EASY CREDIT CARD HOLDERS
This photograph was shared a few days back on
Facebook, and it was so coincidental as I was just thinking of making something
just like this. Recently a friend (who
travels *a lot*) misplaced one of her mobile phone sim cards and it was quite a
merry mess. She had this really
over-filled wallet that had both her visiting cards as well as plastic cards
and she was pretty frustrated. Of course,
there is no real need to have a crocheted card holder, as one does get other
variants of this in the market – but hey! A handmade project, made with love
and concern.. can’t beat that.
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Materials used : Today I’ve
used ~ 30 gms of our lovely Indian Oswal Cashmilon 4-ply acrylic yarn with a 3.5
mm crochet hook ; fabric glue to seal ends ; embroidery needle ; sewing needle ; embroidery thread ; beads and more beads ; key ring ; press button ; stud button
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
Difficulty level
: Easy to Intermediate Skill level
Abbreviations used :
ch : chain ch-sp
: chain space
sp : space rep
: Repeat
fsc : Foundation Single crochet
hdc : Half double crochet
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg
Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
How to add beads : Check this video at https://youtu.be/EcpgMgBox8I
How to work with beads in crochet : Check out this video at https://youtu.be/yanbAnF_pr0
How to change colors seamlessly : Here’s an easy video tutorial to show you how to change from the Main color to the Contrast or second color of yarn seamlessly. View it at https://youtu.be/fRzSBja9jno
How to carry your yarn when using two colors : Here’s an easy video tutorial to show you how to carry your yarn along when working with two colours.
View it at https://youtu.be/NuascBU3pxQ
Instructions :
(Using U.S terminology)
EASY CREDIT CARD HOLDER 1
In today's pattern sheet there are two ideas for a credit card holder, so please read through to the end.
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
Inspired by this photograph below get this pattern
My notes here are for the small changes that I made to the original pattern.
First off, as usual, let’s think take a look at
what we’re going to create.
We’re going
to make a small rectangle and then smartly fold it in three – two of which will
form the ‘credit card holding portion’ and the third will become the flap.
So here’s a whole load of ideas and tweaks :
a) You
can make this for any size you wish – you just need to figure out the width you
wish for your wallet and then what you are going to use it for
b) For
the ‘credit card portion’, you will need to measure your credit card (it is a
regular size for most cards but check anyway) and you will work a minimum of
2.5 times this. This means that if your
credit card is 2” x 3.25”, your rectangle width will be a minimum of 3.5” and
the rectangle length will be 5”.
c) Depending
on the pattern stitch you are using, you need to line your project (or
not). Check the links given at the top
of the blog for lining.
For my easy credit card holder 1 :
1. I
started with my regular chosen and much loved Foundation Single crochet (fsc). The designer has worked the first row along
the length of the project. I have decided to make my wallet about 7”
long, and started with 35 fsc.
2. As
we’ve worked with fsc, you can work an sc in that very 1st fsc, and
then *ch 1, sk next fsc, sc in the next fsc* ; rep *to* all the way to the end.
3. I
then followed the pattern per the designer till my project was about 3.75 – 4” (width
of a credit card).
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
Finishing ideas :
Whipstitch to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the whipstitch at https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA
Invisible join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the embroidery needle and whipstitch to get an invisible join at https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM
Single crochet to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the single crochet at https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI
1. I
have a quick diagram here for the folding, just in case this is your first such
project.
2. Fold
from bottom up (yellow arrow) and then sew one side till end. Fasten off and
weave in ends at that side.
3. Re-attach
yarn at the bottom of the other side and join the other side as well.
4. At
the 2nd fold, we will attach our key chain ring, and then I continued
with sc all along the top flap, working 3 sc in the corner (so that it opens
neatly), working sc along the top flap edge and 3 sc in the 2nd
corner too all the way down the other side to the end (follow the red dashes
and arrows in the diagram below).
You could attach the keychain ring with an embroidery needle or you could crochet it in as well.
5. We
will finally run a row of sc along the inside edge of our little credit card
wallet. Fasten off and weave in ends. Add in a press button or stud button to hold the flap down. You could choose to add beads or some embroidery to beautify the top. My blog has loads of motifs - so you could choose to work on one and add that to the top as well.
To find my motifs, find the label for motifs on the right hand side of this blog. It will open a blog, and on the bottom of that blog you'll find links for loads of projects of a similar nature. Enjoy.
EASY CREDIT CARD HOLDER 2
The idea for this credit card holder is the same
as the one above. I’ve just tweaked the
stitch and created something a little different.
In our first project above, we worked a
rectangle and our first foundation row determined the length of our card
holder.
In this project, our first fsc row will
determine width of our project.
We will also use the Split Single Crochet stitch
(ssc) that will give our project a neat
knit-like finish.
Here's a video tutorial on how we work the ssc :
In case this video does not come on, please go to https://youtu.be/JV351yK8Xc8
Basically a ssc is an sc that is done in the
sc below. Usually we work our sc in
the space between 2 sc. For the
ssc, we work it in the middle of the sc.
So imagine our sc – It is like an inverted or
upturned “V”. We usually work (without even thinking about this) in the space between
the “V”s formed by 2 sc. For our SSC though, we will work in that upturned
V”.
I have tried to draw out the sc and the spaces
that we usually use for the sc and what we need to use for the ssc. This and
the lovely video should show you which space we need to use for this lovely
stitch.
As also mentioned on that video, this stitch
gives us a nice dense finished product, which is also ideal for a small little
bag like this one, which you do not need to now line.. So how cool is this?
Right?
Start with 20 fsc
(or as many as you want for the width of your project).
Turn. (20 sts)
Row 1 : sc in the 1st
fsc ; ssc in the next 18 fsc ; sc in the last fsc.
Turn. (20 sts)
Row 2 : sc in the 1st
sc ; ssc in the next 18 sc ; sc in the last sc.
Turn. (20 sts)
Rep Row 2 till your project is about 2.5 times
the length of your credit card or the length you would like it to be.
Last Row : sc in the 1st
sc and in each sc till the end.
Turn. (20 sts)
Do not fasten off your yarn, but continue to
finishing working first one side and then fastening off.
Re-attach yarn on the other side and follow the
diagram and instructions above for the finishing of this little credit card
holder as well.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Let’s see what you come up with.
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