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'Pithy' pattern idea - you will have to adjust the pattern to the size of your book and yarn you are using
- you start with one row of chain (stitches?), it should wrap 1cm around the top and bottom of the book cover
- 2 or 3 rows of single crochet (this will be at the inside of your book to 'hold' the cover in place - so make it as long as you need to), 1 row of slip stitch (that should be where the inside 'turns' to the outer side), 2 or 3 rows of single crochet
- double treble crochet to the end of the cover page (again, length depends on your book size)
- for the 'back' of the book you do again 2 or 3 rows of single crochet, one row of slip stitch for the break (if you wish, you don't really need to) and 2-3 more rows of single crochet
now you are at the back cover page
- double treble crochet to the end of the page (leave room for 2-3 rows of single crochet)
- 2-3 rows of single crochet, one row of slip stitch, now for the inside of the book 2-3 rows (or more if needed) of single crochet
- Now all the way around one row of single crochet and one row of slip stitch to make the crochet pattern a bit more even (in the photo I only have one row of slip stitch)
(the 'around' row is meant as some sort of a border to even out the uneven crochet bobbles that you will have.
Like, when you crochet a square, two sides will have uneven edges. Just crochet along those edges and you have a nicer 'border')
- sow the corners together
- crochet a row of slip stitches (like a loop), sow it to the back of the book cover and sow a button to the front
Please test in between, if you have the correct length and width!
German version
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ReplyDeletelg aus hamburg, pami
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ReplyDeletecould you please explain these two steps more? i'm having trouble understanding them, thank you so much for the pattern!
ReplyDelete-Now all the way around one row of single crochet and one row of slip stitch to make the crochet pattern a bit more even (in the photo I only have one row of slip stitch)
- sow the corners together, make a row of slip stitches, sow it to the back of the book and a button to the front and you are ready to go
Thank you!
Hi there,
Delete- the 'around' row is meant as some sort of a border to even out the uneven crochet bobbles that you will have.
Like, when you crochet a square, two sides will have uneven edges. Just crochet along those edges and you have a nicer 'border'.
maybe I should have made this one two steps:
- sow the corners together
- crochet a row of slip stitches (like a loop), sow it to the back of the book cover and sow a button to the front
Hope that helps, if not, let me know, please :-)
That helped me so much, thanks! i really appreciate you explaining the steps a bit more :)
ReplyDeleteNo Prob, glad it helped :-)!
DeleteSometimes I write something and wonder later where my brain has been ;-)
This is really sweet.
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ReplyDeleteNicole, I love this book cover! I understand the steps but would like to know the stitch pattern you used for the front of the cover, after the single crochet rows. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI would like to know this also as from videos I have seen a double treble crochet doesn't give that finish
ReplyDeleteMe too. I googled double treble and the stiches don't look like the picture. Help please?
DeleteSince the double treble stitch doesn't look like the picture, I think it might be a primrose stitch :D
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