Pretty Simple Credit Card Pouch

FREE Gift or Credit Card Sleeve Crochet Pattern

Crochet this for your own credit and debit cards, or use it to give away your gift cards during the holidays. Not only is it a good wrapping sleeve, but it’s something the recipient can re-use over and over again.

It’s a pretty, yet simple stitch pattern that will look great in any colors including Christmas colors. And best of all, you only need a small amount of yarn, thus making it for a nice stashbuster as well.

If you like the stitch pattern, you might also be interested in more patterns done with the “pretty simple” stitch.

Pattern Information

Skill Level: Easy

Materials:
Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter, or any #4 worsted cotton.
Crochet Hook: 4.50mm
Other: A 3/4″ Button

Finished Size: Measures about 3.5″ across

Abbreviations:

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
FO = Fasten Off
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hk = Hook
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches

Special Stitch Instructions:

Note: When you work 2 hdc’s into the same stitch or space, think of these as a set. Then when you crochet your next round and the pattern says “2 hdc in sp before next hdc”, work these in between the previous set of hdc’s as pictured. See Tutorial

Pattern Instructions:

Ch 12

Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next 9 chs, 3 sc in last ch, working into free loops of beginning chs, sc in next 9 chs, 2 sc in last ch; join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 hdc in same st as join, *sk next st, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around; sk last st; join with sl st in first hdc. (24 hdc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sk the st where you made the join; work 2 hdc in sp before next hdc, *sk next 2 hdc, 2 hdc in sp before next hdc; rep from * around; join with sl st in first hdc.

Rnds 4-7: Rep rnd 3.

Begin Working in Rows

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and in next 12 sts. (13 sts) Turn, leaving remaining sts unworked.

Rows 2-5: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st across. (13 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, ch 3, sk next st, sc in last 6 sts. Do Not FO, Turn and continue with edging.

Edging:

Ch 1, sc in first st and into each st and ch across up to last st, work 3 sc into last st, continue to work along edge and sc evenly around, work another 2 sc into same st as where the first sc was made; join with sl st to first sc. FO.

Thank you so much to my testers for testing this pouch:

Betty Matthews
Eldaliz Sanchez
Helen Haberern