The Crochet Sensory Book is bound to be a treasured heirloom in my home. It is a fun crochet project to create. It gives the creator a chance to learn new crochet stitches and gives the receiving child a beautiful book to flip through and feel all the different textures. You can now purchase an Ad-free PDF version of the entire book pattern.
My daughter was stealing my sample swatches to sit and pet them before I even finished the book. At 14 months, she loves to flip through books and the look and feel books are here favorite. This book is the perfect gift for a baby or toddler.
The Crochet Sensory Book is one of the final patterns from the March Texture Madness. During this Crochet Along we learned 9 texture stitches and created 3 items that can be made with the samples swatches.Â
Crochet Sensory Book Materials
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Size 4 Worsted Weight Yarn 3 oz
Few Yard of a Accent Color (Optional)
Crochet Hook Size H 5mm
1/2 Button
3 – Butterfly Buttons (optional)
Stitches and Abbreviations
Ch – Chain
Sc – Single Crochet
Slst – Slip Stitch
St(s) – Stitch(es)
Gauge
4 Sc = 1 inch
4 rows = 1 inch
Crochet Sensory Book Pattern
Book Pages
To make the Book Pages for this book, we used the Medium Sizes sample swatches from the March Texture madness Crochet A Long. Follow the links below to be taken to all the stitch tutorials and make the 8 inch or medium sample swatch.
I used 7 sample swatches for my book.
Yarn Over Slip Stitch Ribbing Tutorial
Book Cover
Ch 30
R1: Sc in the 2nd Ch from the hook and every Ch across.
R2-84: Ch1, turn, Sc in each St across.
R85, Ch2, turn, Sc in the next 15 Sts, Ch 20, Slst to last Sc, Sc in the next 14 Sts. Do not fasten off.
Note: If you would like to add all 9 Stitch Samples to the book, just add 4 more rows to the book cover.
Single Crochet Border and Closure Loop
Ch1, working down the side of the rows, Sc into the side of each row, Ch1, turn at the corner, Sc in the bottom of each St across, Ch1, turn at the corner, working down the side of the rows, Sc into the side of each row, Ch1 , turn at the corner, Sc in the top of each St of row 85, skipping the Ch20 and slst.
Slip Stitch Video Tutorial
I wanted to add something special to the top of the book cover so I Surface Slip Stitched a flower to the front and added a few butterfly buttons. Follow the video tutorial to learn to Surface Slip Stitch to add your own touch to your book cover.
Sew a button to the center of the book cover and use the loop to close the book.
Note of caution. Some people do not like to use buttons on baby items. If you are concerned about the buttons, simply omit them. My daughter is supervised when playing with her book and does not tend to pull on the buttons, so I included them on her book.
Sewing in your Pages
Once your cover is complete you will just need to whip stitch in your sample swatches. I used a very long piece of yarn and started at the top of one page and sewed down that page, then moved over to the next page and sewed up the edge of that page. I continued this until I ran out of yarn or had all the pages sewn in.
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Love this Sensory Book, my daughter runs a child care center and I have made one for her.
I really love this idea! so cute. Pinned it.
This would be a great idea for an Alzheimer’s patient.
Yes it would, or dementia, or even autism from what I have heard others say. I think the Sensory Baby Blanket would also make a great Lapghan for a patient.
Absolutely agree would be awesome for autism, Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Nice pattern
Very cute!! Question – Once you’ve slip stitched the first swatch on to the book cover, what do you slip stitch the other swatches to, the one beneath it? TIA
I just whip stitched all the pages in with a row of Single crochet in between.
Hello I love the idea and the pattern. I am not understanding of how the book is put together. Sorry I am a little slow. So you whip stitch all the pages together? Or do you start with one then put the next page over lapping then whip stitch? Sorry just wondering how all the pages stay in the book. Thanks
I sew each page directly to the cover of the book. The pages are not sewn to each other. I actually space them by about 1/4 of an inch apart on the book cover.
Have you tried this with different yarn textures? I could see a stiffer cotton, something plush or furry.
I have not tried it but I did think about it. The red heart scrubby would have a great texture or a fur yarn. I kept this all one type of yarn because it was apart of a Crochet A Long.
What an awesome idea. Thanks for putting the pattern up for us. Cheers 🌹
You are very welcome. I love sharing and making things for the little ones.
Working on making one of these now. I am making a 9 page book, so at least one of the pages is going to have a combination of several of the stitches.
That is a great idea. I did not add this stitch but the bobble stitch can be used to make diamonds and squares and would make a fun addition.
I am working on finishing mine and 85 rows seems way too long. I am at about 70 and it’s already too long. My width is just right so I don’t think my tension is that different. Any ideas?
Just remember that the cover goes around all 4 sides of the swatches plus it overlaps on the front by a few inches. You can definitely stop short if you like. If you have all your pages done, I would stack them up and wrap the cover around them to see if it is long enough.
I would like cover instructions for the 4 inch squares.
Thank you
Just Chain until your chain is 4.5 inches. Work your first row and make sure it is not shorter than 4 inches. If it is you will need to start over and add chains. Then work rows until the pieces is able to wrap around all your page and overlap by 1 inch if you want it to look like the larger book.
I came across this last week on Pinterest. I was so excited, that I already have my pages done. Yep, just one week later. I like the flower on the front but was wondering if you have a boy design? Thank you for sharing your talent/gift of crochet with us.
I do not have a boy design but if you use a small felt tip pen, you can draw a design like a boat or a car and outline it with the slip stitches.
Great idea and thank you.
You are welcome.
Why not just crochet a little car and boat or whatever and just attach it to the from of the book.
That is another option.
I wonder is it possible to do the Alpine stitch in a circle?
It would be difficult to figure out the increase. The rows alternate between single crochet and double crochet. Then you would have to decide what to do with the front post stitches.
When I was making the pages with the yoslst and with the waffle stitch, it seemed really big compared to the alpine stitch and fpdc and bpdc, even when I am only half way through. Now I am very confused and wondering what I got wrong.
Gauge can vary from stitch to stitch. You can easily adjust the starting chain of the pages that are coming out larger or you can stretch and block the pages with more texture to make them larger.
Love this idea! It’s also a good way to have a visual of different stitches and patterns for when showing others. <3 Def gonna have to try this.
That is a great idea as well.
How many stitches to make a square (page)
How many rows to a square?
Just about finished the cover.
Cathy
The stitches and row count vary based on the stitch you are using. It also depends on your gauge, so many people need to make slight adjustments to the pages. The pages are 8 inches by 8 inches.