Holiday Gift Pouch

Knit a small holiday pouch to give a gift card, money, candy or other small gift this Christmas. Red metallic thread adds the festive holiday look in this pouch knitting pattern.
 

Materials:

• Knitting Needles: #5 12 inch circular needles, #5 Straight needles
• Yarn: 1 skein Lion Brand Homespun, 300 Hepplewhite (white), 1 skein Cotton Flamme, Crystal Palace Yarns, 0032 (deep red), 1 skein Berroco Chinchilla Bulky, Cabernet 7567 (deep red)
• Thread: 1 10m spool Kreinik Metallic Thread, #16 Braid 003 Red
• 1 button
• scissors
• sewing needle

Instructions:

Cast on 40 stitches, leaving 15" tail (you will use this to sew your bottom closed)
Knit 7 rows of White Homespun & Metallic
Knit 3 rows of Red Cotton & Chinchilla
Knit 5 rows of White Homespun & Metallic
Knit 3 rows of Red Cotton & Chinchilla
Knit 7 rows of White Homespun Bind off 20 stitches (move to straight needles if preferred)
Knit 15 rows of White Homespun Bind off edge Sew back to middle of edge, create button loop
Weave in end Stitch bottom of pocket shut and weave in end Attach button

Notes: - You will not use a full skein of any of the yarns - You will use a full spool of Kreinik