{"id":5987,"date":"2023-04-05T13:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=5987"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:41:44","slug":"how-to-knit-a-baby-book-a-recipe-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/how-to-knit-a-baby-book-a-recipe-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"How to knit a Baby Book: a Recipe Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5987\" class=\"elementor elementor-5987\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9f8311 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9f8311\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f82c410\" data-id=\"f82c410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb948a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fb948a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184011869.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184011869.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184011869.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184011869.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9939d55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9939d55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5375223\" data-id=\"5375223\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e594732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e594732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chewable and washable pages!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1676e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1676e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4791903\" data-id=\"4791903\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ef4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0ef4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was wondering what else to use the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/assembly-tab-braid\/\"> Assembly Tab Braid on<\/a>, and thought of baby books.\u00a0 If the double rows of yo were extended, there would be lots of spaces to add simple book pages.<br \/><br \/>A knitted baby book, full of chewable and washable pages!\u00a0 Knitting anything for babies is fun, but a stashbusting, colorful project?\u00a0 Fun all around:<\/p><ul><li>The knitter uses up bits and bobs of yarn<\/li><li>The baby learns colors, patterns, textures and turning pages<\/li><li>The Parents do have one more thing to look after, but depending on yarn choice, they can throw it in the washer and baby won&#8217;t grow out of it.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de2f4f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de2f4f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9e003c\" data-id=\"d9e003c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39e1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a39e1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183945656.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183945656.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183945656.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183945656.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-566382e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"566382e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e76983\" data-id=\"9e76983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a254e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77a254e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fiber Considerations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d51130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d51130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee173a7\" data-id=\"ee173a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ba561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1ba561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gather yarns.\u00a0 They should be the same fiber, they should have the same laundry instructions (be kind to the parents, superwash or cotton\/linen machine washable.\u00a0 The poor dears are about to be sleep deprived).\u00a0 They should be near-ish to the same category of yarn weight.\u00a0 Of course you can double up fine yarns and use them with thicker ones.<\/p><p>I recommend left overs.<\/p><p>Experiment with color!\u00a0 At the arrange and re-arrange balls of yarn stage, you can learn so much.\u00a0 Just make your final selections are made in natural light.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af9d94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5af9d94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65d71f\" data-id=\"a65d71f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fbb25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2fbb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183956413.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183956413.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183956413.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_183956413.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86f4bbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86f4bbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a46e1dc\" data-id=\"a46e1dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3893c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c3893c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Cover to Knit pages onto<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e46d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e46d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a779736\" data-id=\"a779736\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e65be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e65be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BookCover1-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5993\" alt=\"Knitting Chart for Baby Book Cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BookCover1-3.png 652w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BookCover1-3-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f1e27b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f1e27b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a346b4\" data-id=\"7a346b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3386fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3386fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Row 1 (RS): (K1, p1) across.\u00a0<br \/>Row 2 (WS): (P1, k1) across.<\/p><p>Repeat rows 1 and 2 until\u00a0 the bottom of the book cover is the desired height.<\/p><p><br \/>Row 3: *K1, p1 ; work from *, *k1, yo, sl2, k1, p2sso, yo ; work from *, k1, *p1, k1 ; work from *. <br \/>Row 4: *P1, k1 ; work from *, p5, *k1, p1 ; work from *.<\/p><p>Repeat rows 3 and 4 until the holed section is the height of the desired page.<\/p><p><br \/>Row 5: Repeat row 1. <br \/>Row 6: Repeat row 2.<\/p><p>Repeat rows 5 and 6 the same number of times that rows 1 and 2 were.<\/p><p>Stitch Glossary<br \/>knit : Knit.<br \/>purl : Purl.<br \/>sl2, k1, p2sso : Slip 2 stitches together, k1, then pass slipped stitches over.<br \/>yo : Yarn over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de9a49b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de9a49b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-add1389\" data-id=\"add1389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d5f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24d5f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184023666.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184023666.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184023666.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184023666.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9756822 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9756822\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d58c46d\" data-id=\"d58c46d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740cd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"740cd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Many Stitches to cast on?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c429d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c429d38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc7129\" data-id=\"7dc7129\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048c3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"048c3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>OK, Chris, I get the gist, but how many stitches do I cast on?\u00a0 You surely do not mean 9.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Correct!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>It is going to depend on the gauge of your yarn, and the size of the book you want to make.\u00a0 With one of your larger balls of yarn, cast on approximately 10 inches\/ 25 cm worth of stitches and work it in 1\/1 ribbing the height of the bottom of the cover page before the inner pages start.\u00a0 \u00a0The fabric should be stiff, but not hurt your hands.\u00a0 Adjust the needle size as needed (yes, I do mean start over if you have to.)\u00a0 I used a grey yarn because I had lots of it, and it would cooperate with all the other colors I wanted to play with.<\/p><p>Then fold it into a book shape and see how many of the sts should be the * k1, yo, sl2, k1, p2sso, yo; rep from * k1 for the spine.\u00a0 Each pair of yo will become a page.\u00a0 Make the ribbed cover pages have the same number of stitches.\u00a0<\/p><p>Work Rows 3 and 4 until the spine is the desired length of the book.<\/p><p>Work the same number of rows of ribbing as on the bottom of the book to encase the pages.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa3d850 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa3d850\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bc6a3\" data-id=\"38bc6a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a777531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a777531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184007937.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184007937.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184007937.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184007937.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-172d377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"172d377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-100802e\" data-id=\"100802e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1f781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e1f781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two ways to add pages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebbcce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebbcce1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b10da2\" data-id=\"6b10da2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9f604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b9f604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>The first way is to pick up and knit the page from the double yarn overs:<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c0bc58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c0bc58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-608d0a6\" data-id=\"608d0a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3b0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da3b0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fold the book cover back so that the first two rows of yarn overs are visible.\u00a0 *Insert the needle into the first pair of holes, draw up a loop, yo; repeat from * until the last pair of holes, insert the needle into the last pair of holes and draw up a loop. Turn.<\/p><p>Picking up stitches in the yarn over holes is just like using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/using-assembly-tab-braid-on-a-tee-shirt-neckline\/\">Assembly Tab Braid.<\/a><\/p><p>Knit the page: use a texture that is non curling like ribbing, seed stitch, garter stitch or be bold and experiment.\u00a0 Pull out your stitch dictionary or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sistermountain.com\/blog\/knitting-stitch-dictionaries\">head online for inspiration<\/a>.\u00a0 Bind off in a Goldilocks tension (not too tight, not too loose) and either weave in your ends now or after blocking, depending on how you roll.\u00a0<\/p><p>The pink and white pages above were added this way, My needles didn&#8217;t get stuck on other pages because I could fold them out of the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e800b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e800b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae3f50e\" data-id=\"ae3f50e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2751604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2751604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184016632.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184016632.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184016632.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230214_184016632.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65c6616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65c6616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db88b02\" data-id=\"db88b02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b27bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b27bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knitting On Pages like an Applied Edging<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efea8d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efea8d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21a0cb9\" data-id=\"21a0cb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0699116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0699116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The second way to add pages<\/strong> is what I used on the peachy-orange page above.\u00a0 I applied it like an edgeing.<\/p><p>Cast on the bottom of the page for the stitches that look like the right number to be the width of a page.\u00a0 Fold the book cover out of the way, *insert the needle into the two yarn over holes, and draw up a stitch.\u00a0 Turn.\u00a0 Yo, k3tog, continue in pattern with whatever stitch you are using on that page, I used garter.\u00a0 Work the next two rows without connecting to the book cover at all, this will even out the height of the pages. Repeat from *.\u00a0 Allow an extra stitch at the spine side for the connections if you are using a fancy pattern.\u00a0 An edging with scallops on the turning side would be cool!<\/p><p>From the spine of the book cover, both picked up and applied pages look the same.<\/p><p>I did find that this method tends to get my needle stuck in other moving parts, and as I was making short, tall pages, there were a lot of row turns.\u00a0 If you make your book more square, it evens out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Some stitches just look better sideways, and I wanted you to know about applied edges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b816c01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b816c01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fda3a88\" data-id=\"fda3a88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262bc76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"262bc76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230201_153130013.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230201_153130013.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230201_153130013.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230201_153130013.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fa6a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fa6a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d24c35\" data-id=\"5d24c35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd9fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd9fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adjustments after laundry (gasp!)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-017ed80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"017ed80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eac5e89\" data-id=\"eac5e89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f78ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f78ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I laundered my book, my inner pages shrank, and my book cover grew.\u00a0 At first I was sad, but then I realized that I&#8217;m not into minimalism, and probably my cousin&#8217;s new baby isn&#8217;t either.\u00a0<\/p><p>So I added colorful crochet edgings along the top and fixed the proportions.\u00a0 I usually do choose fudging over frogging.\u00a0<\/p><p>How about you?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0688053 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0688053\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02a8017\" data-id=\"02a8017\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c137f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62c137f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230206_144756468-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230206_144756468-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230206_144756468-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230206_144756468-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-528d54c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"528d54c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-792d2ec\" data-id=\"792d2ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c4c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7c4c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future 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