If you’ve been following my knitting progress this summer, you may have noticed that I knit a lot of gifts. That is one reason why I was so happy to find these blank gift tags at the local craft store.
I buy these in the scrapbooking aisle of my local Michael’s craft store. They come in various sizes, colors, and also some patterns and usually have 8-20 tags per package. The packages sell for less than $5 each. I know of some bloggers that use very cute printable gift tags, but if you don’t have a color printer (or any printer for that matter), these make a nice cheap alternative.
I usually write a simple message on the tag, with the fiber content of the yarn and washing instructions. Depending on the gift and the recipient, I may tape a miniskein of the yarn I used or an extra button or two for repairs.
If I have time before I am running out the door to the birthday party/baby shower/wedding, I like to decorate the tag with stamps. Nice paper punches might look good as well if you have them.
As the last step, I make a little cord out of paper twine (the spool pictured is from the gift wrap aisle of ikea) and attach it to the gift. This often works best with the help of a tiny safety pin, but you can also loop the cord around a button or a folded pair of socks. That’s all there is to it!
