I loved how the sock yarn sleeve turned out. For my second try, I picked a yarn with lots of thick and thin weights. Not sure if I’m liking it as much. I’m going to try one more in worsted weight and then post the formula.
I wish I had taken a picture of the completed sleeve with my real camera. The yarn is so beautiful in real life. Alas, I’ve already gifted it. Plus, I promised myself not to stress over perfection. Moving on and trying to stay in the flow.
Last year I sewed a bunch of sleeves and wallets to give with gift cards. Since my sewing machine is still collecting dust, I decided this year to work on a crochet version.
I found a lot of cute patterns on Ravelry, both crochet and knit, but the ones I liked were written for a specific yarn weight. I want to use up little bits of leftovers for this project and don’t feel like dealing with gauge math for every single one.
So, I’m working on a formula, which I will share once I’ve got it figured out.
What are your favorite ways to give gift cards?
It wasn’t the actual sewing of this project that clicked for me, but rather the fact that I wanted to change it before I was finished. Not that there is anything wrong with this little wallet. Well, ok, the pattern dimensions were a little off. I had to add 1/4 inch to each side to make a credit card fit in the sleeve.
Anyway, what I like about it is that it’s small and soft. I’m the kind of girl who takes a walk to the park with my phone, drivers license and credit card in my back pocket. This wallet is a little to bulky for that. Plus, I am making these to hold gift cards for teacher and graduation gifts. I couldn’t imagine a guy using this, could you?
Yes, this is the year of the gift card for me. I’m finding it increasingly difficult to buy or make for people outside of close family and friends. However, just a gift card seems so boring. Delivering it in some bright fabric with a bow kind of jazzes it up a bit, don’t you agree? Final pics here and here.
I’m making another today and promise to take pics of my version before I give it away.
pattern: no cash wallet from Bend-the-Rules Sewing. Errata here.
