Crochet Book Cover | Pouch

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Hello friends,
I made this book cover simply as a protection for old religeous book at my home. So it is very simple, no special crochet pattern is used, simply double crochets (dc) are used and half double crochet border (hdc).
Dimensions of the book for which I have to make cover are, 8.5"x5.5"x1.5".
First I made chs equal to the length of the book then add 3 more chs as my first dc. For 8.5", I have to make 41 chs. Fig 2.
So I started with 41+3 chs and made dc in each ch starting from 4th ch.

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Hence after row 1, number of sts are 42.
R2: ch3 turn, (instead of ch 3; I made sc 1, sc on left part of first sc, ch1 as a first dc) dc 1 in each st (42 sts)
Repeat row 2 till the piece is 8.5"x 12.5" ( 12.5 = 5.5 breadth of upper part+1.5 width+5.5 breadth of lower part of book). Fig 3.

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 Then place two markers at the expected width on both sides.
Fig 4.
Make dc 1 along that width portion (I have to make 8 dcs). Work those 8 sts only as follows
Row: ch3 turn, dc 1 in each st (8 sts)

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Repeat this row till the breadth that is 5.5". That is the strip measures 1.5' x 5.5".
Make similar strip on other side, maintaining the line.
Fig 5.
Now sew these strips on two sides to cover the width. As in fig 6.




Front flap: Then the box type shape is formed. Now join the yarn at the first st on lower part and make,
R1: ch3, dc 1 in each st (42 sts)
R2: ch3 turn, dc 1 in each st (42 sts)
R3, R4, R5 and R6 same as R2.
R7: dc 1 in first st, (2dctog) 2 times, dc 1 in each middle sts till last 5 sts remain, (2dctog) 2 times, dc 1 in last st. (38 sts)
R8: same as R8 (34 sts). Thus if we repeat this row then 4 sts are decreased in each row.
R9: (30 sts)
R10: (26 sts)
R11: (22 sts)
R12: same as R8 only made one button hole at the centre by ch1 and skipping 1 st, (18 sts)
R13: Same as R8. Only make dc 1 in ch 1 gap. (14 sts) Fig 7.
Then made a border of 2 hdc in each dc and hdc 1 in st on all sides.
Sew one show button at centre.
The beautiful book cover is ready as in fig 1.
If you are making this cover for a holy religeous book then traditionally there is a cord to tie it as in right lower photo of fig 1.
We may make similar cover for photo albums. We can also make cover for two books together.
The following video may help you.
The following video may help you.

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