This hanging organizer stores three spare toilet rolls in three round baskets stacked one above the other. Teal straps join the baskets and hang them from a single wooden ring. Each basket has a solid teal body, a cream lace scalloped rim, a cream-and-teal fan on the front, and a small gold star at the fan’s hub.
The colors are deep teal, warm cream, and metallic gold. They give a bathroom a festive look without making the piece feel like a novelty. The single crochet body is firm enough to hold its shape, and the lace adds a vintage touch.
This pattern uses US crochet terms. Each basket is about 5.75 in (14.6 cm) across and 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall. The organizer hangs about 20.5 in (52.1 cm) from the top of the ring to the bottom of the lowest basket.
You crochet each basket from the bottom up in joined rounds, then finish it with the lace rim. The fans, stars, and straps are made separately and sewn on, and the top straps loop through the ring.
Finished Size and Construction
- Finished size: 5.75 in (14.6 cm) wide x 20.5 in (52.1 cm) long, including ring
- Skill level: Intermediate
- Terminology: US crochet terms
- Yarn weight: Worsted (#4) cotton
- Hook: 4.0 mm (US G-6)
- Number of pieces: 3 baskets, 3 fans, 3 stars, 2 top straps, 4 connector straps, 1 wooden ring
- Layout: 1 vertical column of 3 baskets
- Piece size (one basket): 5.75 in (14.6 cm) diameter x 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall
- Size before border (body only): 5.75 in (14.6 cm) x 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tall
- Border depth (lace rim): 1.25 in (3.2 cm)
Materials
Use a smooth combed or mercerized cotton. Cotton keeps its shape, handles bathroom humidity, and shows the lace clearly. Fuzzy yarns will blur the scallops.
- Teal (Color A): 200 g / approx. 340 m (372 yd)
- Cream (Color B): 60 g / approx. 100 m (109 yd)
- Gold metallic worsted (Color C): 10 g / approx. 25 m (27 yd)
Each quantity includes about a 20 percent margin for swatching and differences in tension.
Tools:
- 4.0 mm (US G-6) hook
- Wooden ring, 2.75 in (7.0 cm) outer diameter
- 8 locking stitch markers
- Tapestry needle and scissors
- Measuring tape
- Rust-proof pins
- One toilet roll for test fitting
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- MR – magic ring
- RS / WS – right side / wrong side
Special stitch – Picot: Ch 3, then sl st into the sc you just worked.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Gauge: 16 sc x 16 rounds = 4 in (10.2 cm), worked in joined rounds.
Before you make all three baskets, crochet one basket body and test it.
- After Round 6 (36 sc): The base is about 3 in (7.6 cm) across.
- After Round 12 (72 sc): The base is about 5.75 in (14.6 cm) across and lies flat.
- After Round 24: The body is 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tall, and a toilet roll slides in without stretching it.
- After the rim: The basket is 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall.
Too big? Change to a 3.75 mm (US F-5) hook. Too small? Change to a 4.5 mm (US 7) hook. Keep the stitch counts as written, because the rim and the strap positions depend on 72 stitches.
Basket (make 3)
Work in joined rounds without turning. Begin each round with ch 1 (it does not count as a stitch) and end with a sl st to the first sc.
Base
With Color A:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12 sc)
Round 3: Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (18 sc)
Round 4: Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (24 sc)
Round 5: Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (30 sc)
Round 6: Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (36 sc)
Round 7: Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (42 sc)
Round 8: Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (48 sc)
Round 9: Sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (54 sc)
Round 10: Sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (60 sc)
Round 11: Sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (66 sc)
Round 12: Sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st 6 times. (72 sc)
Body
Rounds 13–24: Sc in each st around. (72 sc in each round)
The walls are not started with a back-loop ridge, so the base keeps a soft, rounded edge. Fasten off Color A.
Mark the side points. In Round 24, call the first sc after the join st 1. Put markers in st 1 and st 37. Sts 1–36 are the front half and sts 37–72 are the back half. The join seam ends up hidden under a strap.
Border: Lace Rim Band (work on each basket)
Border gauge: Each scallop uses 6 body stitches and measures about 1.5 in (3.8 cm). That gives 12 scallops in all: 6 on the front half and 6 on the back half.
Rim Round 1: Join Color B in st 1, ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to first sc. (72 sc: 36 front, 36 back)
Rim Round 2: Ch 1, sc in next st, ch 5, skip next 5 sts 12 times, sl st to first sc. (12 sc + 12 ch-5 loops: 6 sc + 6 loops per half)
The sc stitches fall on sts 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, and 67, so there is one at each side marker.
Rim Round 3: Sl st into the first loop. (Sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc) in ch-5 loop, sl st in next sc 12 times. (108 shell sts + 12 sl sts = 120 sts; 60 per half)
Rim Round 4 (picot edge): Sc in next 4 sts, (sc, picot, sc) in center dc, sc in next 4 sts, skip sl st 12 times, sl st to first sc. (108 worked 1-per-shell-st + 12 extra = 120 sc, plus 12 picots; 60 sc + 6 picots per half) Fasten off.
Why the math works: 72 ÷ 6 = 12 scallops, so each half has 36 sts and 6 scallops. The side markers always land in the valleys between scallops, which is where the straps go. Rounds 2–3 make the inner arches, and Round 4 adds the outer picot-edged layer.
Fan Motif (make 3)
Row 1 (Color B, RS): MR, ch 3 (counts as dc), 6 dc in ring, pull the ring closed, turn. (7 dc)
Row 2 (WS): Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2), dc in next dc, ch 2 5 times, dc in top of turning ch. (7 dc spokes + 6 ch-2 sps) Fasten off.
Row 3 (Color A, RS): Join with a sl st in the first spoke. (Hdc, 3 dc, hdc) in next ch-2 sp, sl st in next spoke 6 times. (6 petals of 5 sts + 7 sl sts = 37 sts) Fasten off.
Row 4 (Color B, RS): Join with a sl st in the first sl st. Sc in hdc, sc in dc, (sc, picot, sc) in center dc, sc in dc, sc in hdc, sl st in next sl st 6 times. (36 sc + 6 picots + 7 sl sts) Fasten off.
The finished fan has six teal petals divided by cream spokes. Each petal is outlined in cream and has a picot at its tip. The fan measures 4 in (10.2 cm) wide x 2 in (5.1 cm) tall.
Star (make 3)
Round 1 (Color C): MR, ch 1, 10 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. (10 sc)
Round 2: Ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, skip next sc, sl st in next sc 5 times. (5 points)
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. The star measures 1.5 in (3.8 cm) across.
Straps
With Color A, ch 5 and sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each remaining ch. (4 sc) For every row after that, ch 1, turn, and sc in each st. (4 sc per row) The strap is 1 in (2.5 cm) wide.
- Top straps (make 2): 32 rows, 8 in (20.3 cm) long.
- Connector straps (make 4): 16 rows, 4 in (10.2 cm) long.
Make All Pieces
- Color A: 3 basket bodies, Row 3 of all 3 fans, 6 straps
- Color B: 3 rims, Rows 1, 2, and 4 of all 3 fans
- Color C: 3 stars
Layout grid (front view):
( RING )
/ \
[ TOP STRAP x2 ]
[ BASKET 1 – fan + star ]
| connector x2 |
[ BASKET 2 – fan + star ]
| connector x2 |
[ BASKET 3 – fan + star ]
Joining
Motifs. Center each fan on the front half of its basket, between sts 18 and 19. Its straight edge lies along body Round 18, and its petals overlap Rim Rounds 1–2. Whipstitch the fan in place through the back loops of Row 4 so the picots stay free. Sew a star over the hub.
Stitch-to-stitch logic. Each strap is 4 sts wide and covers 4 body stitches centered on a side marker. On one side that is sts 71, 72, 1, and 2. On the other side it is sts 35–38. Each strap end overlaps the basket by 3 rows, or 0.75 in (1.9 cm). Whipstitch along both edges and across the end.
Top straps. Sew the bottom 3 rows of each top strap over Rounds 22–24 on the outside of Basket 1. Pass the free end through the ring, fold it down by 1 in (2.5 cm), and sew it in place. This leaves 5 in (12.7 cm) of strap showing. The other 2.25 in (5.7 cm) goes into the wrap and the fold.
Connector straps. Sew the top 3 rows over Rounds 13–15 of the upper basket. From there the strap follows the rounded base for 1 in (2.5 cm), then crosses a 1.5 in (3.8 cm) gap. Sew the bottom 3 rows over Rounds 22–24 of the lower basket. Check: 0.75 + 1 + 1.5 + 0.75 = 4 in (10.2 cm).
Tension. Sew firmly but don’t let the straps pucker. If a basket tilts, re-center the strap end on its marker.
Size checkpoint. Ring 2.75 in (7.0 cm) + top strap 5 in (12.7 cm) + Basket 1 below the strap 3.25 in (8.3 cm) = 11 in (27.9 cm). Baskets 2 and 3 each add a 1.5 in (3.8 cm) gap + 3.25 in (8.3 cm) = 4.75 in (12.1 cm). Total: 20.5 in (52.1 cm).
Final Blocking
- Weave in all ends through stitches of the same color.
- Dampen each rim and fan.
- Put a plastic-wrapped toilet roll inside each basket to support it.
- Pull the scallops upward and pin the picots.
- Shape the petals with your fingers and flatten the stars.
- Let everything dry for 12–24 hours.
- Take out the rolls and hang the organizer.
Final Quality-Control Checklist
- Each base has 72 sc and measures 5.75 in (14.6 cm) across.
- Each body is 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tall, and each basket is 4.5 in (11.4 cm) tall with the rim.
- Each rim has 12 scallops and 12 picots, with 6 of each per half.
- The fans are centered and the stars cover the hubs.
- The straps sit on the side markers and hide the join seams.
- Both top straps show 5 in (12.7 cm).
- The gaps between baskets are 1.5 in (3.8 cm).
- The total length is 20.5 in (52.1 cm).
Troubleshooting
- The base cups: Your tension is too tight. Use a larger hook for the base.
- The base ruffles: Recount the increases in each round.
- The scallops don’t line up with the markers: Start Rim Round 2 in st 1.
- The rim flops: Block it upright, or work Rim Round 1 with a smaller hook.
- The fan curls: Rework Row 4 more loosely.
- The organizer hangs crooked: Adjust the folds so both top straps show exactly 5 in (12.7 cm).
Care
Hand wash in cool water with mild soap. Press out the water with a towel and let the baskets dry over a roll so they keep their round shape.
Final Notes
Every measurement builds from the gauge. 16 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm), so 72 sc gives a base 5.75 in (14.6 cm) across. Twelve wall rounds make the body 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tall. The 12-scallop rim adds 1.25 in (3.2 cm), for a 4.5 in (11.4 cm) basket. With the ring, straps, and gaps, the organizer totals 20.5 in (52.1 cm). Check each step against these numbers and the organizer will hang straight.
Happy crocheting!