Crochet Gift Card Holder for Christmas – Free Pattern

Crochet Gift Card Holder for Christmas

Gift cards are wonderful presents and no one ever complains about getting a gift card. However, I find they can be sometimes a little impersonal. Crochet to the rescue! With this adorable, festive homemade crochet gift card holder for Christmas, your gift now falls into the “super-thoughtful” category!

The pattern holds a standard gift card (the same size as a credit card). It whips up really quickly and makes a wonderful stocking stuffer. Or, put it on the Christmas tree for a surprise on Christmas morning.

There’s a lip at the top that gets tucked into the body of the gift card holder to prevent the card from falling out. And it’s very thin so you can pop it in the mail to loved ones living away.

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Pattern Details

Skill Level

Easy

Size

The pattern creates a gift card holder that is approx. 4” wide and 3” high (not including the lip). 

Materials

Yarn: Any size 4 (medium) yarn for the body and size 5 (bulky) yarn for the top.  For the body I used Impeccable by Loops & Threads. This yarn is size 4 (medium) weight and 100% acrylic. A skein is 285 yds / 260 m and 4.5 oz / 127.5 g. I used approx. 15 yds of “Cherry” (red), 5 yds of “Sunny Day” (gold/yellow) and 10 yds of “Black.” 

For the top, I used approx. 5 yds of Bernat Pipsqueak in “Whitey White.” This yarn is size 5 (bulky) weight. A skein is 101 yds / 92 m and 3.50 oz. / 100 g. 

Crochet Hook Size: G/6 (4.25mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Other Materials: stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors and a measuring tape. 

Terminology

This pattern is written for right-handed crochet using standard US terminology. If you’re more familiar with UK terms, here’s my US to UK Conversion Chart. 

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sts = stitches 
• sl st = slip stitch 
• sl sts = slip stitches
• sk = skip
• sc = single crochet
• BLO = back loop only

Gauge

2” x 2” = 7 sc and 7 rows in rounds. 

Pattern Notes

• Always work into the first stitch (the stitch attached to the chain). 
• Chains never count as stitches. 
• Change colors when instructed to by placing the new color on your hook and pulling it through the loop of your current color, which currently on your hook. 

Instructions

Bottom of Gift Card Holder

Start: With red yarn, chain 14. Continue using red until instructed to change colors. 

For Row 1 (only) work into the back ridge loops. 

Row 1: In the second ch from hook, sc. Sc in each ch across. (13 sts). 

Row 2: Ch 1. Do not turn. For this row, you will first work into the bottom chain stitches and then into the top stitches.

Rotate your work so the bottom chain is now facing up. Work along the bottom, into the chain sts. In the first ch along the bottom, sc into the back loop only (BLO), which is the loop furthest away from you. 

Sc in the BLO of each ch across the bottom. (You will have a total of 13 sts across the bottom). 

Rotate your work so the tops of the sc sts from the previous row are facing up. You will now work into the tops of the sc sts from the previous row.  

Sk the ch. Sc in the BLO of each st across. (You will have a total of 13 sts across the top. At the end of Row 2, you will have a total of 26 sts completed. Reminder: chains never count as stitches). Sl st into both loops of the first sc made. Do not fasten off. 

After Row 2, work when lying flat should measure approx. 3.75” wide x 1” high. If your work is smaller, start again with a larger hook size (you may need to go up one, two or more hook sizes). 

Body of Gift Card Holder

As you work on the body, you will notice that the top of the bottom you just completed will be facing down and will be on the outside bottom.

Round 1: Ch 1. Do not turn. Sc in each st around. (26 sts). Sl st into the top of the first sc to join. 

Rounds 2: Repeat Round 1.

After Round 2, work should measure approx. 4” wide and 1” high (measured from bottom).

Round 3: Change colors: attach black yarn. Leave red yarn hanging along the inside of your work. Do not chain. Do not turn. With black, sc in each st around. (26 sts). Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

Rounds 4 & 5: Continue using black. Ch 1. Do not turn. Sc in each st around. (26 sts).  Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

After Round 5, work should measure approx. 4” wide and 2” high (measured from bottom).

Round 6: Change colors: pick up red and fasten off black. Do not chain. Do not turn. With red, sc in each st around. (26 sts). Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

Rounds 7 & 8: Continue using red. Ch 1. Do not turn. Sc in each st around. (26 sts).  Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

Round 9: Change colors: attach white yarn. Fasten off red. Do not chain. Do not turn. With white, sc in each st around. (26 sts).  Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

After Round 9, work should measure approx. 4” wide and 3” high (measured from bottom).

Do not fasten off. Continue using white for all the lip. 

Lip of Gift Card Holder

The lip gets tucked into the body to help prevent the gift card from falling out.

Row 1: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the next 10 sts. Leave the rest of the sts unworked. (10 sts). 

Row 2: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each st across. (10 sts). 

Rows 3 – 5: Repeat Row 2. 

After Row 5, lip should measure approx. 1.75” from end of body. 

If needed, you can continue repeating Row 2 until your desired lip height.

Fasten off and weave in all loose ends. 

Belt Buckle

Start: With golden yellow yarn, chain 21. 

For Row 1, work into the back ridge loops. 

Row 1: In second ch from hook, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (first corner made). 

Sl st in the next 3 chains. 

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (second corner made). 

Sl st in the next 5 chains. 

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (third corner made).

Sl st in the next 3 chains. 

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (fourth corner made).

Sl st in the next 5 chains. 

(28 sl sts made). 

Sl st into the first sl st made to join. 

Fasten off, leaving a 12″ tail.

Weave in the first end (the starting tail) to the back of the belt buckle. 

Using a yarn needle, attach the belt buckle to the gift card holder on the front center with the rows of black in the middle. 

Weave in loose ends.

And now you have a new gift card holder for Christmas! 

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