Get ready to multicraft with this unique project. The combined textures of leather, Pima cotton, and hand stitching make for a beautiful cover to wrap around a journal, day planner, or any other small book you can think of. The opportunities to personalize this piece with different color choices or added embellishments are endless!

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 3

Finished Size 9¾“ tall and 7¾” wide.

Yarn Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima (100% Pima cotton; 220 yd 200 m/3½ oz 100 g): #3757 zen green, 1 hank.

Hook Size F/5 (3.75 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions Composition notebook (100 sheets, 9¾“ × 7½”); 10¾“ × 12½” fabric piece, 2; sewing pins, 10; Realeather Crafts Acanthus Trim Piece 8” × 11” black, 1; sewing needle and clear thread; silver permanent marker; leather punch, 2 mm; ¾“ braided elastic, 3”; rotary cutter; cutting mat; ruler; yarn needle.

Gauge 16 sts and 17 rows = 4” in patt, blocked.

For techniques you don’t know, please visit our online crochet glossary at https://www.interweave.com/interweave-crochet-glossary

NOTES

• Project is crocheted as a rectangle then hand sewn to fabric sleeves. Leather spine trim is sewn to center of cover.

For more information, see: https://www.interweave.com/store/interweave-crochet-winter-2020-digital-edition