Story TIME

Crochet a vibrant sleeve to protect your next good read

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Instructions overleaf

MEASUREMENTS

To fit Average-sized paperback book

Width 13cm/5in

Length 20cm/8in

Depth 3cm/1¼in

MATERIALS

1 x 50g (125m) ball of Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton) in each of Purple (Tyrian Purple 128), Dark Pink (Shocking Pink 114); Light Pink (Tulip 222) and Blue (Cyan 397)*. Size 3mm crochet hook; button or toggle of your choice. Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk.

TENSION

22 stitches and 25 rows to 10x10cm, over stitch pattern, using 3mm crochet hook.

ABBREVIATIONS

BLO, back loops only; ch, chain; dc, double crochet; pul, pull up loop to height of current row; slst, slip stitch; spcl, spike cluster thus: insert hook 2 sts to the right and 2 rows below, yrh, pul, insert hook 1 st to the right and 3 rows below, yrh, pul, insert hook 4 rows below, yrh, pul, insert hook 1 st to the left and 3 rows below, yrh, pul, insert hook 2 sts to the left and 2 rows below, yrh, pul, yrh, draw through all 6 loops on hook;