I made a neat little knitted tarot bag for carrying my cards around.
Then I made another one! Seemed only right to write up the pattern and share it here. The pattern fits your standard Waite-Smith 12 x 7 x 3cm deck (the size of most decks) but it can easily be adapted to fit different dimensions.
Knitted Tarot bag pattern
Download PDF: Knitting pattern: knitted tarot bag
To fit your regular Waite-Smith-sized deck of 12 x 7 x 3cm
You can make this little case in any stitch. This is just the basic pattern for you to adapt howsoever your heart desires. That’s why I’ve included a diagram of the pattern, and the lengths of each piece too – so you can design it how you want it without worrying about the sizing changing too much. I’ve made three of them now in different stitches so have added some extra thoughts at the end – read them before you decide what stitch you want to use.
Needles: 3 ½ mm / 9 (UK) / 4 (US)
Yarn: A nice chunky aran is best
5. Next row: K3, YON, K10, YON, K3
You have 18 stitches left on needle.
Knit 16 rows (6 cm) or however long you want your flap to be.
6. Make hole:
- Knit 7
- Knit two together
- Yarn over needle twice
- Knit two together
- Knit to end of row.
7. Knit 4 more rows, taking care to knit or purl the bottom of the hole. For extra strength, do the last three rows in moss/seed stitch.
Cast off!
8. Sew up seams and find a jazzy little button or toggle, and voila 🙂

I’m a 30-something writer, artist, tarot reader, and perpetual explorer of the space between thought, feeling, and action.
I believe that spirituality and ritual are for everybody. I’m about the journey, in all of its messy, non-linear, chaotic iterations. I am excited by anticapitalist business and living with my whole entire self present. I use tarot cards to bring forth hidden truth, and ritual to affirm my commitment, over and over, to my ever-shifting path.
Very cute design! I just crocheted one for myself 🙂