Evergreen Lattice Hanging Basket Organizer Crochet Pattern

This hanging organizer is built from five small crochet baskets in deep forest green and cream. Each basket has a solid green base, a band of green single crochet at the bottom of the wall, a cream openwork lattice, and a thick green rim with a corded edge. One wide oval basket hangs on the top tier, and four round baskets hang in two pairs below it.

The baskets hang from a green slip-stitch cord threaded over two wooden dowels. At the top, the cord forms a triangle with a small hanging loop. Hung in a bathroom, it holds spare toilet rolls, soap bottles, and small brushes, and the open lattice lets you see what’s inside at a glance.

All instructions use US crochet terms. The finished organizer is 13 in (33.0 cm) wide at the dowels and about 23.5 in (59.7 cm) tall from the top of the hanging loop to the bottom of the lowest baskets. Each round basket is 5 in (12.7 cm) across and 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall. The oval basket is 10.25 x 4.25 in (26.0 x 10.8 cm) and 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall.

To build it, you work each base flat in rounds, then turn the wall up with one back-loop round. Next come two green rounds, four cream mesh rounds, and a three-round green rim. After that you make two cords, and the pieces are assembled on the dowels by tacking each rim to the cords.

Finished Size and Construction

• Finished organizer: 13 in (33.0 cm) wide x 23.5 in (59.7 cm) tall
• Skill level: Intermediate
• Terminology: US
• Yarn weight: #4 worsted, 100% cotton
• Hook: 4.0 mm (G-6) for the baskets, 5.0 mm (H-8) for the cords
• Number of pieces: 7 crocheted pieces (1 oval basket, 4 round baskets, 1 main cord, 1 center cord) plus 2 dowels
• Layout: 1 oval basket on the top tier, then 2 tiers of 2 round baskets each
• Round basket: 5 in (12.7 cm) diameter x 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall
• Oval basket: 10.25 x 4.25 in (26.0 x 10.8 cm) x 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall
• Wall height before rim: 3 in (7.6 cm)
• Rim depth: 0.5 in (1.3 cm)

Materials

Pick a firm, smooth worsted cotton. Cotton holds its shape when stacked with rolls or bottles, and it stands up to a humid bathroom. Acrylic gives a softer, floppier basket.

• Forest green: 200 g / 380 m (about 416 yd)
• Cream: 100 g / 190 m (about 208 yd)

These quantities include a margin. The project uses about 155 g of green and about 40 g of cream.

Tools:

• 4.0 mm (G-6) and 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hooks
• 2 wooden dowels, 13 in (33.0 cm) long and 3/8 in (1.0 cm) in diameter
• 4 locking stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors and a tape measure
• Spray bottle, plus a can or jar 5 in (12.7 cm) across to use as a blocking form

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• inc – 2 sc in the same stitch
• BLO – back loop only
• sp – space
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• rev sc – reverse single crochet

Reverse single crochet (crab stitch): Work from left to right (right-handers). Insert the hook into the next stitch to the right, yarn over, pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through both loops. This makes the rolled, corded edge on every rim.

Slip-stitch cord: Make a chain, then work 1 sl st into the back bump of each chain. The result is a firm, round cord that won’t stretch.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Gauge: 18 sc and 20 rounds = 4 in (10.2 cm) in sc with the 4.0 mm hook. That works out to 4.5 sc per inch.

Cord gauge: With 2 strands held together and the 5.0 mm hook, 4 sl sts = 1 in (2.5 cm).

Make one round basket before you start on the others. If it measures correctly, the rest will too.

Checkpoints for a round basket:

• After Rnd 6 (36 sts): 2.5 in (6.4 cm) across
• After Rnd 12 (72 sts): 5 in (12.7 cm) across
• After Rnd 19 (end of the mesh): the wall is 3 in (7.6 cm) tall from the fold
• Finished: 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall

Checkpoints for the oval basket:

• After Rnd 5 (86 sts): 8.25 x 2.25 in (21.0 x 5.7 cm)
• After Rnd 10 (116 sts): 10.25 x 4.25 in (26.0 x 10.8 cm)

If the base is too big, or ripples, drop to a 3.75 mm hook. If it’s too small, or cups upward, go up to a 4.5 mm hook. Don’t add or remove increases, because the wall counts depend on the 72 and 116 totals.

Round Basket (make 4)

Base

Use green and the 4.0 mm hook. Join each round with a sl st to the first sc and ch 1. The ch 1 does not count as a stitch.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
• Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)
• Rnd 3: (Sc 1, inc) 6 times. (18)
• Rnd 4: (Sc 1, inc, sc 1) 6 times. (24)
• Rnd 5: (Sc 3, inc) 6 times. (30)
• Rnd 6: (Sc 2, inc, sc 2) 6 times. (36)
• Rnd 7: (Sc 5, inc) 6 times. (42)
• Rnd 8: (Sc 3, inc, sc 3) 6 times. (48)
• Rnd 9: (Sc 7, inc) 6 times. (54)
• Rnd 10: (Sc 4, inc, sc 4) 6 times. (60)
• Rnd 11: (Sc 9, inc) 6 times. (66)
• Rnd 12: (Sc 5, inc, sc 5) 6 times. (72)

The base should lie flat and measure 5 in (12.7 cm) across. Place 4 markers 18 sts apart to divide the edge into quarters.

Lower Wall

• Rnd 13: Sc in the BLO of each st around. (72) This creates the crisp fold where the wall turns up.
• Rnds 14–15: Sc in each st around. (72)

Fasten off green.

Lattice

Use cream. The mesh repeat uses 4 sts, so 72 ÷ 4 = 18 loops.

• Rnd 16: Join cream in any st. Ch 1, sc in the same st, ch 5, skip 3 sts, sc in the next st. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, skip 3 sts, and join to the first sc. (18 ch-5 loops)
• Rnd 17: Sl st in the next 2 ch. Ch 1, sc in the same ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in the next ch-5 sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5 and joining to the first sc. (18 ch-5 loops)
• Rnds 18–19: Repeat Rnd 17. (18 ch-5 loops)

Each sc sits at the center of a loop from the round below, so the loops stack into diamonds. Fasten off cream. The wall should now be 3 in (7.6 cm) tall from the fold.

Rim

Work Rnds 20–22 following the Border section below.

Oval Basket (make 1)

Base

Use green and the 4.0 mm hook. Join each round with a sl st to the first sc and ch 1.

Ch 31.

• Rnd 1: 3 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook (end A). Sc in the next 28 ch, then 3 sc in the last ch (end B). Rotate and sc in the opposite loops of the next 28 ch. (62: 3 + 28 + 3 + 28)
• Rnd 2: Inc in each of the next 3 sts, sc 28, inc in each of the next 3 sts, sc 28. (68)
• Rnd 3: (Sc 1, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 1, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (74)
• Rnd 4: (Sc 2, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 2, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (80)
• Rnd 5: (Sc 3, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 3, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (86)
• Rnd 6: (Sc 4, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 4, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (92)
• Rnd 7: (Sc 5, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 5, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (98)
• Rnd 8: (Sc 6, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 6, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (104)
• Rnd 9: (Sc 7, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 7, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (110)
• Rnd 10: (Sc 8, inc) 3 times, sc 28, (sc 8, inc) 3 times, sc 28. (116)

Each curved end now has 30 sts and each long side has 28 sts: 30 + 28 + 30 + 28 = 116. Place a marker at each of those 4 boundaries. The base should measure 10.25 x 4.25 in (26.0 x 10.8 cm).

Lower Wall

• Rnd 11: Sc in the BLO of each st around. (116)
• Rnds 12–13: Sc in each st around. (116)

Fasten off green.

Lattice

Use cream. 116 ÷ 4 = 29 loops.

• Rnd 14: Join cream at the first st of a long side and work as for Rnd 16 of the round basket. (29 ch-5 loops)
• Rnds 15–17: Work as for Rnd 17 of the round basket. (29 ch-5 loops)

Fasten off cream. The wall should be 3 in (7.6 cm) tall.

Rim

Work Rnds 18–20 following the Border section.

Cords

Use green held double and the 5.0 mm hook.

• Main cord: Ch 257. Sl st in the back bump of the 2nd ch from the hook and of each ch across. (256 sl sts) It should measure 64 in (162.6 cm).
• Center cord: Ch 49. Sl st in the back bump of the 2nd ch from the hook and of each ch across. (48 sl sts) It should measure 12 in (30.5 cm).

Leave a 12 in (30.5 cm) tail at each end of both cords for sewing.

Make All Pieces

Piece	Qty	Green	Cream
Round basket	4	about 25 g each	about 7 g each
Oval basket	1	about 45 g	about 11 g
Main + center cord	2	about 10 g total	–

Layout grid:

            /\          <- hanging loop (main cord center)
           /  \
  O==============O      <- top dowel, 13 in (33.0 cm)
  |  [  OVAL   ] |
  O==============O      <- lower dowel
  | [R1] | [R2] |
  | [R3] | [R4] |
  side  center  side

Joining (Assembly)

Method: Tack each rim to the cords with whipstitches using a green tail. Then tack the base fold to the same cord, so the cord runs straight down the outside of the basket wall.

1. Hanging loop. Fold the main cord in half. Tie a matching strand around the cord 1 in (2.5 cm) below the fold to make the hanging loop.

2. Top dowel. Measure 9 in (22.9 cm) down each side of the cord from the tie. Wrap the cord twice around the dowel, 1 in (2.5 cm) in from each end, and sew the wrap closed. The inner span between the wraps is now 11 in (27.9 cm).

3. Oval basket. Center the oval basket’s curved ends against the two cords, with the rim 1 in (2.5 cm) below the top dowel. At each end, whipstitch the middle 4 rim sts to the cord. Then tack the base fold to the cord directly below.

4. Lower dowel. Wrap each side cord twice around the second dowel, 1.5 in (3.8 cm) below the oval basket’s base, and sew it in place.

5. Center cord. Wrap one end of the center cord twice around the middle of the lower dowel and sew it.

6. Round baskets. Hang tier 1 with the rims 1 in (2.5 cm) below the lower dowel. Hang tier 2 so its rims sit 1 in (2.5 cm) below the tier 1 bases. Each round basket gets tacked to two cords: a side cord on the outer edge and the center cord on the inner edge. Join 4 rim sts and the base fold at each contact point, working stitch to stitch: sew into each rim st once, not around the whole rolled edge. Leave 0.5 in (1.3 cm) of cord below the bottom tier, then weave in the ends.

Tension: Pull each whipstitch just snug. If you pull too hard, the rolled rim puckers and the basket tilts.

Size checkpoint: The organizer should be 13 in (33.0 cm) wide, and its height from the top of the loop to the bottom of the tier 2 baskets should be 23.5 in (59.7 cm). The baskets should hang level and the cords should run straight.

Border (Basket Rim)

Work the rim with green and the 4.0 mm hook, at the same gauge as the base: 18 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm).

Round basket (Rnds 20–22):

• Rnd 20 (conversion): Join green in any sc. Sc in the sc, 3 sc in the next ch-5 sp. Repeat around. (18 sc in sc + 54 sc in spaces = 72)
• Rnd 21: Sc in each st around. (72) Place 4 markers to divide the rim into quarters: 18 + 18 + 18 + 18.
• Rnd 22: Rev sc in each st around. (72) Fasten off.

Oval basket (Rnds 18–20):

• Rnd 18 (conversion): Join green in any sc. Sc in the sc, 3 sc in the next ch-5 sp. Repeat around. (29 sc in sc + 87 sc in spaces = 116)
• Rnd 19: Sc in each st around. (116) Mark the rim to match the base: 30 per end + 28 per long side.
• Rnd 20: Rev sc in each st around. (116) Fasten off.

Why the math works: Each mesh loop spans 4 base stitches, and the conversion round puts exactly 4 sts back into each repeat (1 + 3). The rim count therefore matches the base count: 72 for a round basket and 116 for the oval. With equal counts, the wall rises straight without flaring or pulling in, and the rim measures 16 in (40.6 cm) around on a round basket and 25.75 in (65.4 cm) around on the oval.

Final Blocking

1. Weave in all ends, hiding them in the green sc rounds.
2. Mist each basket until it’s damp but not soaked.
3. Slip each round basket over a 5 in (12.7 cm) can. For the oval basket, stuff it firmly with a folded towel shaped to 10.25 x 4.25 in (26.0 x 10.8 cm).
4. Use your fingers to even out the lattice so all the diamonds are the same size.
5. Pinch the BLO fold to sharpen the base edge.
6. Let everything dry completely, about 24 hours.
7. Hang the assembled organizer and smooth the cords straight.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

• Round bases measure 5 in (12.7 cm) and have 72 sts
• Oval base measures 10.25 x 4.25 in (26.0 x 10.8 cm) and has 116 sts
• Each round basket has 18 mesh loops, and the oval has 29
• Every wall is 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall
• The rev sc edge is even all the way around
• The cord wraps are sewn closed and can’t slide along the dowels
• The baskets hang level and the tiers are evenly spaced
• All ends are woven in securely

Troubleshooting

• The base ruffles: Your tension is loose or the hook is too big. Go down a hook size.
• The base cups upward: Your tension is tight. Go up a hook size.
• The wall flares: You added stitches in the conversion round. Recount: it should be 72 or 116.
• The mesh slants: You’re placing sc beside the loops instead of into the center of each ch-5 sp.
• The rev sc edge ripples: Loosen up, and use the 4.5 mm hook just for that round.
• A basket tilts: Re-tack the base fold so it sits directly below the rim join.
• The cord stretches: Make sure you’re holding 2 strands and working into the back bumps.

Care

Hand wash in cool water, reshape, and dry flat. Keep the organizer away from direct shower spray so the cotton dries between uses.

Final Notes

Everything builds on one measurement chain. At 4.5 sc per inch, 72 sts makes a 5 in (12.7 cm) base and 116 sts makes a 10.25 in (26.0 cm) oval. A 4-stitch mesh repeat divides evenly into both totals, and the 1 + 3 conversion round brings the rim back to the base count. The cords then hold everything inside an 11 in (27.9 cm) span on 13 in (33.0 cm) dowels. Check the first basket, trust the counts, and the whole organizer will come together straight and level.

Happy crocheting!