-like edging on the top flap and a two-strand chain to crochet a tie.
Quick Tips: Personalization for this book cover can be done by making changes to color, size, and embellishments. For fall, use orange and white with leaf appliques; for spring, add a flower or a crochet heart on your book sleeve.
The size of the finished cover is adjustable by simply increasing or decreasing the number of rows in the initial granny squares, or by making the front panel taller or shorter by adding more or fewer double crochet rows.
Tutorial Timing: Roughly 44 Minutes (perfect for practicing the classic granny square pattern and popular bow)
Other Stitches Used
The following are the crochet techniques and stitches that the tutor will use for crocheting this book sleeve pattern:
- Half Double Crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook.
- Double Crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops, then yarn over and pull through the final two loops. [00:40]
- Treble Crochet (tr): Yarn over twice, insert hook, pull up the yarn, and work off the loops two at a time until one remains on the hook.
