This hanging organizer stacks three oval baskets on two braided straps, with a peaked loop at the top for a wall hook. Each basket has a cream base, a coral filet mesh wall with a heart on the front, and a scalloped cream rim. Each tier holds a standard toilet roll, and the baskets also work for hand towels or soaps.
The colors are coral pink and cream. The cream outline makes each solid coral heart stand out against the open mesh. The style is cottage-inspired, sweet and tidy.
This pattern uses US crochet terms. Each basket is 7.75 in (19.7 cm) long, 5.5 in (14.0 cm) wide and 4.75 in (12.1 cm) tall. The assembled organizer hangs 29.25 in (74.3 cm) from the bottom of the lowest basket to the peak.
Construction overview:
– Work an oval base in joined sc rounds.
– Turn the wall up with a back-loop round.
– Work seven filet mesh rounds, with the heart worked in solid blocks.
– Add a two-round scalloped border.
– Sew two braided straps up the short ends of all three baskets.
Finished Size and Construction
- Finished size: 29.25 in (74.3 cm) tall x 7.75 in (19.7 cm) wide
- Skill level: Intermediate
- Terminology: US
- Yarn weight: Worsted (#4) cotton
- Hooks: 4.0 mm (US G-6) for the baskets; 5.0 mm (US H-8) for the straps
- Number of pieces: 5 (3 identical baskets and 2 braided straps)
- Layout: 3 baskets stacked vertically, with 4 in (10.2 cm) gaps between them
- Piece size: 7.75 x 5.5 x 4.75 in (19.7 x 14.0 x 12.1 cm) per basket
- Size before border: the wall is 4 in (10.2 cm) tall after Rnd 20
- Border depth: 0.75 in (1.9 cm): 0.25 in (0.6 cm) of sc plus 0.5 in (1.3 cm) of scallops
Materials
Use a firm, smooth worsted-weight cotton or cotton blend. Cotton holds its shape under the weight of a roll and can be washed. Soft acrylic tends to sag.
Yarn (amounts assume about 190 m per 100 g):
– Coral: about 100 g / 190 m
– Cream: about 95 g / 181 m
These amounts include roughly a 20% margin.
Tools:
– 4.0 mm (US G-6) and 5.0 mm (US H-8) crochet hooks
– Tapestry needle
– 4 stitch markers
– Measuring tape
– Rustproof pins and a towel
– A wooden peg or wall hook
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- BLO – back loop only
- sk – skip
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- rnd(s) – round(s)
Special stitches:
– Open mesh: dc in next dc, ch 1. This uses 2 sts.
– Filled block: dc in next dc, dc in ch-1 sp. This also uses 2 sts.
– Surface sl st: Hold the yarn behind the work. Insert the hook from the front through a mesh hole, pull up a loop, and draw it through the loop on your hook.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Gauge with the 4.0 mm hook:
– Sc: 16 sts x 16 rnds = 4 in (10.2 cm)
– Filet mesh: 8 meshes (16 sts) x 8 rnds = 4 in (10.2 cm)
Strap gauge (5.0 mm hook, yarn held double): 3 ch = 1 in (2.5 cm)
Make one full basket first and check it against these measurements:
- After Rnd 6: the base is 3 x 5.25 in (7.6 x 13.3 cm).
- After Rnd 11: the base is 5.5 x 7.75 in (14.0 x 19.7 cm), with a perimeter of 21 in (53.3 cm).
- After Rnd 20: the wall is 4 in (10.2 cm) tall.
- After Rnd 22: the wall is 4.75 in (12.1 cm) tall.
If your piece is the wrong size:
– Base too big: go down 0.5 mm.
– Base too small, or it cups: go up 0.5 mm.
– Only the mesh height is off: adjust how high you pull up each dc. Do not change the stitch counts.
Basket (Make 3)
Oval Base
Use cream and the 4.0 mm hook. Join each rnd with a sl st to the first sc. The beginning ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
Foundation: Ch 12.
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 9 ch, 3 sc in last ch. Working along the other side of the chain, sc in next 9 ch. Join. (24 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, [2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next 9] twice. Join. (30 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, [(sc in next, 2 sc in next) 3 times, sc in next 9] twice. Join. (36 sts)
Rnds 4–11: Ch 1, [(sc in next X, 2 sc in next) 3 times, sc in next 9] twice. Join.
– X is 2 on Rnd 4 and goes up by 1 each round, so X is 9 on Rnd 11.
– Stitch counts: Rnd 4: 42 · Rnd 5: 48 · Rnd 6: 54 · Rnd 7: 60 · Rnd 8: 66 · Rnd 9: 72 · Rnd 10: 78 · Rnd 11: 84.
Each rnd adds 3 sts at each curved end, and the 9 straight sts on each long side stay the same. After Rnd 11, the round is made up of 33 end sts, 9 side sts, 33 end sts and 9 side sts. If the curves start to look pointed, shift the increases by one stitch on alternate rnds.
Wall
Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in BLO of each st around. Join. (84 sts) This round makes the fold where the wall turns up.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join. (84 sts) Fasten off cream.
Mark the strap columns:
– The 17th st of Rnd 13 is the center of one curved end. Mark it and call it st 1.
– The center of the opposite end is st 43. Mark it too.
The straps will later cover both columns, which hides the color joins.
Rnd 14 (coral): Join coral with a sl st in st 1. Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), sk next st, [dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st] 41 times. Join in 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (42 meshes = 42 dc + 42 ch-1 sps = 84 sts)
Mesh 11 sits at the center of the front long side. Place markers in meshes 8 and 14 to mark the edges of the heart.
Heart rnds:
– Start each rnd with ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1).
– Work open meshes everywhere except the filled blocks listed for that round.
– Join in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-4.
– Every round has 42 meshes (84 sts).
Rnd 15: Filled block in mesh 11.
Rnd 16: Filled blocks in meshes 10–12.
Rnd 17: Filled blocks in meshes 9–13.
Rnd 18: Filled blocks in meshes 8–14.
Rnd 19: Filled blocks in meshes 9, 10, 12 and 13. Leave mesh 11 open to make the dip between the two lobes.
Rnd 20: Open mesh all around. (42 meshes) Fasten off coral.
The heart is 7 meshes wide and 5 rnds tall: 3.5 x 2.5 in (8.9 x 6.4 cm).
Heart Outline
- Cut 60 in (152.4 cm) of cream.
- Work surface sl sts through the open mesh holes that touch the solid heart, all the way around it. Use about 2 sl sts per mesh edge, roughly 48 in total.
- Bring the tails to the inside and weave them in.
Keep the stitches relaxed so the mesh stays flat.
Braided Strap (Make 2)
Use the 5.0 mm hook and hold coral double.
Cord (make 3 per strap): Ch 106. Sl st in the back bump of the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (105 sl sts) Each cord should be 35 in (88.9 cm) long. Leave 6 in (15.2 cm) tails.
Braid:
1. Sew the three cords together at one end and pin that end down.
2. Braid firmly and evenly to a finished length of 31 in (78.7 cm).
3. Sew through all three cords at each end.
4. Wrap each end tightly with coral for 0.25 in (0.6 cm) to form a rounded tip.
Checkpoint: The two straps must be within 0.25 in (0.6 cm) of each other. If one is too long, re-braid it more tightly instead of cutting it.
Make All Pieces
- Basket (x3): each uses cream 26 g / 49 m and coral 19 g / 36 m.
- Strap (x2): each uses coral 11 g / 21 m.
- Totals before margin: cream 78 g / 148 m; coral 79 g / 150 m.
^ <- peak: strap tips joined
/ \
Strap A Strap B
|[Basket 1]| top
| 4 in gap |
|[Basket 2]| middle
| 4 in gap |
|[Basket 3]| bottom
All three hearts face forward. Strap A follows the st 1 column and Strap B follows the st 43 column on every basket.
Joining
Finish the borders (below) before joining. Whipstitch with coral.
Where to sew on each basket: Lay the strap straight over its marked column and sew through:
– the 2 cream sc of Rnds 12–13
– the 7 dc posts of Rnds 14–20
– the sc of Rnd 21
– the sc valley of Rnd 22
That is 11 anchor points per basket. Work 2 whipstitches into each one.
Bottom basket: Fold 0.75 in (1.9 cm) of each strap tip under the base and sew it to Rnds 10–11.
Spacing: Leave 4 in (10.2 cm) of open strap between the top of one basket’s scallops and the base fold of the basket above. Measure both straps before you sew.
Peak: The top 8 in (20.3 cm) of each strap angles inward. Butt the two tips together, sew them firmly, and wrap the join with coral for 1 in (2.5 cm).
Tension: Sew snugly but don’t pull. Tight stitches will pucker the short ends of the baskets.
Size checkpoint:
– Baskets plus gaps: 22.25 in (56.5 cm)
– Peak: rises 7 in (17.8 cm) above the top basket
– Total: 29.25 in (74.3 cm)
Border
An oval has no corners, so the counts are given per half round. One half is sts 1–42 and the other is sts 43–84.
Border gauge: 16 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm). Each scallop is 1.5 in (3.8 cm) wide and 0.5 in (1.3 cm) tall.
Rnd 21: Join cream in the top of the beginning ch-4 (st 1). Ch 1, sc in each dc and each ch-1 sp around. Join. (84 sc: 42 per half) Each 2-st mesh becomes exactly 2 sc.
Rnd 22: Ch 1, sc in first st, [sk 2, 7 dc in next st, sk 2, sc in next st] 13 times, sk 2, 7 dc in next st, sk 2. Join in first sc. (14 scallops, 7 per half; 14 sc + 98 dc = 112 sts)
Why the math works:
– 84 ÷ 6 = 14, so the 6-st repeat closes with no leftover stitches.
– 42 ÷ 6 = 7, so each half holds a whole number of scallops.
– The sc valleys land on st 1 and st 43, which means each strap sits in a dip between scallops.
Weave in all ends on the inside.
Final Blocking
- Spray each basket until it is damp all the way through.
- Pack it with a rolled towel, or a roll wrapped in plastic, to set the 7.75 x 5.5 in (19.7 x 14.0 cm) oval.
- Straighten the dc columns so they stand vertical.
- Pin each scallop into an even fan.
- Lightly steam the straps and lay them straight.
- Let everything dry completely before hanging.
Final Quality-Control Checklist
- Each base has 84 sts and measures 5.5 x 7.75 in (14.0 x 19.7 cm).
- Each wall has 42 meshes and is 4.75 in (12.1 cm) tall.
- Each heart is centered on the front and 7 meshes wide.
- Each basket has 14 scallops, with valleys at st 1 and st 43.
- Both straps measure 31 in (78.7 cm).
- Both gaps measure 4 in (10.2 cm).
- The organizer hangs level and no tails show.
Troubleshooting
- Base cups: Go up a hook size, and check that each round adds exactly 6 sts.
- Base ruffles: You have extra stitches. Recount each round.
- Heart is off-center: Find st 1 again at the center of the curved end, then recount the meshes.
- Mesh leans: Work each dc into the dc below it, never into the ch-sp.
- Scallops flare: Work 6 dc per fan instead of 7.
- Organizer hangs crooked: Remeasure the straps and the gaps, then resew.
Care
Hand wash in cool water, reshape while damp, and lay flat to dry.
Final Notes
Each measurement leads to the next:
– 16 sc per 4 in (10.2 cm) gives an 84-st base that is 5.5 x 7.75 in (14.0 x 19.7 cm).
– Those 84 sts become 42 meshes, then 84 sc again, then 14 scallops with valleys where the straps sit.
– Three 4.75 in (12.1 cm) baskets, two 4 in (10.2 cm) gaps and a 7 in (17.8 cm) peak give a 29.25 in (74.3 cm) organizer.
Check each step as you go and it will hang straight and even.
Happy crocheting!