The Hanging Gift Card Holder and Luggage Tag is a super fast, super easy, and super fun project to make for holiday gift giving – and a great crochet pattern to knock out for all those craft fairs! With the right colors, this project is perfect for gift giving year round!
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It is August as I’m writing this – way too early to think about the holidays, right? Nope! There are only 20 weeks or so to go til Christmas… yikes! That means it’s time for everyone who hand makes their gifts to start planning. And if you make items for pre-holiday craft fairs, then time’s a wasting!
The Hanging Gift Card Holder and Luggage Tag is a great multi-purpose, easily customizable pattern – and it whips up super fast! You can slip a gift card right in there and hang it on the tree for the holidays, and then replace the gift card with your business card or personal info for a fun and easy to spot luggage tag – no waste, and useful year round.
I used bright Christmas-y shades of Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie for this pattern, but by changing the colors, you can make this appropriate for any occasion. Only 2 stitches are needed, so it’s great for beginners, new crocheters, and learn to crochet classes too!
Hanging Gift Card Holder and Luggage Tag
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US – H, 5.0mm hook – Furls Crochet
25 yds Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie (100% Cotton; “4”/Medium/Worsted/UK: 10-12 ply)
Color A: Cherry (1 ball)
Color B: Christmas (1 ball)
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Gauge: 7 sts x 5 rows = 2″/5cm
Finished Size: 3.5″ wide x 4.25″ tall excluding hanging loop
Special Stitches, Helpful Links & Tutorials:
Hanging Gift Card Holder and Luggage Tag Tutorial
Tw Sc – Twisted single Crochet
INSTRUCTIONS:
Piece 1: Make with Color A
Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, hdc in each rem ch; turn. (10 hdc)
Rows 2 – 9: Ch 1, hdc in each st across; turn. (10 hdc)
Row 10: Ch 1, hdc 5, ch 20, hdc in each rem st; break yarn, fasten off and weave in ends. (10 hdc, ch-20 loop)
Piece 2: Make with Color B
Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, hdc in each rem ch; turn. (10 hdc)
Rows 2 – 9: Ch 1, hdc in each st across; turn. (10 hdc)
Row 10: Ch 1, hdc 5, ch 1, hdc in each rem st; turn. (10 hdc, 1 ch)
Row 11: Ch 1, tw sc 5, tw sc in ch-1 sp, tw sc in last 5 sts; do not turn.
Assembly/Edging (continue with Color B):
Lay Piece 1 in front of Piece 2, matching up the corners at the bottom. (Use stitch markers to hold in place if desired.)
Ch 2 (corner), tw sc through both layers evenly along side of project, ch 2 (corner), tw sc through both layers evenly along bottom/fch of project, ch 2 (corner), tw sc through both layers evenly along last side of project, ch 2 (corner); join to first tw sc made in Row 11, break yarn, fasten off and weave in ends.
Insert gift card or travel info between Piece 1 and 2, and slip the Piece 1 ch-20 hanging loop through the Piece 2 ch-1 sp to hang or attach to luggage.
You can really make this project your own – add buttons, add initial with surface crochet, use custom colors for your favorite sports team – it’s all up to you!
With Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie, which is 100% cotton, you can also use fun iron-ons to personalize your projects – click here for the Moogly tutorial!
There are so many ideas and so much fun you can have with the Hanging Gift Card Holder and Luggage Tag – I hope it inspires you, and makes your holiday crafting a little easier… and adds that personal touch we’re all looking for!
Who will you make a Hanging Gift Card Holder and Luggage Tag for? How will you make it unique? Share your ideas in the comments!
If this pattern inspires you to make your own project, and you post a photo on social media, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog or #mooglyblog so I can check it out too! I love seeing what you make!
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REgina Stephens
August 20, 2018 at 8:58 pmI just printed the pattern and in reading it I realize i don’t know what tw sc means. It is in the assembly section. I know that sc is single crochet but what is TW?
Tamara Kelly
August 21, 2018 at 11:39 amHi Regina – it’s listed above under “Special Stitches” and the tutorial is linked. For this pattern, it means Twisted Single Crochet. 🙂
Sherrie
September 8, 2018 at 9:23 amHey there, I was just curious, where do you find your scrubby smoothie yarn? I have Joann’s, Micheals, and Hobby Lobby available to me for yarn but none sell the scrubby smoothie. They do sell scrubby but that’s it. Do you have to order from Red Heart directly?
Tamara Kelly
September 8, 2018 at 12:10 pmHi Sherrie! I’ve seen it at my local Joann’s, usually in an end cap type of display. RedHeart.com might be the best option where you live though!