Santa Knit Gift Card Holder Pattern

This free Santa knit gift card holder pattern turns a practical gift card into a festive handmade present. Knit in the round with worsted-weight yarn, the holder features Santa’s red suit, black belt, fluffy white trim, and an embroidered gold buckle.

The finished holder measures approximately 3½ × 2 in. (8.9 × 5 cm) and fits a standard-size gift card. This quick knitting project makes a fun Christmas stocking stuffer, teacher gift, or finishing touch for a holiday present.

I originally shared the Santa Crochet Gift Card Holder Pattern, but I also wanted to offer a knitted version for those of you who prefer knitting needles.

Santa Knit Gift Card Holder Pattern

Pattern Details

• Skill level: Easy
• Yarn: Worsted-weight yarn with eyelash yarn for the trim
• Needles: 5 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles or a circular needle for magic loop
• Finished size: Approximately 3½ × 2 in. (8.9 × 5 cm)
• Construction: Knit from the bottom up in the round and seamed across the cast-on edge
• Gauge: Not essential

Supplies

• Small amount of red worsted-weight yarn
• Small amount of black worsted-weight yarn
• Small amount of white eyelash or shaggy yarn
• 5 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles or an approximately 36 in. (91 cm) circular needle for magic loop
• Small amount of gold crochet thread
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker, optional
• Scissors

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this knitting pattern: Knitting Abbreviations, Complete Beginner’s Guide to Knitting, and Bind Off Knitting with a Crochet Hook.

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Knitting Abbreviations

• k = knit
• rnd(s) = round(s)
• st(s) = stitch(es)

This pattern is written using standard U.S. knitting terminology.

Pattern Notes

• The holder is knit from the bottom up in the round.
• Do not turn after completing a round.
• When using double-pointed needles, distribute the 22 stitches across three needles.
• When using magic loop, an approximately 36 in. (91 cm) circular needle provides enough cable length to form the loops.
• Leave a yarn tail approximately 6 in. (15 cm) long when casting on. You will use it to sew the bottom closed.
• Place a stitch marker at the beginning of the round if desired.

Santa Knit Gift Card Holder Instructions

With red yarn, cast on 22 sts, leaving a tail approximately 6 in. (15 cm) long.

Distribute the stitches across three double-pointed needles—7 stitches on the first needle, 7 stitches on the second, and 8 stitches on the third—or arrange the stitches on a circular needle for magic loop.

Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the cast-on stitches.

Rounds 1 through 10: Knit around — 22 sts.

Round 11: Join black yarn and knit around — 22 sts. Cut the black yarn, leaving a tail to weave in.

Rounds 12 through 20: Resume the red yarn and knit around — 22 sts. Cut the red yarn after Round 20, leaving a tail to weave in.

Round 21: Join the glittery white eyelash yarn and knit around — 22 sts.

Bind off with the eyelash yarn.

Finishing the Gift Card Holder

Flatten the knitted tube, aligning the cast-on edge.

Thread the long beginning tail onto a tapestry needle and sew the cast-on edge closed. Secure the yarn and weave in all remaining ends.

Thread the tapestry needle with gold crochet thread. Embroider a small square in the center of the black round to create Santa’s belt buckle. Secure the thread and weave in the ends.

Insert a standard-size gift card, and your knitted Santa holder is ready for giving!

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