Looking for a quick and thoughtful handmade gift? This Cat Gift Card Holder Crochet Pattern is the purr-fect way to add a personal touch to your presents! 🎁
Gift cards are convenient, but they can sometimes feel a little impersonal. That’s where this adorable cat holder comes in. With just a bit of yarn and some easy stitches, you can turn a simple gift card into something extra special for the cat lover in your life.
🧶 Why You’ll Love This Pattern
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Quick project: You can finish it in an evening – perfect for last-minute gifts.
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Beginner-friendly: Simple stitches make it a great project for new crocheters.
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Reusable & eco-friendly: Your recipient can use it again or repurpose it as a little pouch.
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Adorable design: Who can resist a cute kitty face? 🐾
🎀 Perfect Occasions
This cat gift card holder makes a wonderful little surprise for:
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Birthdays
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Christmas stockings
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Teacher appreciation gifts
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Party favors
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“Just because” gifts for your favorite cat lover
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Use ribbon, felt, or fabric paint to customize your kitties for Halloween or Christmas.
🐾 Get the Pattern
The Cat Gift Card Holder Crochet Pattern is available now in my shop as an instant PDF download. With step-by-step instructions and helpful photos, you’ll have your own kitty gift holder ready in no time.
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Give your gift cards a cozy handmade hug – because even the smallest gifts deserve a touch of yarn magic.
Materials:
Worsted weight yarn:
35 yards MC
3 yards CC
Crochet hook size G (4.0 mm)
Yarn needle
40-mm wiggly eyes
Finished measurement: 4” wide x 5.5” tall
Gauge: 9 sc = 2″
Directions:
Row 1: With MC yarn, ch 14, sc in 2nd ch, sc in next 12 ch (13 sc).
Rows 2-13: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st.
Row 14: Ch 1, turn, sc in BLO of each st.
Rows 15-30: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st (both lps).
Row 31: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next 9 st, dec (11 sc).
Row 32: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next 7 st, dec (9 sc).
Row 33: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next 5 st, dec (7 sc).
Row 34: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next 3 st, dec (5 sc). Fasten off MC yarn.
Go back to Row 1 and use unused lps of foundation ch. Attach MC in first st, sc in each st (13 sc). Fasten off MC.
EARS: (Make 2)
Row 1: With CC yarn, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, inc (2 sc).
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in firs tst, inc in next st (3 sc). Fasten off leaving 6” length for sewing.
Sew ears to edge of head at Rows 31-34.
Using the BLO sts of Row 14 as a guide, fold up Rows 1-13. Attach MC yarn at bottom edge and sc through both sides of edges of chick. Continue in sc across edges of remaining rows all the way to the top, sc across the top including around ears with 3 sc in tips of ears. Then sc down the other side. Fasten off yarn.
EYELIDS: (Make 2)
Row 1: With MC yarn, ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 ch (5 sc).
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, inc in first st, sc in next 3 sts, inc in last st (7 sc). Fasten off leaving 6” length for sewing.
Glue eyes to Rows 2-6 one st apart. Sew eyelids above eyes, covering the top portion of the eye.
With CC yarn, embroider nose at Rows 7-8. Embroider mouth below nose.
Use ribbons, fabric paint, felt, etc. to decorate for any holiday.
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