Knitting journal booklet: a fold and staple pocket log for knit and crochet

Knitting journal booklet you print at home, fold and staple into an undated 24 page pocket journal for both knitting and crochet. Inside are 4 project pages, 4 row counters, a yarn stash log, a needle and hook inventory, a pattern wish list and a gift list, already arranged in saddle stitch order on landscape sheets.

The PDF has 15 pages in US Letter, which folds to Half Letter pages (5.5 by 8.5 in), and in A4, which folds to A5 pages (148 by 210 mm). It is an instant download, and nothing is shipped.

How the knitting journal booklet keeps every project on track

Each page of the booklet fills exactly half a sheet, so there is no cutting. Pages are already paired (1 beside 24, 2 beside 23 and onward), and once folded the numbers read in order. A project page records the pattern, yarn and dye lot, needle or hook size, gauge and any tweaks you made. The row counter that follows lets you tick off 120 rows, 20 pattern repeats and all your increases and decreases.

Before buying more, glance at the yarn stash log across the center spread, the needle and hook inventory in both US and mm sizes, and your pattern wish list. The folded journal is slim enough to live in a project bag right next to your knitting, and when every page is used, you just print another.

Who this knit and crochet booklet suits

• Knitters and crocheters who would rather tuck a light paper journal into their project bag than carry a thick binder
• Makers whose yarn stash keeps growing and who want to check it before shopping again
• Gift makers who like each person's sizes, colors and deadlines kept together
• Beginners who want an easy row counter and a home for gauge, stitches and lessons from each project

Design and print details

• Elegant and minimal, with white pages and soft blush pink accents that save ink
• Wide margins, so a home printer will not cut anything off
• The US Letter file prints Half Letter booklet pages (5.5 by 8.5 in), two to a side on landscape 11 by 8.5 in sheets. The A4 file prints A5 booklet pages (148 by 210 mm), two to a side on landscape A4. Pages are already in saddle stitch order, so there is nothing to cut
• No dates, suited to both knitting and crochet, in inches or centimeters, so you can start whenever you like
• Every sheet has pink fold marks, every booklet page is numbered and the middle spread shows where to staple

Inside the knitting journal booklet: 15 pages

1. 1Cover page listing the contents and what the booklet holds, with lines for your name and the season
2. 2Printing help: a table matching booklet pages to PDF pages and sheets, how the sheets fit together, double-sided settings, a tip to test one sheet first, steps for manual duplex and a box to note your own printer settings
3. 3Imposition and duplex guide mapping the front and back of all 6 sheets, five steps (print, stack, fold, staple, check), and tips on stapling without a long reach stapler, keeping the booklet in a project bag and printing extra pages
4. 4 to 15The 24 page knit and crochet booklet on 6 sheets. It opens with a cover (contents, season, belongs to) and a making plans page: an on my needles and hooks table with 6 rows for project, started and next step, checklists to finish first and cast on next, 12 boxes for skills and stitches to learn and goals for the season. Four project pages follow, each asking for pattern, designer or source, size and made for, a 3 row yarn table (yarn, color, dye lot, amount), needle or hook size and type with a knit, crochet or both choice, gauge over 4 in or 10 cm before or after blocking, a box for a swatch, 7 lines of notes and changes, finished on, hours and a 1 to 5 score. Four row counter pages each give 120 numbered circles for rows, a 20 circle repeat counter, rows per repeat, repeats needed and a 5 row shaping tracker (section, rows, increase or decrease, done). A chart page uses cells shaped like stitches, wider than they are tall, for colorwork and lace, with a symbol key and chart notes. The tool inventory lists 18 sizes from 2.0 to 12.0 mm with US needle and hook equivalents and circles for straight, circular, DPN and hook, plus other tools and lent out. A swatch and gauge log has 14 rows (yarn, tool size, stitches, rows, blocked, notes) and two boxes to sketch swatches. Across the center spread, the yarn stash log offers 43 rows (yarn, fiber, weight, color and lot, length, quantity, what it is for) with yarn to buy and destash, swap or donate. The pattern wish list has 17 rows (pattern, source, weight, yardage, have yarn) with next to cast on and ideas I saw. The gift list has 16 rows (who it is for, item, colors and size, yarn, ready by, done) with gift ideas and care notes to include. A measurements page covers up to 4 people (chest or bust, waist, hip, upper arm, arm length, neck, head, hand around, foot length, shoe size) with favorite colors and notes on fibers and allergies. The finished log has 17 rows (finished, project, yarn used, size, for, rating) with favorite make and lessons learned. A stitch library holds 4 boxes (sketch, name, multiple of, used in, notes). It closes with a lined notes page, a dot grid sketch page, a season review (favorite make, most loved yarn, new skill, trickiest project, proudest moment, what I made, next up, yarn used up, stash goals) and a back page with notes, a table of yarn shops, groups and classes and a before I cast on checklist

Files in your download

• Folded Knitting & Crochet Booklet in US Letter, a 15 page PDF
• Folded Knitting & Crochet Booklet in A4, a 15 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief guide to printing (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Before you buy

• You print this PDF on both sides and fold it into a booklet yourself. It is not a hyperlinked digital planner, and paper, yarn and a stapler are not part of the purchase.
• You receive a digital file only, and nothing is shipped.
• Colors on a screen can look a little different on paper.
• The files are meant for you alone. Please keep them to yourself rather than sharing or reselling them.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• US and metric needle and hook sizes are a guide and may differ slightly between brands of tools, so go by the mm size on your tool and knit a swatch to check gauge.
• Each printer aligns the back of a sheet slightly differently, so run a test of the first sheet on plain paper before printing everything.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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