Book Sleeve with Pocket Bow

Hey ya'll!! So I'm big into Journaling and reading. I usually carry a journal around with me in my purse or whatever book I'm reading if it's a physical book. And I hate that when I put my books into my purse the corners get beat up a little, so I made a book sleeve to protect the books!! We have to protect the books! And because I just loved that little bow on my last pattern that doubled as a pocket I just had to do it again on this book sleeve to have a place for my pen or chapstick or whatever else. So without too much babbling I give you the Book Sleeve:

Materials

-2 colors of medium #4 worsted weight yarn

-5mm crochet hook

-scissors

-yarn needle

-stitch marker

-journal or book to keep in it 

Abbreviations:

-ch: chain

-fdhdc: foundation half double crochet

-hdc: half double crochet

Book Sleeve pattern:

1.) FdHDC 20 

2.) Ch1, hdc across, 2 hdc in the side of last hdc in row, hdc in top(bottom) of the same st, hdc across, 2 hdc in the side of last st, join with a sl sp to top of 1st st in row, (46 sts)

*note: the rest of this pattern is worked in the round going up.)

3.-28.) Hdc around (46sts)

After your sleeve is long enough, or you get to round 28, Fasten off and weave in ends. 

This sleeve fits a 9x6 notebook/journal but is completely customizable to any side book. Just fdhdc the width of the book and follow the pattern until you get to the length of the book. 

Bow: 

Fdhdc 26

2.- 10.) Ch1, turn, hdc across, (26sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends. To make the bow go ahead and weave an extra piece of yarn up through the middle of the rectangle and pull the middle together around it. Then tie that in the back and proceed to wrap the length of yarn around the middle a few times and tie in the back again. To attach the bow just 

pin in place of where you want the bow to sit and sew down one side, across the bottom, and up the other side to make one large pocket across the front of the sleeve. I did mine 5 rows down from the top of the sleeve. 

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a really good day!!