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Knit a Gift Card Holder for a Semi-Homemade Gift

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knit a gift card holder fo a semi-homemade giftIt’s getting down to the wire, and your hopes for knitting a lot of holiday gifts may be dashed, but there’s still hope, and time to knit a little something.

If you’re giving any gift cards this year (teacher gifts, anyone?) a really cute way to present them is in a knit holder, which can then be reused by the recipient, or even possibly become part of their holiday decor in the future.

That’s the case with my little stocking gift card holders that I made for CraftBits last year. They’re cute enough to hang on the tree or use again for another gift card or other tiny gift, and the multiple options mean you can use whatever yarn bits you have lying around.

Here are a few more knit gift card holders to get your needles going.

Mary Richmond’s Knitted Gift Card Holder is a simple garter stitch rectangle worked in multicolored yarn and seamed up the sides. It includes an envelope flap and a little buttonhole to keep things closed.

The Gift Card Holder from Tammy Imhoff includes knit and crochet versions worked in self-striping yarn. It has some fun details like a figure 8 cast on and textured stitch pattern, so you might even learn a new skill in this wee project.

Marilyn Clark is a bit of a Lion Brand Bon Bons fanatic. I shared her coffee cup cozies earlier, and she’s also knit up some great gift card holders using the fun, brightly colored yarn. One pack gets you nine, which is a super value.

Another cute and colorful project comes from Laura Bain, whose gift card holder is worked in the round (she calls for a tiny circular needle but you can do it on DPNs, too). It’s a little envelope worked in multicolored yarn with a triangluar closure that includes a button.

Simply Notable has a nice “gift cardigan” worked with a tree motif on the front, which is nice for working in a solid or more muted multicolored yarn.

Have you ever knit a gift card holder? It certainly makes the gift a little cuter!

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  1. I’ve just made several of Simply Notable’s Christmas Tree holders. They’re really pretty. I converted the pattern so I could knit it in the round, beginning at the bottom with a toe-up sock cast on. That made for lots of purling, but no seams! Thanks for the other ideas, which I’ll be trying, too.

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Knitting Patterns for Pride

It seems like every year there are more rainbow colored (and other flag hued) knitting projects out there to celebrate Pride. Whether you celebrate at a local event or just want to add some more color to your wardrobe, these Pride knitting patterns are a great place to start.

See also these Pride knitting patterns, tiny Pride flags, and more rainbow projects if you need more inspiration.

These Pride socks from Birger Berge are a free pattern on Ravelry. They feature a rainbow flag on the heel and toe, plus stripes on the cuff with the word Pride and a heart worked in. 

Or you can Put Some Pride in Your Step with these allover colorful socks from Oriahna WhimsyStitch. Using a self-striping fingering weight yarn, they have a spiral rib on the legs and come in three sizes. The pattern has suggestions for if you don’t have self-striping yarn to use. You can find it on Ravelry.

Amy Snell’s Pride Like the Wind is a triangular shawl that uses slipped stitches to add texture to the multicolored stripes. The pattern was made with a large skein of rainbow colored yarn and mini skeins in rainbow colors, but you can use stash or whatever you can find in theose colors for a different look. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.

Pride and Elegance is a pretty pair of rainbow striped arm warmers made by martaschmarta. They call for fingering weight yarn and have sparkly beads incorporated at each end for extra flair. This pattern is also on Ravelry. 

Pride in Parallelograms by Treena Evans is a mobius knit cowl worked in a multicolored ombre yarn. It calls for DK weight yarn and is a free pattern on Ravelry.

Stephen G. Krueger has designed a lovely kippah/yarmulke pattern that can be worked in the colors of any Pride flag you like. The pattern is free on Ravelry and uses fingering weight yarn.

And if you want to make a full progress flag in knitting, you’ll need the modular progressive Pride flag pattern from Kim Smith for Alterknit Universe. The pattern comes in two sizes using different weights of yarn to suit your needs, and the modular style of the project makes it seamless. You can purchase this pattern on Ravelry.

If you want to add a touch of Pride to a sweater, wall hanging or other project, the abstract waves chart from Hits Knit Patterns is a great place to start. It uses the colors of the lesbian flag, but you could change it to whatever colors you like (there are six colors used and the chart is 49 stitches by 80 rows).