Tea Bag Basket Crochet Pattern

I love this tea bag basket. It is perfect to hold your specialty tea bags, pencils, pens, or anything that is long and slender. The crochet pattern is free on this blog, and is easy to crochet.

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You will find a tutorial on how to add a fabric covered cardboard liner on my youtube channel. Pair it with other Crochet Heart Stitch items from the Proverb’s Series, and a pretty coffee mug for a great gift for a friend.

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The Tea Bag Basket coordinates with the Proverbs Series Storage Items.

The Proverbs Series of Crochet Patterns is a part of the Valentine’s 2022 crochet pattern bundle. The whole bundle also includes Valentine patterns that are From The Heart.

Yarn Used:

Caron One Pound; MC = 100 – 125 yds:

Red Heart Super Saver = 5 to 10 yds

Gauge:

Not applicable

Hook

H-8/5.00 mm
G-6/4.00 mm

Stitch Guide:

MC = Main Color = Grey

CC = Contrasting Color = Soft White

ch = Chain

sc = Single Crochet

hdc = Half Double Crochet

bp hdc = Back Post Half Double Crochet

hdc dec = Half Double Crochet Decrease

join w/ = join with

slp st = Slip Stitch

skp = Skip

sp. = Space

nxt = Next

prev. = previous

st./st’s = stitch or stitches

beg. = beginning

* * = Complete sequence between the stars, the number of times stated;

x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on;

in = example “in nxt st” means you will be inserting the hook under the top two loops of the next stitch to complete stitch or sequence of stitches stated

yo = Yarn Over

Special Stitches:

beg. heart st = Beg. Heart Stitch: turning ch 2, counts as a stitch; *yo, insert hook, pull up a loop* 2x; yo, pull thru all 3 loops on hook; ch 2; *yo, insert hook, pull up a loop* 3x; yo pull thru all 4 loops on hook

heart stitch = Heart Stitch: in the stitch indicated; *yo, insert hook, pull up a loop* 3x; yo, pull thru all 4 loops on hook; ch 2; *yo, insert hook, pull up a loop* 3x; yo pull thru all 4 loops on hook

Special Notes:

Do not Turn your work, until you start working in the round. You will need to turn your work before and after executing the Heart Stitch Rounds.

Beginning: Using MC, ch 11

Row 1:

sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1 & Turn (10 st’s)

Row 2 – 28:

sc in 1st st and in each ch across; ch 1 & Turn; (10 st’s)

The rest of the pattern will be written in rounds, and the round numbers will start over.

Round 1:

(It is very helpful to watch this video, starting at the 2:30 mark) Turn slightly, and begin to sc around the edge of the base. starting with 3 sc st’s at the corner, placing it on the side of the sc that was just made.

Place a sc in the side of each row & Place 3 sc st’s at each corner, placing them at the edge or the side of the stitch.

Join w/slp st to first st made & ch1.

Stitch count is not important at this point, as we will take care of the stitch count by doing a little bit of math. Don’t worry, it’s easy.

Round 2:

bp hdc in 1st st, and in each st around, join w/slp st to beg. st, ch1 (83 sc)

Now it is time to do some Math. Count your stitches.

Please watch this video & fast forward to the 11.00 mark, and it will help you understand the reason for the math equation down below.

My stitch count was 83. The heart stitch requires a multiple of 6 stitches exactly. I will work the math equation using my numbers, but you will find a fill in the blank equation for you, below this equation. There is no wrong number count. If you have a stitch count that is divisible by 6, then decrease 3 stitches in Round’s 3 & 5.

Divide your stitch count by 6.

83 ÷ 6 = 13.8 Next multiply 6 x 13

6 x 13 = 78 Next subtract 78 from 83

83 – 78 = 5 I have 5 stitches left over. I will need to decrease by 5 stitches. If you have 3 stitches at the end of the equation, you will need to decrease by 3 stitches.

I will randomly, but evenly place markers around the basket, with a concentration of placing them on the sides of the basket. The sides of the basket will be soft and could collapse out. We need the sides of the basket to start pushing into the center.

Blank Equation For You To Fill In Your Numbers:

Your stitch count ÷ 6 = (whole number) dot. blah blah:

a. Next multiply 6 x by the whole number only
6 x whole number = a

b. Next subtract a from Your stitch count
Your stitch count – a = b

c. The answer for step 3, is the amount of times you need to decrease, to get your stitch count, to a multiple of 6.

Round 3: You are looking at the outside of the basket IMPORTANT: Switch to G-6/4.00 mm crochet hook

hdc in 1st/joining st, and in each st around, making sure to execute a hdc dec at each marker, join w/slp st to beg. hdc; ch 1

Round 4:

Execute 6 decreases around the perimeter of the basket, 2 on each side, and 1 on each short end. Do not decrease directly over the top of a decrease, in the previous round.

hdc in 1st/joining st, and in each st across, until you reach a marker, and then execute a hdc dec. join w/slp st to beg. hdc, dropping the MC and pulling up the CC at the join; ch 2 & Turn

Round 5 :

execute a beg. heart st in the first st, which was the last st of Round 4; *ch2, skp 5 st’s; heart st in nxt st;* repeat between * * around; ch2, skp last 5 st’s, drop and end off CC, bring the CC tails to the inside of the basket, pull up MC at the join, but first make sure the MC at the front of the basket; join w/slp st to beg. ch1 & turn

Round 6:

*(drop into the row below the heart st, execute 1 hdc, in 2, 3 & 4, of the 5 sc st’s that were skipped) ch2, sc in ch2 sp of heart st; ch 2* repeat around between the * *; join w/slp st to beg. hdc; ch1

Round 7:

*sc in nxt 3 hdc st’s; sc in ch2 sp; sc in the sc at the top of nxt heart, sc in ch2 sp;* repeat between * * around; join w/slp st to beg. sc. End off. weave in all ends.

Finished Measurements: 8.5” long x 3.5” wide x 2” tall

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