This wall-hanging holder looks like a little stack of wrapped presents. A tall, tapered backing panel holds three box-shaped pockets. Each pocket is worked in a chunky basketweave and trimmed with a cream ribbon and bow. The holder takes three standard rolls and hangs from a peg or hook by a crocheted loop.
The colors are classic Christmas: cranberry red, pine green, and warm cream. The backing is green with a red pointed top. The top and bottom pockets are red, and the middle pocket is green. Every edge is finished in green, so the whole piece reads as one framed shape.
The pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished backing measures 9 in (22.9 cm) wide at the bottom and 21.75 in (55.2 cm) tall, plus a hanging loop of about 2 in (5.1 cm). Each pocket stands 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tall and 4.5 in (11.4 cm) deep.
You work the backing from the bottom up in single crochet, tapering it to a point. Each pocket starts as a flat single crochet base, and then the walls are worked upward in the round in basketweave. You sew on the cream ribbon strips and bows, whipstitch the pockets to the backing, and finish the panel with a two-round border.
Finished Size and Construction
- Finished size: 9 in (22.9 cm) wide x 21.75 in (55.2 cm) tall, not counting the loop
- Skill level: Intermediate
- Terminology: US
- Yarn weight: Worsted (#4)
- Hook: 5.0 mm (H-8)
- Number of pieces: 16 (1 backing, 3 pockets, 3 ribbon strips, 3 bow bodies, 3 bow centers, 3 tail pieces)
- Layout: 3 pockets stacked vertically on one backing
- Pocket fronts: 8 in (20.3 cm), 6.9 in (17.5 cm), and 5.7 in (14.5 cm) wide, bottom to top
- Backing before border: 8 in (20.3 cm) x 20.75 in (52.7 cm)
- Border depth: 0.5 in (1.3 cm)
Materials
Choose a smooth worsted acrylic or cotton blend with good stitch definition. Basketweave uses a lot of yarn, and a crisp yarn shows the woven texture best.
- Red: 120 g, about 216 m
- Green: 110 g, about 198 m
- Cream: 25 g, about 45 m
These amounts include about 20 percent extra.
Tools:
- 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Rigid ruler or tape measure
- Rust-proof pins and a blocking mat
- Spray bottle
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- sc2tog: single crochet 2 together
- BLO: back loop only
- st(s): stitch(es)
- rnd(s): round(s)
- rep: repeat
Special stitches:
- FPdc (front post double crochet): Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch below, yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops) twice.
- BPdc (back post double crochet): Yo, insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the stitch below, yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops) twice.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Single crochet gauge: 14 sts and 16 rows = 4 in (10.2 cm). That is 3.5 sts and 4 rows per inch.
Basketweave gauge: 14 sts and 8 rnds = 4 in (10.2 cm), measured flat across a pocket wall.
Make the top (smallest) pocket first as your test piece. It uses the least yarn and checks both gauges at once.
Checkpoints:
- Top pocket base after Row 18: 5.7 in (14.5 cm) x 4.5 in (11.4 cm)
- Top pocket wall after Rnd 9: 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tall
- Backing after Row 56: 14 in (35.6 cm) tall, 5.7 in (14.5 cm) wide at the top edge
- Backing after Row 83: 20.75 in (52.7 cm) tall
- Backing after border: 9 in (22.9 cm) x 21.75 in (55.2 cm)
If your pieces come out too big, go down half a hook size. If they come out too small, go up half a size. Post stitches often pull in a little. If only the basketweave is too small, use a 5.5 mm hook for Rnds 3 to 7 of the walls.
Backing Panel
Work in rows from the bottom up. The ch 1 at the start of each row does not count as a stitch.
Decrease row: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc across to last 2 sts, sc2tog. (2 sts fewer than the row before.)
With green, ch 29.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (28 sts)
Rows 2–17: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (28 sts)
Row 18: Decrease row. (26 sts)
Rows 19–29: Ch 1, sc across, turn. (26 sts)
Row 30: Decrease row. (24 sts)
Rows 31–41: Ch 1, sc across, turn. (24 sts)
Row 42: Decrease row. (22 sts)
Rows 43–53: Ch 1, sc across, turn. (22 sts)
Row 54: Decrease row. (20 sts)
Rows 55–56: Ch 1, sc across, turn. (20 sts) Change to red on the last yarn over of Row 56. Fasten off green.
Checkpoint: 14 in (35.6 cm) tall.
Rows 57–65: With red, ch 1, sc across, turn. (20 sts)
Row 66: Decrease row. (18 sts)
Row 67: Ch 1, sc across, turn. (18 sts)
Rows 68–81: Rep Rows 66–67 seven more times. Counts after each decrease row: 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 sts.
Row 82: Decrease row. (2 sts)
Row 83: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog. (1 st) Fasten off.
Checkpoint: 83 rows = 20.75 in (52.7 cm). Bottom edge is 8 in (20.3 cm).
The sides narrow gently through the green section and then come to a steep red triangle at the top.
Pockets
Make 3: the top pocket in red (W = 20), the middle pocket in green (W = 24), and the bottom pocket in red (W = 28). W is the number of stitches along the front and back walls.
Base
Ch W + 1 (21, 25, or 29).
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (W sts)
Rows 2–18: Ch 1, sc across, turn. (W sts) Do not turn at the end of Row 18.
Checkpoint: W ÷ 3.5 in wide x 4.5 in (11.4 cm) deep.
