Make a Stylish Gift Card Holder Using Yarn and Crochet

Here Is What You Need:

• Red and black worsted weight yarn
• Glittery eyelash yarn
• Size 8 US/5 mm double pointed needles (DPNs; or circular needles for the magic loop method)
• Gold crochet thread
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Finished holder is approx 3 ½ in. high by 2 in. wide and should fit standard sized gift cards.

Knitting Instructions

With red, cast on 22 sts over 3 DPNs or your circular needle, trying to leave a tail of above 6 inches to weave holder closed later. Join to begin working in the round.

Rounds 1 through 10: Knit around.

Round 11: With black, knit around.

Rounds 12 through 20: With red, knit around.

Round 21: With glittery eyelash yarn, knit around.

Bind off with eyelash yarn.

Finishing

Flatten cylinder and using your long beginning tail and a tapestry needle, sew bottom of holder (Round 1) closed. Weave in ends. Now grab your needle and gold crochet thread and stitch a little square in the center of your black row for a belt buckle embellishment.