Trinket boxes are simple to make and good for holding jewelry and other small items. You can make a bunch for yourself or use them to add a personal touch to gifts. The measurements for the finished size are taken from the inside.

Skill Level:

Finished Size:
Box: 2″ (5 cm) square, 1″ (2.5 cm) deep
Top: 2 1/4″ (5.5 cm) square, 1/2″ (1.5 cm) deep

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 10 yards for each piece) Crochet Hook E (3.5 mm)

Gauge: Rounds 1 – 4 in pattern measure 1 1/2″ (4 cm) square

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Crochet Pattern: Trinket Box

Box
Round 1: make adjustable ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, sl st in first sc: 8 sc
Round 2: ch 1, (sc in next sc, 3 sc in next sc) around, sl st in first sc: 16 sc
Round 3: ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last sc, sl st in first sc: 24 sc
Round 4: ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last 2 sc, sl st in first sc: 32 sc
Round 5: ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last 3 sc, sl st in first sc: 40 sc
Round 6: ch 2, bphdc in each sc around, sl st in first hdc: 40 hdc
Rounds 7-10: ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first sc: 40 sc
Finish off.

Top
Round 1: make adjustable ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, sl st in first sc: 8 sc
Round 2: ch 1, (sc in next sc, 3 sc in next sc) around, sl st in first sc: 16 sc
Round 3: ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last sc, sl st in first sc: 24 sc
Round 4: ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last 2 sc, sl st in first sc: 32 sc
Round 5: ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last 3 sc, sl st in first sc: 40 sc
Round 6: ch 1, sc in first 5 sc, (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc) 3 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in last 4 sc, sl st in first sc: 48 sc
Round 7: ch 2, bphdc in each sc around, sl st in first hdc: 48 hdc
Round 8: ch 1, sc in each hdc around, sl st in first sc: 48 sc
Finish off.

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