TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein each 1909 Holly Berry A, 1012 Black B, and 1201 Daffodil C
- Susan Bates® crochet hook: 75mm (US F-5)
- Yarn needle
- GAUGE: 16 sts = 4” (10 cm); 16 rows = 4” (10 cm) in single crochet. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.
- RED HEART® With Love®, Art. E400 available in solid color 7oz (198 g), 370 yd (338 m), multicolor 5oz (141 g), 230 yd (211 m) and stripes 5 oz (141 g) 223 yds (204 m) skeins_x000B_
Gift card holder measures 2½” (6 cm) tall and 4” (10 cm) wide.
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GIFT CARD HOLDER
Card Holder (Make 2) With A, ch 17. Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook and next 15 ch. Rows 2-4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each of the next 16 sc. Fasten off. Join B. Rows 5-6: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each of the next 16 sts.
Fasten off. Join A. Rows 7-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each of the next 16 sts. Fasten off.
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Buckle
With C, ch 8; join with a slip st to form a ring. Round 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in ring, ch 2, 4 sc in ring, ch 2, 3 sc in ring, ch 2, 4 sc in ring, ch 2; slip st to first sc to join. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming later.
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FINISHING
With yarn needle and long tail, and using the photo for placement, attach the buckle to the center belt on the front of the gift card holder. Place the front and back of the gift card holder together with wrong sides facing. Join A to the top left corner of both pieces. (Do not join the top long edge. It will remain open.) Working down the short edge of the card holder, sc in each row of the next 10 rows, sc into same corner st, sc in each of the next 16 sts across the long edge, 2 sc into corner st, sc in each of the next 9 sts along short edge.
Fasten off. With yarn needle, weave in all loose ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C = color A, B, C;
ch = chain;
hdc = half double crochet;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es).
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