Interweave Crochet - USA (2020 - Winter)

Journal Cover

Dana Rushold

DIFFICULTY

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.

NOTES
—See the Glossary on page 78 for
terms you don’t know. Visit our master
glossary at http://bit.ly/iwc-glossary.

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

JOURNAL COVER
Ch 66. Row 1: (RS) Sc in 2nd ch from hook,
dc in next ch, sc in next ch; rep from
across, turn—65 sts. Rows 2–42: Ch 1
(counts as first sc), dc in first st, sk next
dc, (sc, dc) in next sc; rep from across to
last 2 sts, sk next dc, sc in last sc, turn.
Fasten off at end of last row.

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Reduced cover patt

= chain (ch)

= single crochet (sc)

= double crochet (dc)

Stitch key

= patt rep

FINISHING

Weave in ends.

Block cover to 10" tall and 15½ " wide.

Fabric sleeve (make 2)

Hem short ends of 10¾ " × 12½ " fabric

piece by ¼ ". Fold fabric in half, lengthwise,

and sew sides tog, leaving ¼ " selvedge edge

on each side. Turn RS out. Rep for second

fabric piece.

Assembly

Place 1 fabric sleeve over each cover of

journal. Open journal facedown. With RS

of crocheted cover facing up, align edges

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