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Credit Card or Business Card Holder

This card holder is also big enough for a package of tissues that come in plastic. But it is perfect for a bundle of business cards or some cash and credit cards! You can add a button if you like but I didn't.

Materials Needed
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in color of choice.
Size H/8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4dc = 1"
Finished Size: 4"x3"
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
Special Stitch Single Crochet front back bobble: (scfbb) : Insert hook in back lp only of next st. yo, draw up a loop. You will now have 2 lps on hook. Yo, draw through one lp on hook. Now, insert hook in front lp of same stitch from the inside toward you, yo draw up a lp. You should now have 3 lps on hook. Yo and pull through all 3 lps on hook.

ROW 1: Ch19. Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 2: Scfbb in each st across but work a hdc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 3: Sk very first st. Dc in each st across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 4-18: Rep ROWs 2 & 3. At end of row 18, fasten off and weave ends into back of work.

Finishing Closing: Place piece on table in front of you so that the flat side is facing up and the bumpy rows side is facing down. Also make sure that row 1 is at the top. Fold piece so that row 18 is lined up with the top of row 6. Lace the sides together using matching yarn. Lace it up like you would a pair of shoes but use one strand of yarn. Then weave the ends into the work to secure.

Design written on Sunday, September 26, 2004. Copyright ©2004 By Julie A. Bolduc p114015