I wanted to make my 10-year-old son a cute little Valentine this year. We started homeschooling a couple years ago and he misses getting a Valentine from all of his classmates. Last year, I roped my husband into helping me make a couple Valentine’s for him, along with one I printed off from an email my Dad sent me. I think we did alright. So, this year, we’re going a step further and adding some little gifts in with the regular Valentine’s.
The first thing I made was this cute envelope that he can use over and over again.
Materials:
-worsted weight yarn (in 2 colors- a main color and an accent color; I used Big Twist Varsity Navy for my main color and a light grey/silver)
-4mm/G hook
-yarn needle
-small piece of velcro
Pattern:
Using your main color, ch 35.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (34)
Row 2-30: ch 1, sc across (34)
Row 31: ch 1, sc in blo across (34)
Row 32-64: ch 1, sc across (34)
Row 65: ch 1, sc in blo across (34)
Row 66: ch 1, sc across (34)
Row 67: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 30, sc2tog (32)
Row 68: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 28, sc2tog (30)
Row 69: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 26, sc2tog (28)
Row 70: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 24, sc2tog (26)
Row 71: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 22, sc2tog (24)
Row 72: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 20, sc2tog (22)
Row 73: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 18, sc2tog (20)
Row 74: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 16, sc2tog (18)
Row 75: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 14, sc2tog (16)
Row 76: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 12, sc2tog (14)
Row 77: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 10, sc2tog (12)
Row 78: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 8, sc2tog (10)
Row 79: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 6, sc2tog (8)
Row 80: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 4, sc2tog (6)
Row 81: ch 1, sc2tog, sc x 2, sc2tog (4)
Row 82: ch 1, sc2tog, sc2tog (2)
Row 83: ch 1, sc2tog (1)
Sc around the outside. Sc, ch, sc in each corner.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Assembly:
Fold the rectangle end of your piece at row 31. Since you worked into the back loops, your piece should naturally fold here. Using your yarn needle and main color, sew the sides together.
I used hot glue to attach my velcro, but feel free to attach it in any way that you want. I first glued one side of the velcro in place on the flap at the top. Then, while the two pieces of velcro were still attached to each other, I put hot glue on the side that wasn’t attached and folded it down in place, and glued that piece. This ensures that the velcro will be positioned exactly where you want it to be and everything will line up correctly.
To add extra details, I used my accent yarn to sew around the outside of the letter as shown below.
Then, I added a couple lines in the middle where you would write an address.
The last detail I added was a stamp in the corner. If you want to make this more “Valentine-y” you could make your stamp a heart, but I just wanted this to be a cute letter.
Stamp Pattern:
Ch 6
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc across (5)
Row 2-7: ch 1, sc across (5)
Outside: (starting as though you’re doing Row 8) ch 1, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, ch, hdc (working along the side), sl st, ch, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, ch, hdc (working along the bottom), sl st, ch, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, ch, hdc (working along the other side), sl st, ch, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, sl st, ch, hdc, sl st to top of first hdc.
Finish off, leaving a long enough tail to sew onto envelope.
Sew stamp onto envelope in the top right corner.
