Crochet 7 Christmas Gift Card Holders (Santa, Reindeer & More)
Play Hooky with Me has combined all Christmas themes in these 7 Christmas gift card holders with Santa, reindeer, and more. I will mention links to all of the tutorials for each Christmas gift card holder in this post, so make sure to stay with me. These can also be used as Christmas decor, placemats, and mug cozies. They are quick, easy, and perfect for beginners.
These crochet card holders for Christmas have a simple rectangular shape that can be customized with color changes and some quick appliques, making them quick and festive for gift-giving. In this post, I will mainly describe the first one, the Santa and elf tutorial.
Crochet 7 Christmas Gift Card Holder – Santa & Reindeer
About the Designer: The designer behind these Christmas gift card holder ideas is @PlayHookywithMe – She is a great teacher and creative crochet designer who always focuses on crocheting colorful items. Including these Christmas holders, she also has many other projects for Christmas.
Her crochet tutorials cover a wide range of topics, from tutorials on lovely stitches, borders, joins, and other techniques (like the Open Moss Stitch and seamless lace joins for motifs and squares).
Note: In respect of the creator’s pattern rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern. You can watch the tutorial with on-screen written instructions at the end of this post.
Christmas Gift Card Holder Tutorial
Quick Summary & Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate. All of these Christmas gift card holders are worked flat in rows using the technique using Single Crochet (SC) stitch and joining two pieces in the end using whip stitch.
Color changes are essential for crocheting the Santa and Elf suit designs, where the last stitch of a color is completed with the new color yarn.
The finishing and assembly are done with a Slip Stitch (SL ST) Seam to join the two flat pieces along three sides, and a decorative Surface Crochet technique is used to create the belt buckle effect.
For other crochet gift holders, you may also need half-double crochet, double crochet, treble, and many more, which you can check in each tutorial.
Personalization Tips: The tutor offers two designs for the first Christmas gift card holder, Santa and an Elf, using the same base pattern, simply by changing the main solid color (red for Santa, green for Elf) and adding white. The buckle is added using Surface Crochet for a decorative effect.
For closure, a simple piece of yarn can be used to tie a bow to keep the gift card secure, or a small button can be sewn onto the back with a yarn loop on the front piece to crochet a simple clasp, which can also double as a hanger for the Christmas tree.
This whole crochet gift card holder project is about customizing a basic purse pattern. So, as mentioned, you will crochet reindeer, a Snowman, and many more variations.
Pattern Type: A detailed on-screen written pattern is available if you find written instructions easy to follow along with. The pattern is written US terms.
Materials for Gift Card Holders
Collect the following tools and materials for crocheting this Christmas gift, as mentioned and suggested in the tutorial:
- Yarn: Standard acrylic yarn in medium weight 4 (Solid colors for body, black for belt, yellow for buckle, and white for the collar).
- Crochet Hook: Suggested 4 mm (though the creator used a 3.7 mm hook, a smaller hook than the yarn label suggests is best for tighter stitches).
- Notions: Scissors, darning/tapestry needle (for weaving ends and optionally adding closure).
- Optional: Button and a length of yarn for a clasp closure.
Quick Christmas Gift Card Holders
The gift card holder is made from two flat, rectangular panels: a decorative front panel and a solid-color back panel. Both panels are crocheted using Single Crochet stitches in rows, with a starting chain of 11 for 10 stitches across, worked for a total of 14 rows. The front panel incorporates Color Changes to create the suit design (e.g., four rows of red, two rows of black belt, and eight rows of red for the Santa version).
Once both panels are complete, the belt buckle is added to the front panel using Surface Crochet. Finally, the two panels are joined together along three sides using a neat Slip Stitch Seam, leaving the top open for the gift card.
All Christmas Gift Card Holder Tutorials
In conclusion, I would like to thank the designer for crocheting such cute Christmas gift card holders pattern!
