Cute Pocket Book Sleeve | Free Crochet Pattern

This crochet book sleeve is so sweet with it’s functional pocket, for practicality and cuteness! The free crochet pattern includes plenty of photos to make this book sleeve simple and effortless to crochet!

Well this book sleeve might be one of the cutest little projects I’ve ever made! When I designed the In My Reading Era Book Sleeve collection, I wanted all of them to be simplistic in design and style, with only a little detail or element to make them more feminine. But with this book sleeve design I didn’t limit myself on the amount of colors I’d use or little details or elements, which made this such a fun project to design! With my last collection, I named each book sleeve after a famous author. With this sleeve, I knew it needed a name inspired by Anne of Green Gables, which is my all-time favorite stories🥰. Like you cannot tell me that this book sleeve would not be Anne Shirley approved:)

Adding the pocket to this book sleeve, is quite possible my favorite element. I love how it adds more cuteness to the book sleeve, while also being functional! For those of you that love to annotate, you can keep pens, page tabs, and anything else you’d like in the pocket! However, the pocket is totally optional! I think this book sleeve would be just as sweet with the simple scalloped border and button.

Additionally, this is crochet book sleeve, is perfect for using up scraps! There is truly nothing more satisfying than shopping your own stash for a project, and this one is no different!

I design my book sleeve patterns to be totally customizable to fit any book or kindle. This means that this pattern does not have specific stitch counts (except for some parts of the square), however I have included tons of photos and details to ensure that you can make this pattern with ease! See pattern note #2 for more details!

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Skill Level: Easy

Materials

yarn

Approximately 105 grams of yarn. See the 2nd note under pattern notes for a detailed explanation of how this pattern works and how that affects the yarn that you use. But you can use any weight of yarn for this project! The yardage will vary based on the yarn weight and how big or small you will make this sleeve.

For this specific book sleeve I used WeCrochet Dishie in Swan (white), Honeydew (green), Creme Brûlée (yellow), Blush (pink)

Hook

I recommend using the recommended hook size for the yarn you are using OR sizing down one hook size. With the yarn I used (see above), I used a G/4.00mm crochet hook

notions

• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• 3/4 inch button
• Needle and thread for sewing on button

Notes

1. The pattern is worked in US crochet terms.
2. SPECIAL NOTE: This pattern does not have specific stitch and row counts. That is because the nature of a book sleeve is every book is a different size, so the stitch counts would naturally change from book sleeve to book sleeve. Instead, this pattern is more of a detailed guide on customizing the sleeve to fit your book. A perk of this style of pattern is you can use ANY weight of yarn! For this pattern I recommend using fingering-worsted weight.I am a left-handed crocheter, so all of the photo tutorials are from a left-handed perspective. For right-handed crocheters, you simply work in the opposite direction.
3. I am a left-handed crocheter, so all of the photo tutorials are from a left-handed perspective. For right-handed crocheters, you simply work in the opposite direction.

Gauge: Because this pattern is totally customizable with the book size and what yarn you use, guage is not important as far as sizing. I recommend doing a quick swatch just to see what hook size works best with your tension.

Sl st: Slip Stitch

Ch: Chain

Sc: Single Crochet

Hdc: Half Double Crochet

Dc: Double Crochet

Dc cl: Double Crochet Cluster

Yarn over, insert hook into st, yarn over pull back through, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over, insert hook into same st, yarn over, pull back through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook. Yarn over, insert hook into same st, yarn over, pull back through, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook.

Pattern

Base

Ch an amount of stitches that is the width of the book. Make sure to not crochet the foundation, longer than the book width as the base will grow slightly.

Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: 1 single crochet in every st, Ch 1, turn.

Repeat row 2 until the length of the base is the height of the book

sleeve

Now we will be working in the round, around the base.

Round 1: Ch 1, evenly sc around the base working 2 sc in each corner

This portion of the sleeve is worked in a continuous spiral, meaning you will not join with a sl st at the end of each round. Instead place a stitch marker in the first st of the round to keep track of the beginning of round.

Round 2: 1 sc in every st around

Repeat round 2 until the book sleeve just covers the book. Sl st into the first st.

Scalloped border

Before you fasten off the yarn, work the scalloped border along the top. If you want to opt out of the scalloped border, just work one more round of sc around the top and follow the instructions below for the button loop.

Border: In the same st that you worked the sl st [ch 1, hdc 1, ch 1, sl st 1). *sl st into the next st, in the next st work [sl st 1, ch 1, hdc 1, ch 1, sl st 1]* repeat from the * around the top. Once you reach the middle of the back of the sleeve, follow the instructions below for creating the button loop.

Button Loop: Once you reach the middle of the back, ch an amount that measures 4 inches, sl st into the same stitch. Continue working the scalloped border.

Pocket

With the yellow, ch 2 (or make a magic circle and ch 1)

Round 1: Work 8 sc into the first ch (or into the magic circle). (8 sts). Sl st into the first st.

Switch the the pink and ch 2

Round 2: Work 1 dc cl into the same st as the ch 2. *ch 2, skip next st and work 1 dc cl into the next st* repeat from the * around. Ch 2 and and sl st into the first dc cl (8 dc cl). Ch 2

Round 3: Work 1 dc cl into the last ch space from the previous round (see left photo below). Ch 2, *in the next ch space (see right photo below), [1 dc cl, ch 2, 1 dc cl, ch 2]* repeat from the * around. In the last ch space (the one that you worked the first dc cl into, work 1 dc cl and ch 2 (16 dc cl). Sl st into first dc cl

Switch to the green, ch 2

Round 4: *Work 1 dc into the dc cl, work 1 dc cl into the ch 2 space* repeat from the * until you have worked a total of 7 dc (the last dc should be worked into a dc cl st)

*In the ch 2 space work [ 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc]. Alternating between working into dc cl and the ch 2 space, work 7 more dc* repeat around. Sl st into the first dc from the round (44 dc). Sl st into the first st. Ch 2

assembly

Seam around the rest of the pocket following the arrows.

Fasten off and weave in loose ends

Line the button up in the middle of the front. Sew the button on.

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I hope you enjoy crocheting the Kindred Spirits Book Sleeve! Be sure to tag me on Instagram with your sweet book sleeve, I would love to see it!

xo, Grace

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