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My Easiest Crochet Trinket Dish Pattern

Lucy Kate — Thu, 14 May 2026 12:31:12 +0000

I really wanted this crochet trinket dish to be quick and easy to make, but also to be actually practical. So the sides needed to be solid but neat, the base smooth and the color bold but easy to achieve. I immediately reached for my huge reel of Lily Sugar n Cream cotton yarn, because it’s in this cute candy style variegated yarn so no color changes required to get the patterned appearance. Plus being cotton, it’s going to hold the shape really well.

The only weird warning I have for you, is over the past day or so I’ve been absentmindedly using this dish as a coaster… I think it’s probably partially due to the shape, but also a sign that I need to crochet more actual coasters!

I have been on a real trinket dish mission lately, so if this one isn’t quite your style then you can check out the more traditional tray style one here, or the funky heart shaped dish here.

What I Used

3.5mm crochet hook
20g DK yarn (I used Lily Sugar n’ Cream variegated cotton blend yarn)
yarn needle

I recommend using a cotton yarn with this pattern because it’s structure requires a stiffer yarn to hold that nice shape. If you’re not a fan of cotton yarn, you might like to have a go with the heart crochet trinket dish instead because it holds it’s shape nicely without needing such a rough textured fiber.

The Stitches

I worked this pattern in the round, in the same manner as I would with one of my crochet toy patterns. If you have made even a simple amigurumi project before, you’ll be very familiar with how the pattern progresses.

Magic circle
sc – single crochet
2sc – make two single crochets into one stitch
FLO – front loop only
BLO – back loop only

Easy Crochet Trinket Dish Pattern

Work in your cotton yarn using your 3.5mm crochet hook.

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 4

(1sc x 2, 2sc) x 8 (32)

Round 5

(1sc x 3, 2sc) x 8 (40)

Round 6

(1sc x 4, 2sc) x 8 (48)

Round 7

(1sc x 5, 2sc) x 8 (56)

Round 8

(1sc x 6, 2sc) x 8 (64)

Round 9

(1sc x 7, 2sc) x 8 (72)

Round 10

(1sc x 8, 2sc) x 8 (80)

Round 11

FLO 1sc x 80

Round 12 – 13

1sc x 80

Round 14 – 15

BLO 1sc x 80

Round 16 – 17

1sc x 80

When you have finished your final round, use your fingers to pop the shape according to the front and back loop only section. The front loop only part will denote the circumference of the flat base, the two back loop sections will allow you to shape the edges.

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Crochet Trinket Tray

Lucy Kate — Thu, 14 May 2026 11:58:24 +0000

I have been making lots of crochet trinket dishes this week, in an effort to become more organised with the little items I usually leave littered and lost around my home. And so far, it’s working! I’ve made a heart shaped ring dish that I’m actually remembering to use, so the next plan was this more traditionally shaped crochet trinket tray. The intension behind this one is that I’ll use it to put in my stitch markers rather than filling my pockets with them!

Funnily enough, this trinket tray had a few false starts before I settled on the pattern I’m sharing with you today. I wanted a dense stitch to form the tray, for it to still have a distinctive look but one that wasn’t too textured. The issue with textured stitches in a tray is that they have the risk of catching on your items when they are put in and out, and that it won’t sit as neatly on my desk.

I tried a few different stitches, but none of them seemed to fit all those criteria. Happily, during one of our regular crochet clubs, my friend Sarah suggested I try linen stitches. These are dense and make the perfect lining for the tray, and I decided not to turn my work as you would usually with linen stitch to ensure that the base sat as flat as possible. The color changes have given the feeling of depth that this decision to reduce to texture could have taken away. And I’m so happy with how it’s turned out!

The Stitches

Linen stitches are less complicated than they look.

Magic loop
sc – single crochet
ch – chain
slst – slip stitch
cc – color change

What I Used

Lion Brand 24/7 brown DK cotton yarn
Lion Brand 24/7 blue DK cotton yarn
4mm crochet hook
Yarn needle

My Trinket Tray Pattern

Begin in your blue yarn, using your 4mm crochet hook

Round 1

Make a magic loop.

ch1, then work into the magic circle *sc 1, ch 2, sc 1, ch 1* 4 times. Slip stitch into the top of the first sc to join. The ch 2 spaces are your corner spaces, and the ch 1 spaces are side spaces.

cc brown

Round 2

sc 1 into the first side space.

ch 1. *Sc 1, ch 2, sc 1, ch 1* into the first corner space. Then working in the chain spaces only *sc 1, ch 1* into every side space, and *sc 1, ch 2, sc 1, ch 1* into each corner.

Slip stitch into the top of the first sc to join.

cc blue

Round 3 – 14

*sc 1, ch 1* into every side space, and *sc 1, ch 2, sc 1, ch 1* into each corner. Slip stitch into the top of the first sc to join.

change color at the end of the round, alternating between brown and blue.

Round 14 will be blue, do not change color for the final round

Round 15

ch2, then make 1sc into each edge stitch, and 3sc into the corners

Shaping Your Trinket Tray

Right now you’re sitting looking at a flat granny square. It’s beautiful, but it’s not hanging onto any trinkets.

What I do to give it shape now, and it’s a pretty classic crochet move, is to pinch in those corners.

The great thing about the color switching design of this crocheted tray, is that you can use those color change points to work out exactly how to get each corner the same size.

From the pointed corner count down three blue lines, and fold along the third blue line. Holding that line tight with one hand, use the other to sew in and out of each side with your blue yarn in a yarn needle.

Repeat for every corner, and then sew in your loose ends at those corners and underneath your dish at each color change.

And you’re ready to fill that tray with gorgeous little trinkets!

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Crochet Heart Trinket Dish

Lucy Kate — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:35:18 +0000

I have a love hate relationship with trinket dishes. I seem to either use them daily or to forget that they exist entirely. Beside my front door I have a frog dish which I store my keys in, and I swear I manage to keep using this because it’s so incredibly distinctive. With two fairly large frogs sitting on the side, it’s not like it’s easy to ignore. So I’ve had this idea to crochet some more trinket dishes, that are so unique that I can’t possibly forget to use them. The first is going to be this crochet heart trinket dish, which I’ll keep my wedding rings and earrings in when I’m out at jiu jitsu!

When I first designed this pattern I intended to just use a single yarn color, but when I’d nearly completed it the dish just didn’t pop in the way that I wanted to. So I added a last minute color change, and I think it’s made all the difference.

What I Used

I used Hobbii’s Cosy brand yarn to make my heart crochet trinket dish, but any cotton blend yarn should work just fine for this project. I’ve got to be honest with you, that company’s recent admission of their usage of AI has rather put me off the brand, so I would recommend swapping it out if you don’t have any already in your stash!

Remember, if you use a thicker yarn weight, make sure to size up your hook accordingly.

3.5mm crochet hook
10g pink DK cotton blend yarn
30g red Dk cotton blend yarn
Yarn needle

I recommend using a yarn needle to sew in your loose ends, but you can do this with a crochet hook if you don’t have one handy. I just find it takes a bit longer!

The Stitches

To make my trinket heart dish I used the following stitches:

Magic circle
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
tr – treble crochet
slst – slip stitch

I built this pattern up in irregular rounds, so pay really close attention to each round because they do not following the same pattern is previous ones. If in doubt, count the number of stitches in the latest complete round to check where you’ve got to.

My Crochet Heart Trinket Dish Pattern

Begin in your red yarn with your 3.5mm crochet hook

Round 1

Make a magic loop

ch3, 1dc x 16 into the loop

Close the loop

Round 2

slst, dc, 3tr, 2dc, hdc x 4, (dc, tr, dc), hdc x 4, 2dc, 3tr, dc, slst

Round 3

slst, dc, 2dc, 3tr, 2dc x 2, hdc x 5, dc, (dc, tr, dc), dc, hdc x 5, 2dc x 2, 3tr, 2dc, dc, slst

Round 4

slst, sc, dc x 2, 2dc, 2tr, 2dc x 2, dc x 3, 2dc, hdc x 5, 2dc, 3dc, 2dc, hdc x 5, 2dc, dc x 3, 2dc x 2, 2tr, 2dc, dc x 2, sc, slst

Round 5

ch1, 1sc into each stitch, the slst into the ch1

cc pink

Round 6

Join your new color at the pointed base of the heart.

ch2, then make 1sc into each stitch of the round, slst into the top of the ch2 to close.

Now sew in your loose ends.

I find that when you create shapes like this with crochet they can benefit from being manipulated a little when you are finished. Use your finger tips to smooth the sides and make sure that they sit evenly. If you have any wrinkling of the edges, steaming or ironing the yarn can help you to produce a really neat finish.

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