Crocheted strawberry with three deep-red berries, pink scalloped leaves, white seeds, and hanging handle on neutral linen.

Berry Trio Strawberry Toilet Paper Holder Crochet Pattern

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Berry Trio is a hanging toilet paper holder made of three plump strawberry pockets stacked in a column. Each pocket holds one standard roll. A red strap loops over a wall hook, so spare rolls stay off the floor and within easy reach.

The palette is simple. Raspberry red is used for the berries. Light pink is used for the rim bands, calyx leaves, and side bobbles, and cream is used for the embroidered seeds. The style is cheerful and cottage-like. Dense single crochet keeps the pockets firm enough to hold their shape when empty.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished holder is about 24 in (61.0 cm) tall including the loop. Each pocket is about 5.5 in (14.0 cm) across and 6.5 in (16.5 cm) tall when filled.

Each pocket is worked from the pointed tip upward in joined rounds and finished with a pink rim band. A hidden back spine strap carries the weight and turns into the hanging loop. The pockets are sewn to the spine, and pink bobbles fill the side gaps between them. The pink leaf edging is added last as the border.

Finished Size and Construction

  • Finished size: about 24 in (61.0 cm) tall, 5.5 in (14.0 cm) wide
  • Skill level: Easy to Intermediate
  • Terminology: US crochet terms
  • Yarn weight: worsted (#4)
  • Hook: 5.0 mm (H-8)
  • Number of pieces: 3 pockets, 1 spine strap with loop, 4 bobbles
  • Layout: 1 column of 3 pockets
  • Pocket size: 5.5 in (14.0 cm) across, 7.5 in (19.1 cm) long measured along the curve
  • Size before border: same as pocket size; the leaves hang over the body and add no width
  • Border depth: leaves are about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long including the tip

Materials

Choose a smooth worsted-weight cotton or cotton blend. Cotton holds the cone shape, resists stretching under the weight of the rolls, and copes well with bathroom humidity. Acrylic also works, but it stretches more over time.

  • Raspberry red (Color A): 180 g / 360 m
  • Light pink (Color B): 55 g / 110 m
  • Cream (Color C): 10 g / 20 m

These quantities include a margin of about 15 percent for your gauge pocket and differences in tension.

Tools:

  • 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • 4 locking stitch markers
  • Straight pins
  • Small amount of fiberfill or yarn scraps for the bobbles
  • Tape measure
  • Spray bottle or steam iron

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – 2 sc in the same stitch
  • sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
  • FLO / BLO – front loop only / back loop only
  • MR – magic ring
  • st(s) – stitch(es)

Special technique – joined round: Start every round with ch 1, which does not count as a stitch. End every round with a sl st into the first sc. This keeps the round seam in one straight column, and that column becomes the center back of the pocket.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Gauge: 14 sc and 16 rounds = 4 in (10.2 cm) in sc worked in the round. That is 3.5 sts and 4 rounds per inch (2.5 cm).

Make one complete pocket before starting the others. It works as your gauge swatch and shows right away whether a roll will fit.

Checkpoints:

  • After Round 10 (36 sts): the circumference is about 10.3 in (26.2 cm).
  • After Round 18 (60 sts): the circumference is about 17.1 in (43.4 cm), and the opening is about 5.5 in (14.0 cm) across.
  • After Round 30: the pocket is 7.5 in (19.1 cm) long, measured along the curve from tip to rim.
  • Spine: 6 sts are 1.7 in (4.3 cm) wide, and 84 rows are 21 in (53.3 cm) long.

If your pocket is too big, go down to a 4.5 mm hook. If it is too small and a roll won’t drop in, go up to a 5.5 mm hook. Don’t change the stitch counts, because the leaf edging needs exactly 60 sts.

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Strawberry Pocket (Make 3)

With Color A.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR, join. (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, (sc, inc) 3 times, join. (9 sts)

Round 3: ch 1, (2 sc, inc) 3 times, join. (12 sts)

Round 4: ch 1, (sc, inc) 6 times, join. (18 sts)

Round 5: ch 1, sc in each st around, join. (18 sts)

Round 6: ch 1, (2 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (24 sts)

Round 7: ch 1, sc around, join. (24 sts)

Round 8: ch 1, (3 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (30 sts)

Round 9: ch 1, sc around, join. (30 sts)

Round 10: ch 1, (4 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (36 sts)

Round 11: ch 1, sc around, join. (36 sts)

Round 12: ch 1, (5 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (42 sts)

Round 13: ch 1, sc around, join. (42 sts)

Round 14: ch 1, (6 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (48 sts)

Round 15: ch 1, sc around, join. (48 sts)

Round 16: ch 1, (7 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (54 sts)

Round 17: ch 1, sc around, join. (54 sts)

Round 18: ch 1, (8 sc, inc) 6 times, join. (60 sts)

The slow increases in Rounds 1–4 form the soft point. From Round 4 to Round 18, increase rounds alternate with plain rounds, which gives the rounded strawberry curve.

Rounds 19–27: ch 1, sc around, join. (60 sts each round)

At the end of Round 27, change to Color B during the final sl st. Cut Color A.

Round 28: ch 1, sc in BLO of each st around, join. (60 sts)

This leaves 60 unused front loops on Round 27. You will work the leaf border into them later.

Rounds 29–30: ch 1, sc around, join. (60 sts each round)

Fasten off and weave in the ends. The red body is 27 rounds and the pink rim band is 3 rounds, for 30 rounds in total.

Seed Embroidery

Thread Color C onto a tapestry needle. Work on the front half of the pocket, which is the 30 sts opposite the round seam. Embroider 14 seeds there. Each seed is one vertical straight stitch that covers a single round.

Place the seeds in staggered rows on Rounds 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, and 26, with 2 seeds in each row. Shift every other row over by 2 sts so the seeds alternate like real strawberry seeds. Secure the ends on the inside.

Spine Strap and Hanging Loop (Make 1)

With Color A.

Row 1: ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (6 sts)

Rows 2–84: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (6 sts each row)

Checkpoint: the strap is 21 in (53.3 cm) long.

Row 85: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 2 sc, sc2tog. (4 sts)

Rows 86–109: ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. (4 sts each row)

The loop section is 24 rows long, or 6 in (15.2 cm). Fold it toward the back and sew the last row to the back of Row 84. This makes a loop about 3 in (7.6 cm) tall. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Bobbles (Make 4)

With Color B.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR, join. (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, inc in each st around, join. (12 sts)

Rounds 3–4: ch 1, sc around, join. (12 sts each round)

Round 5: ch 1, sc2tog 6 times, join. (6 sts)

Stuff lightly, close the hole, and leave a 10 in (25.4 cm) tail. Each bobble is about 1 in (2.5 cm) across.

Make All Pieces

  • Color A: 3 pocket bodies (Rounds 1–27) and 1 spine strap
  • Color B: 3 rim bands (Rounds 28–30), 4 bobbles, and later 30 leaves
  • Color C: 42 seeds (14 per pocket)

Layout (front view, top to bottom):

        [ loop ]
     [ Pocket 1 ]    rim at spine Row 84
  (o)            (o)
     [ Pocket 2 ]    rim at spine Row 56
  (o)            (o)
     [ Pocket 3 ]    rim at spine Row 28

(o) = bobble

Joining

Method: whip stitch, using Color A and a tapestry needle.

Stitch-to-stitch logic: The pocket has 4 rounds per inch and the spine has 4 rows per inch, so each pocket round lines up with one spine row.

Lay the spine flat. Center each pocket’s round seam (the back-center column) over spine sts 3 and 4.

  1. Pocket 1: Pin Round 30 level with spine Row 84 and Round 14 level with Row 68. Whip stitch the back-center column of Rounds 14–30 (17 rounds) to spine Rows 68–84 (17 rows), one round to one row.
  2. Pocket 2: Sew Rounds 14–30 to spine Rows 40–56.
  3. Pocket 3: Sew Rounds 14–30 to spine Rows 12–28.

The rims are 28 rows apart, which is 7 in (17.8 cm). Each pocket hangs about 6.5 in (16.5 cm) below its rim, so its tip sits about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) above the next rim.

Side bobbles: At each junction, find the sides of the upper pocket at Round 6, which has 24 sts. With the seam at st 1, the sides are st 7 and st 19. Place a bobble between each side and the pink rim below it. Sew the bobble to both pockets with its tail. You’ll use 2 bobbles at each junction, 4 in all.

Tension: Sew firmly, but don’t pull. The spine should lie flat, without puckers between the pockets.

Size checkpoint: The assembled holder should measure 24 in (61.0 cm) from the top of the loop to the bottom tip.

Border: Calyx Leaf Edging

The border is the ring of pink leaves on each pocket. It is worked into the 60 unused front loops of Round 27.

Border gauge: Each leaf uses 6 sts and is 1.7 in (4.3 cm) wide at the base. It is 4 rows, or 1 in (2.5 cm), long, plus a picot tip.

Count per pocket: front half 30 sts = 5 leaves; back half 30 sts = 5 leaves. Total: 60 sts = 10 leaves.

Hold the pocket upright. Join Color B with a sl st in the FLO of Round 27, 2 sts to the left of the round seam.

Row 1: ch 1, sc in same FLO and in next 5 FLO. (6 sts)

Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 2 sc, sc2tog. (4 sts)

Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc2tog twice. (2 sts)

Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc2tog. (1 st)

Tip: ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook.

Return: Work 4 sc evenly down the side edge of the leaf to its base, then sl st into the next unused FLO.

Repeat Row 1 through Return 9 more times. Start each new Row 1 in the FLO that holds the sl st. After the 10th leaf, sl st into the base of the first leaf and fasten off.

Why the math works: 10 leaves x 6 sts = 60 sts, which is exactly the stitch count of Round 27. No stitches are skipped or shared, so each leaf starts right where the last one ends and there are no gaps. The leaf at center back lies flat against the spine; tack its tip down.

Repeat on all 3 pockets, for 30 leaves in total.

Final Blocking

  1. Lightly mist the whole holder with water.
  2. Put a toilet roll in each pocket to shape the cones.
  3. Fold each leaf down over the red body and pin the tips.
  4. Steam the pink rim band gently so it stands upright.
  5. Hang the holder on a hook so the spine dries straight.
  6. Let it dry completely, for at least 12 hours, before you remove the pins.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

  • Each pocket has 60 sts in Rounds 18–30.
  • The round seams are straight and centered on the spine.
  • Each pocket has 10 evenly spaced leaves, all pointing down.
  • Each pocket has 14 seeds, staggered and secured.
  • The 4 bobbles sit level at the junctions.
  • The loop is secure and about 3 in (7.6 cm) tall.
  • The total height is 24 in (61.0 cm).
  • All ends are woven in on the wrong side.

Troubleshooting

  • Roll won’t fit: Your gauge is too tight. Remake the pocket with a 5.5 mm hook.
  • Pocket looks hexagonal: The increases are stacking on top of each other. To stagger them, on every other increase round, split the first sc group in half: work half of it before the first inc and the rest after the last one.
  • Leaves curl up: Steam them firmly and pin them while they dry.
  • Spine sags: Sew more rounds of each pocket to the spine, or use a cotton with less stretch.
  • Seam drifts: You missed a ch 1 or a joining sl st. Count every round.
  • Gaps between leaves: Make sure each leaf uses exactly 6 FLO.
  • Bobbles look flat: Add a little more stuffing before you close them.

Care

Hand wash in cold water and lay flat to dry, reshaping the pockets over rolls. Don’t tumble dry, because it can shrink cotton and distort the leaves.

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Final Notes

Here is the measurement chain:

  • A gauge of 14 sc and 16 rounds = 4 in (10.2 cm) gives a 60-st pocket 5.5 in (14.0 cm) across.
  • Thirty rounds make 7.5 in (19.1 cm) along the curve.
  • One pocket round matches one spine row, so the three pockets sit 7 in (17.8 cm) apart on a 21 in (53.3 cm) spine.
  • The loop brings the holder to 24 in (61.0 cm).
  • Ten leaves of 6 sts fill the 60 front loops exactly.

If you check these numbers at each stage, your strawberries will hang straight and hold their rolls neatly.

Happy crocheting!

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