How to Crochet the Lian Booksleeve ✨ | Free Pattern & Tutorial

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The Lian Booksleeve is a cozy and protective crochet project made using pretty, floral-style granny squares that look intricate but are actually very easy to make.

This booksleeve is designed to keep your books safe while adding a handmade, aesthetic touch to your everyday reading routine. 

If you love granny squares, bookish crochet projects, or simple patterns that look impressive without being complicated, this is a project you’ll really enjoy making.

There is a detailed tutorial for the same on my YouTube Channel which you can check out here.

Materials:

• Yarn – Weight-2 acrylic yarn in three colors
  • 3 colors of your choice (shown here in Dark Pink, Light Pink, and White)
  • I am using two strands of the weight-2 yarn held together. You can do the same or use a thicker yarn (like weight-4 yarn)
• Hook – 4mm hook, 5mm hook for joining
• Scissors

You can use this pattern with any type of yarn with the recommended hook size.

Abbreviations:

• mr – magic ring

• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• ch – chain
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• sp - space

Pattern:

The Square

Round 1 - Center (Dark Pink):

• Start with a magic ring or ch4 and join to form a ring.
• Into the ring: [3 dc, ch 2] — repeat this sequence 4 times to form 4 clusters.
• You’ll have 12 dc and 4 ch-2 spaces.
• sl st to the top of the first dc to join.
• Fasten off Dark Pink.

Join Light Pink yarn into any corner ch-2 space, ch1.

Round 2 - Petal Layer (Light Pink):

• Work [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1] into each corner space around.
• sl st to join.
• You should now have 4 corners and 24 dc total.

The square begins to expand — each corner now forms a “petal cluster.”

Round 3:

• 3 sl st to come to the corner, ch1.
• In the same corner, work [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 5].
• Repeat this sequence in each corner space around the square.
• sl st to join.
• You’ll have 24 dc and 4 ch-5 spaces total.

The ch-5 spaces create open gaps that will be filled in the next round.

Round 4 (In White):

• Join White yarn into any corner ch-2 space, ch1.
• Work the following sequence all the way around:
  • * (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner,
  • sc in next 3 sts,
  • sc in ch-5 space,
  • 2 hdc in the ch-1 space from Round 2
  • sc in ch-5 space,
  • sc in next 3 sts *
• Repeat this entire sequence between the ** 4 times total.
• You should now have 48 sts around.
• sl st to join

This round shapes your piece into a proper square while smoothing out the edges.

Round 5:

• sl st 2 to come to the corner, ch1.
• In each corner ch-2 space: [dc, ch 2, dc]
• dc in every remaining stitch across the sides.
• sl st to join, ch1, fasten off.
• You’ll finish with 56 dc total.

Your granny square now has a clean, sturdy border ready for joining or use in larger projects.

Adjusting Square Size:

• If your granny square is smaller than the width you want:
  • Add one more round:
    • dc in every stitch, and
    • [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in each corner.
  • ch1 and fasten off.
• Repeat this extra round as many times as needed until the square reaches the size you prefer.

Assembly Instructions:

You can find the complete pattern with the assembly instructions, photos of all the steps and joining method with all the details in the printable pdf pattern.

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You can check out the Lian Booksleeve Tutorial here.

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