Free Crochet Snowman Gift Card Holder Pattern – Quick & Easy
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This holiday season, make an adorable crochet snowman gift card holder to give a handmade touch to a plain gift card. This sweet little guy is quick and easy to make for crocheters of any skill level!
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This year’s third crochet gift idea, a cute snowman gift card holder, is the perfect gift for someone who has everything. Instead of buying them something they will never use, instead choose a gift card from their favorite store. Then, you can give it a little personal touch by tucking it inside of this friendly snowman pouch.
It’s also economical, as it only takes small amounts of white, orange, and black yarn. So it’s a great way to use up your yarn stash, too.
Now it’s time to get started!
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You might also like these crochet gift card holder patterns and other small gifts:
- Elegant Gift Card Holder Envelope
- Tiny Crochet Backpack Keychain or AirPods Case
- Mosaic Crochet Pouch
- Small Tissue Pouch
So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this cute pattern.
How to Crochet the Snowman Gift Card Holder
Materials you will need
- Premier “Just Yarn” (worsted weight yarn, 400g/875 yds)
- White
- Black
- Orange
- 4.0 mm hook -> I used a WeCrochet Dots Hook
- Scissors
- tapestry needle
Gauge
5 sts x 5 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
3 x 5.5 inches
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE (US crochet terms)
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- invisible join
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Free Crochet Pattern for the Snowman Gift Card Holder
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Instructions for the Snowman Gift Card Holder
Ch 11
R1: starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc per ch, turn 180 degrees, and crochet on the other side of the chain, 1 sc into each ch again (20 sts)
R2-16: 1 sc per st in continuous rounds
Now attach your black from the inside, from your perspective the back loop (the outside loop).
R17: 1 sc in the blo all around, sl st
R18-19: 1 sc per st
R20: *2 sc in the first st, 1 sc in the next 4 sts, repeat from * until the end of the round
R21-22: 1 sc per st
Fasten off and fold over your hat brim
R1: Now reattach the black yarn close to the corner of a FLO (leftover loops from round 17), 1 sc in the next 10 sts, turn
R2-7: 1 sc per st
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
2 Eyes:
R1: make a Magic Ring, add 6 sc to the ring, close the ring, sl st
5 Mouth Pieces:
R1: make a Magic Ring, add 4 sc to the ring, close the ring, sl st
Nose:
In Orange, ch 4, starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, fasten off
Now sew or glue the face to the snowman’s head.
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