25+ Things to Crochet for BOOK LOVERS (Beginner Friendly) 

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Discover 25+ things to crochet for book lovers! You’ll find crochet bookmarks, book sleeves, busy books for babies and book themed projects and so much more! Let’s jump right in!

Are you a book lover who also enjoys crochet? This seems to be a very popular combination of interests these days and I am here for it.  My social media feeds are full of cozy crochet projects and brilliant book recommendations and that could not make me happier. 

Today I’m sharing 25+ crochet projects that are perfect for any book lover. 

You’ll find cute book covers, adorable bookmarks, amazing book themed blankets, entertaining busy books for babies a crocheted book bag and book themed amigurumi patterns just to name a few. 

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25+ Things to Crochet for BOOK LOVERS

As someone who has loved reading since I was a child, books have always been my escape, my adventure, and my comfort.

There’s nothing quite like curling up in bed with a cozy book or going for a brisk walk outdoors listening to a new favorite audiobook.

But when you can combine those two loves??? Does it get any better than that?

Crochet Book Sleeves

I’m going to break these projects into categories and we are starting off strong with crocheted book sleeves.

Crocheted book sleeves are perfect for keeping your favorite reads safe and stylish on the go! Whether you’re tossing a paperback into your bag or stashing your e-reader in your purse, a handmade sleeve helps protect the covers and pages from getting bent or scuffed.

Plus, they add a personal, cozy touch that store-bought sleeves just can’t match. You can customize them with fun stitches, colors, and even buttons or pockets for bookmarks. A crocheted book sleeve is not only functional but also a lovely accessory that shows off your creative flair as both a reader and a maker.

Crochet Strawberry Book Sleeve

The minute I stumbled across this project was the minute I knew I was going to make it.

This is the Strawberry Book Sleeve by Mythic Mist on Etsy.

How adorable is this cutie little strawberry book sleeve???

The pattern calls for one of my favorite yarns, Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the colors, Blossom, Succulent and Raspberry. It’s a number 6 Super Bulky, acrylic, wool and rayon blend. It is a dream to work with and these colors are perfect for this project.

Find Wool Ease Thick & Quick Here

It’s the perfect size for many of the books I own and while I’m keeping this for myself, it would make the perfect gift for any book lover!

You’ll also find a crochet pumpkin book sleeve as well as knitted versions of the pumpkin and strawberry book sleeves.

Find the Strawberry Book Sleeve Pattern Here

Cute Crochet Pocket Book Sleeve

This next project is so sweet and makes me want to reread Anne of Green Gables.

First of all this is a free crochet pattern and is customizable to fit any book or Kindle size.

This isn’t just a simple book sleeve, but there’s also a little pocket in the front for bookmarks, pens or markers!

Find the FREE Cute Crochet Pocket Book Sleeve Pattern Here

Crochet Book Cover Video

The Crochet Book/Journal Cover by Roz from Play Hooky With Me is perfect for those who like video tutorials.

This project is completely customizable for any size book and you can make it in your favorite colors but it’s also a great stash buster!

Roz is using Caron Cotton Cakes in the color Peach Blossom, which is a number 4 weight yarn. It’s 60% cotton and 40% acrylic and comes in so many pretty colors.

Find Caron Cotton Cakes Here

Find the Crochet Book Cover Video Tutorial Here

Strawberry Book Sleeve Crochet Pattern

We have another Strawberry Book Sleeve Crochet Pattern, but it is very different from the one that I made.

This is an adorable pattern from Sydney from One Stop Wonders.

Find the Shady Hollow Book Here

One of my favorite things about this pattern is that she’s featuring one of my favorite books, Shady Hollow. If you love a cozy murder mystery with talking animals, I highly recommend.

Find the Strawberry Book Sleeve Pattern Here

Granny Square Book Cover

As a granny square lover, I could not be more excited about this project. The Granny Square Book Cover by Emily Jane Crochet is beginner friendly and comes with instructions for a large or small books.

Find The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Here

Another thing I like about this pattern is that in the listing photo she is showing one of my favorite books, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I read this book last year and I flew through this incredible story. There were times that I had to remind myself that it wasn’t a true story and was just fiction.

Find the Granny Square Book Cover Here

Checkerboard Crochet Book Cover

The Checkerboard Crochet Book Cover is so on trend! I love those little checks and you could make this in so many different color combinations.

The pattern is adaptable for different size books as well!

Find the Checkerboard Crochet Book Cover Pattern Here

Crochet Bookish Projects from Mahum

This is not just one crochet project, but a collection of projects from Mahum on YouTube. Mahum is one of my favorite crochet Youtube channels and she has some of the cutest patterns ever.

She has a whole playlist of patterns including:

• Heart granny square book cover
• Tulip sleeve book cover
• How to crochet cute book covers of any size
• Crochet love letter book sleeve
• Bear holding a heart book sleeve
• Heart bookmark
• Crochet flower bookmarks

Find the Crochet Bookish Playlist Here

Crochet Bookmarks

Crocheted bookmarks are a cute and practical way to mark your place in a book. They’re lightweight, easy to make, and can be customized to reflect your favorite themes or characters. Unlike paper bookmarks, they’re more durable and won’t easily bend or tear.

Plus, crocheted bookmarks add a personal, handmade touch to your reading experience, making them perfect little gifts for fellow book lovers or a special treat for yourself!

Book Rat Crochet Bookmark

I cannot handle the cuteness of this next project. It combines three of my loves:

• books
• crochet
• amigurumi

A particularly erudite and well-read rat represents the Book Rat. Always to be found in libraries, bookshops and/or private bookshelves and often so engrossed in a book to realize the approach of the book owner that slams the book shut with the Book-Rat inside.

Supergurumi

This is one of my favorite projects and I love the little story about how the Book-Rat became so flat!

Book-Rat was designed by Supergurumi and the pattern calls for Schachenmayr Catania, which is a 100% cotton, sport weight yarn.

Find Schachenmayr Catania Yarns Here

Find the Crochet Book-Rat Pattern Here

Crochet Floral Granny Square Bookmarks

If you’re looking for something simple, quick and floral themed, I’ve got the perfect project for you.

These are the Crochet Floral Granny Square Bookmarks by me!

This is a free pattern and works up so quickly. You can make them in so many different colors plus they are perfect stash busters!

Find the Crochet Floral Granny Square Bookmark Pattern Here

Smores Crochet Bookmark

Could this project be any cuter? These are the Smores Crochet Bookmarks by Topaz Eyez Designs on Etsy.

I cannot get over how adorable this project is, but it’s also quite practical at the same time! When you’re using it you have the graham cracker and chocolate at one end of the book and the marshmallow and graham cracker at the other end.

Another thing I like about this project is that the designer is demonstrating how to use the bookmark on one of my favorite books, Local Woman Missing. This was a great thriller and I listened to it on audiobook and the narrator was fantastic as well.

Find the Smores Crochet Bookmark Here

Vintage Crochet Lace Bookmark

Kirsten Holloway is one of my favorite crochet pattern designers and she has such a beautiful, feminine style.

Her Vintage Crochet Lace Bookmark is a free pattern and is just gorgeous. It has a Victorian feel and I couldn’t love it more. This is labeled an intermediate level pattern and she’s using Aunt Lydia’s Extra Fine Crochet Thread Size 30 in the color Natural.

Find Aunt Lydia’s Extra Fine Crochet Thread Size 30 Here

Find the Vintage Crochet Lace Bookmark Pattern Here

Crochet Baby Giraffe Bookmark

How cute is this little baby giraffe bookmark by Heart Hook Home?

I think any bookworm, child or adult would love to have this!

Ashlea has lots of other crochet bookmark patterns to choose from:

• duck
• bunny rabbit
• frog
• pig
• bookworm
• elephant

Find the Crochet Baby Giraffe Bookmark Pattern Here

Crochet Book Lover Blankets

Crochet book lover blankets are the ultimate cozy companion for any reading session.

They’re perfect for snuggling up in your reading nook, making every page turn feel even more special. Whether it’s a simple, soft throw or an intricate design that showcases your love for books, a crochet blanket is both a warm and personal way to celebrate your passion for reading.

Plus, it’s a project that you can enjoy working on while listening to an audiobook!

C2C Bookcase Lapghan

The Bookcase lapghan is a book lover’s dream! It’s also a great project for busting stashes of scrap yarn.

The Knotty Book

The C2C Bookcase Lapghan is an amazing project for any bookworm. I love that you can customize it with your favorite book jacket colors.

This is a paid pattern on Etsy, but make sure to check out all of her other crochet projects. Many of the patterns are book themed and she’s got some really fun ones!

Find the c2c Bookcase Lapghan Pattern Here

Yarnspirations C2C Crochet Bookcase Blanket

Another fun crochet bookcase blanket is from Yarnspirations and is a free pattern.

This one has a cool, boho vibe in those gorgeous earth tone colors and I love the little cactus.

Find the Yarnspirations C2C Crochet Bookcase Blanket Pattern Here

Mosaic Bookcase Crochet Blanket

This next project is a showstopper and it’s the Mosaic Bookcase by Zigz Crochet.

The pattern is made with nine different mosaic crochet charts and can be customized to create the crochet bookcase blanket of your dreams.

She’s also included a shorter version of the charts that are worked in the round so you can create a cushion, a bag or cover for your tablet or laptop!

Find the Mosaic Bookcase Crochet Blanket Pattern Here

Book Blanket (Temperature Style)

Although this isn’t a specific project, it’s more like a project idea.

Crochet temperature blankets are very popular. When making them you assign a color for a specific temperature range. Then throughout the year you track the temperatures and crochet the colors in that order.

It’s a fantastic way to keep track of the weather and it’s a fun project to work on all year long.

But did you know that you can apply the same concept to book genres.

Track all the different types of books you read and crochet them! Assign a color for each book genre and crochet them in granny squares, stripes or any other way you like.

Make sure to check out this blog post that give all the details!

Everything You Need to Know to Crochet a Book Blanket

There is also a wonderful Facebook group for those who want to crochet a book blanket. It was created and run by Jessica Barber. You can find the group here:

Find the Book Blankets Facebook Group Here

Crochet Busy Books for Babies

Crochet busy books for babies are soft, handmade activity books filled with fun textures, colors, and interactive elements like buttons, flaps, and pockets.

These books help develop fine motor skills, stimulate sensory play, and keep little hands entertained, all while being safe and gentle for tiny fingers. Plus, they make a thoughtful and creative gift for any new parent!

Sea Life Quiet Crochet Book

This next project is one of the most incredible crochet projects I’ve ever seen. The Sea Life Quiet Crochet Book is by Tonya Borisova.

Oh my goodness, how wonderful is this project?

I’m so impressed with the level of detail and how fun this would be for a baby or young child.

Find YarnArt Jeans Here

She’s also using one of my favorite yarns, YarnArt Jeans, which is a number 2 Fine weight, cotton/acrylic blend.

But make sure you check out her other quiet book crochet patterns:

• Jungle Version
• My First Quiet Book

Find the Sea Life Quiet Book Here

Miscellaneous Crochet Book Projects

This is the section for all the random crochet book projects that don’t fit into any of the other categories. You’ll find book ends, a wall hanging and even a miniature bookshelf.

Crochet Shark Book Ends

The Crochet Shark Book Ends is a project my boys would have loved when they were little. Heck, they probably would even like them now!

This free pattern is from Sonya from Blackstone Designs and it’s absolute perfection!

It took me a second to figure out how the shark bookends were suspended in mid air. Thankfully it’s all explained in the pattern, but (spoiler alert) you’ll need two clear bookends and a hot glue gun.

Find the Crochet Shark Book Ends Here

The Crochet Boho Hook Nook

The Boho Book Nook is a boho-style hanging basket that is the perfect size for a couple books or journals, a stack of magazines, a place for mail, or whatever you need it for!

Belle and Bean Crochet

This is the perfect project to make if you want to hang a book or two on a hanger on the wall or on the back of a door (ahem… like the bathroom).

The Boho Hook Nook would also be an adorable way to store books for a toddler and hang it just at their level. I love this project.

Find the Crochet Boho Hook Nook Pattern Here

Crochet Book Bag with Granny Squares

One of my favorite crochet designers is Brittany from BHooked and this is one of my favorite projects.

The Crochet Book Bag with Granny Squares is a genius design because it’s sturdy enough to hold a heavy bag full of your favorite books, but it requires no sewing!

Brittany used a canvas bag as the foundation, which creates a very strong bag! It’s also a free pattern with a video tutorial!

Find the Crochet Book Bag with Granny Squares Pattern Here

Thing 1 and Thing 2 Crochet Hats

I cannot talk about crochet projects to make for book lovers without including some Dr. Seuss projects. I loved these books as a child and so did my own children.

The Thing 1 and Thing 2 Crochet Hats from Repeat Crafter Me are absolutely adorable! When my kids were little I would have needed Thing 3 and Thing 4 hats, lol.

These are so much fun, but make sure to check out the other Dr. Seuss projects from Sarah. I especially love her Cat in the Hat Headband as well!

Find the Thing 1 and Thing 2 Crochet Hats Pattern Here

Crochet Book Amigurumi Patterns

Frog & Toad Crochet Patterns

My children couldn’t get enough of the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel.

Find Frog & Toad Are Friends Here

Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be! From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun together the whole year round!

I would read these stories to my kids and we would laugh and laugh at their adventures. I knit a pair of them a couple of years ago and have treasured having them ever since.

This pattern by Frog & Cast is the crocheted version and they could not be any cuter!

Find the Frog & Toad Crochet Pattern Here

Crochet Projects Inspired by Classic Books

I found the cutest book full of amigurumi patterns inspired by classic literature. In Literary Yarns: Crochet Projects Inspired by Classic Books you’ll find 25 patterns including:

• Elizabeth Bennet (Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice)
• White Rabbit (Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
• Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
• Ebenezer Scrooge (Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol)
• Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan (F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby)
• Quasimodo and Esmerelda (Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
• Captain Ahab and Moby Dick (Herman Melville’s Moby Dick)
• Anne Shirley (Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables)

Find Literary Yarns: Crochet Projects Inspired by Classic Books Here

Crochet Miniature Bookshelf

This is one of my favorite amigurumi projects! How adorable is the Crochet Miniature Bookcase by Atelier Delilah.

I love all the tiny little crochet books, the plant and the photo frame! So cute and it’s a free pattern!

Find the Crochet Miniature Bookcase Pattern Here

Where the Wild Things Are Book Buddy

I wish I had known about this pattern earlier this year. My little nephew had his first birthday and his party was a Where the Wild Things Are theme. He had a little crown and a tail and he could not have been more cute.

Find Where the Wild Things Are Book Here

The Little Wild One and Friends digital PDF crochet pattern was inspired by my own children’s love of the classic tale and all things wild! For added versatility, this pattern contains Bonus Modifications to create three unique snugglers: Little Wild One (Wolf Pup), Little Brave One (Bear Cub), and Little Sly One (Fox Kit). There is also an Alternate Head option to allow the Hood to be made functional (like a hoodie!) for more interactive play.

Sweet T and Me Studio

This is such a gorgeous project and I literally want to drop everything I’m doing to make it right now!

Find the Where the Wild Things Are Pattern Here

25+ Things to Crochet for BOOK LOVERS

I hope you enjoyed this collection of amazing things to crochet for book lovers! This is one of my favorite patterns and gets me all excited to grab my crochet hook and some squishy yarn (while listening to an audiobook of course)!

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