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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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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.