"Books Change Your Mind" - Free Crochet Tapestry Pattern and Chart

"Books ARE a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind."

- Toni Morrison

This is one of my favorite quotes, but I feel like I don't see it out in the wild very often. I made this pattern to help spread these words and to remind us all that reading fiction and storytelling strengthens our empathy in a way no other medium does.

Reading will always be political. Crafting and crocheting will always be political. Books change our minds, and I'm very grateful for the lessons they've given me.

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Note: This pattern uses US Terminology.

Materials:

• 4.5 mm hook (gauge and hook size isn't super important here, just know your final size will be different if you don't meet gauge)

• Scissors and tapestry needle

• Approximately 275 yards of Color A and 75 yards of Color B (I used Loops and Threads Soft Classic Yarn in Sage and Mainstays Medium Acrylic Yarn in Warm Chocolate)

Abbreviations and Required Stitches:

Ch - Chain

sc - Single Crochet

st - Stitch

RS - Right Side

WS - Wrong Side

FO - Fasten Off

Size:

16" x 20" inches

Gauge: 15 sts and 16 rows = 4" x 4" with a 4.5mm hook

Additional Notes:

• The tapestry is crocheted in repeating rows of single crochet.

• Every odd numbered row is crocheted with the Right Side (RS) facing you, and every even numbered row has the Wrong Side (WS) facing you if you are right-handed. This is reversed if you are left-handed.

• If you are left-handed, follow the written pattern from right to left.

• The tapestry is worked from the bottom up.

• This tapestry uses two yarn colors: A and B. “(A) Xsc” means place 1 single crochet into each of the next X number of stitches using Color A.

• The stitch count is always 61 sts.

• Ch 1 and turn after every row.

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Note: If you're left-handed and are having trouble following the right-handed written pattern instructions, email me at kbreadsandmakes@gmail.com and I will provide you with a left-handed pattern as soon as I can.

Written Pattern and Pixel Chart

Ch 62

[RS] Row 1: (A) sc in second ch from the hook, (A) 60sc

[WS] Row 2: (A) 61sc

Row 3 - 9: Repeat Row 2

[WS] Row 10: (A) 11sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 8sc, (A) 11sc

[RS] Row 11: (A) 11sc,(B) 7sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 11sc

[WS] Row 12: (A) 11sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A)3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 10sc

[RS] Row 13: (A) 10sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 11sc

[WS] Row 14: (A) 11sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 10sc

[RS] Row 15: (A) 10sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 11sc

[WS] Row 16: (A) 12sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 10sc

[RS] Row 17: (A) 10sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 4sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 12sc

[WS] Row 18: (A) 12sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 10sc

[RS] Row 19: (A) 10sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 12sc

[WS] Row 20: (A) 12sc, (B) 5sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 11sc

[RS] Row 21: (A) 11sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 12sc

[WS] Row 22: (A) 12sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 7sc, (A) 12sc

[RS] Row 23: (A) 13sc, (B) 6sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 12sc

Row 24 - 29: (A) 61sc

[WS] Row 30: (A) 19sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 14sc

[RS] Row 31: (A) 14sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 19sc

[WS] Row 32: (A) 19sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 15sc

[RS] Row 33: (A) 15sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 19sc

[WS] Row 34: (A) 19sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 7sc, (A) 15sc

[RS] Row 35: (A) 16sc, (B) 6sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 17sc

[WS] Row 36: (A) 17sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 15sc

[RS] Row 37: (A) 15sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 17sc

[WS] Row 38: (A) 17sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 15sc

[RS] Row 39: (A) 16sc, (B) 6sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 16sc

Row 40 - 43: 61sc

[WS] Row 44: (A) 11sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 7sc

[RS] Row 45: (A) 7sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 9sc

[WS] Row 46: (A) 9sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) sc, (A) 7sc

[RS] Row 47: (A) 11sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 9sc

[WS] Row 48: (A) 9sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 6sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 8sc

[RS] Row 49: (A) 8sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 6sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 9sc

[WS] Row 50: (A) 9sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 6sc, (B) sc, (A) 11sc

[RS] Row 51: (A) 7sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 9sc

[WS] Row 52: (A) 9sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 3sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 7sc

[RS] Row 53: (A) 7sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 3sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 10sc

Row 54 - 59: 61sc

[WS] Row 60: (A) 5sc, (B) 10sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 5sc

[RS] Row 61: (A) 4sc, (B) 8sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 8sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 8sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 10sc, (A) 6sc

[WS] Row 62: (A) 6sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc

[RS] Row 63: (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 7sc

[WS] Row 64: (A) 7sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc

[RS] Row 65: (A) 4sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 9sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 7sc

[WS] Row 66: (A) 7sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 7sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 5sc

[RS] Row 67: (A) 6sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 6sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 7sc, (A) 7sc

[WS] Row 68: (A) 7sc, (B) 8sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc,(B)  4sc, (A) 6sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 7sc

[RS] Row 69: (A) 9sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 7sc

[WS] Row 70: (A) 7sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 2sc, (A) sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 5sc

[RS] Row 71: (A) 5sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 6sc

[WS] Row 72: (A) 6sc, (B) 9sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 6sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 2sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 7sc, (A) 5sc

[RS] Row 73: (A) 6sc, (B) 5sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 2sc, (A) 3sc, (B) 3sc, (A) 4sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 6sc, (B) 4sc, (A) 5sc, (B) 10sc, (A) 5sc

FO and weave in ends

Done!

Make sure you block your work to your desired dimensions. You can use this tapestry as a wall hanging, a tote bag, part of a blanket, or any number of other things!

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