Crochet Heart Envelope Gift Card Holder

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and I thought of giving my niece a gift card, but in a fancy way. She loves crocheting and will appreciate this Crochet Heart Envelope Gift Card Holder!

At Christmas, I gave out gift cards with this holder, and on a regular day, I gravitated toward using this one. So, with the season of love getting closer, I have decided to send out gift cards in this cute love envelope.

Crochet Heart Envelope Gift Card Holder Pattern Details

Materials 

Yarn – Any DK weight yarn of choice. 

Stylecraft Special DK, #4 (100% Acrylic, 116 yards/106 m per 1.8 oz/50g Skein)

Estimated Yardage

White = 10 yards, Red = 5 yards for one heart

Hook and other materials

• 4 mm Crochet Hook
• Yarn needle

Gauge

14 sts over 9 rows = 10 cm square/4” made in dc

Pattern Notes

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
2. Any #3 weight of yarns can be substituted.
3. Chains at the beginning of Rows/Rounds do not count as stitches.

Skill Level – Easy

Terms – US Terminology

Stitch Abbreviations

Chain(s) – ch(s)

Single Crochet – sc

Double Crochet – dc

Space – sp

Repeat – Rep

Crossed half double crochet – xhdc

Special Stitch

Crossed half double crochet (xhdc) – *skip next st, hdc in next st, crocheting over the hdc just made, work hdc into the skipped st, rep from * to the end.

Finished Measurement

4” Opened Envelope

2”  Heart.

This love envelop is part of the amazing projects in the Valentine’s day project ideas. Have a look at the other patterns here.

How to Make a Crochet Heart Envelope Gift Card Holder

Section 1: Envelope

With White yarn

Chain 22

Row 1: hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. 20 hdc

Row 2:Ch 1, hdc in first st, xhdc across until the last st, hdc in last st, turn. 9 xhdc, 2 hdc.

Rows 3 -14: Rep Row 2

Row 15: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. 20 hdc

Edging

Crocheting around the whole panel, ch 1, hdc in each st, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) at each corner.

Fasten off.

To sew the envelope:

Turn the panel to the wrong side.

Step 1: Fold the left corner of the bottom corners midway.

Step 2: Fold the right corner to meet the

corner from the bottom.

Step 3: Sew the sides of the two corners from the tip towards the corners.

Step 5: Fold the right corner of the upper end to meet the bottom corners.

Step 6: Continue the sewing from the sides to the end.

Step 7: Sew a heart to the point where the corners meet.

Turn the piece to the right side.

Set aside and make the heart.

Section 2: Heart

With Red yarn

Round 1: In a MR, ch 3 (counts as first dc, here and throughout), 2 dc, (ch 3, 3 dc), rep () 2 more times, ch 3, join with a sl st to the beginning Ch. 9 dc, 4 corners

Round 2: ch 3, 7 dc in next st, sc in next ch 3 sp, skip next st, 8 dc in next st, sc in next ch 3 sp, sc in next 3 sts, (sc, dc, sc) in next ch 3 sp, sc in next 3 sts, sc in last ch 3 sp, join with a sl st to the first ch from the beginning ch 3. 17 dc, 11 sc

Fasten off.

Place the heart on the part where the 3 corners met when sewing.

Optional

• Chain 22, sl st in each ch, slip stitch to the base of the heart. 
• You can repeat this with 2 more hearts and sew to the base of the envelope.

Sew the heart to the envelope.

There you have the beautiful Crochet Heart Envelope Gift Card Holder; tell me, will you be making any?