How to Crochet A Penguin Storage Box (Tutorial for Beginners)

Does your yarn become unmanageable while crocheting? Learn how to crochet a cute and durable penguin storage box that you can use as a yarn dispenser and stash basket presented by AnDesign_Craft. You will crochet two versions: a black sleeping penguin box and a green kawaii penguin box. messy as the beak of the penguin has a dispenser hole for your yarn to come out.

These crochet storage boxes will make your crochet process less You can also crochet these boxes, especially for little or beginner crocheters. The T-shirt makes it quick and easy to crochet with the help of the complete guide at the end of this post. Let’s get started!

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Skills Used: Skills include creating a magic ring, single crochet, increasing and decreasing stitches, back-loop and waistcoat stitches, color changes, and slip stitching. Waistcoat stitches provide a structured finish, while back-loop stitches help shape the storage box. Additionally, embroidery techniques for the eyes and sewing the beak.

Guide Span: 15 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: The penguin crochet box is crocheted in any color from black to brown, green to pink, and even. The face can be modified with different expressions, and larger or smaller eyes can also be used instead of sleepy embroidery eyes. The box itself can be adjusted in size to store larger or smaller items, and the mouth hole can also be omitted. You can also use the chenille yarn.

Crochet Penguin Box Tutorial

This step-by-step tutorial provides a complete guide for crocheting this penguin storage box. The tutorial covers each step in detail, from creating the base and shaping the penguin’s face to adding a practical yarn hole and assembling the beak and eyes. The close-up demonstrations of color changes and waistcoat stitches help ensure accuracy. Here is a quick overview of this penguin box tutorial:

Creating the Base: The project starts with a magic ring and 8 single crochets, gradually increasing in each round to form a 13 cm base.
Shaping the Box & Penguin Face: The height is built using back-loop stitches and color changes for the penguin’s face. Waistcoat stitches are used from round 7 onwards for a structured look.
Adding a Functional Mouth Hole: A 6-chain space is created in round 8 and adjusted in round 9 to allow yarn to pass through, preventing rolling.
Beak & Eyes: The beak is made with 8 chains, joined in a slip stitch, and single crocheted to shape it before attaching. The eyes are embroidered for a cute finish.
Final Assembly & Finishing Touches: Loose yarn ends are tucked in, and the penguin crochet box is completed, offering both functionality and charm.

Stitches Used

Following are the quick guides for crocheting the stitches used for crocheting this penguin storage box:

SC – Single Crochet: Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
INC – Increase: Crochet two single crochets into one stitch.
DEC – Decrease: Crochet two stitches together by inserting the hook into each stitch and pulling through all loops on the hook.
BLO – Back Loop Only: Work your stitch into the back loop only of the stitch.
SL ST – Slip Stitch: Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook in one go.
CH – Chain: Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook to create a chain.

Supplies Mentioned

Following are the supplies that the tutor enlists for crocheting this penguin storage box:

Yarn: Three colors (base, face details, beak) of T-shirt yarn
Crochet Hook: 6mm
Needle
Stitch Marker
Scissors

How to Crochet Waistcoat stitch?

The waistcoat stitch, also known as the knit stitch, is a unique crochet stitch that closely resembles knitting. To crochet the waistcoat stitch, start by making a row of single crochets. When you reach the end of your row, turn your work and make one chain stitch as your turning chain. For the waistcoat stitch, insert your hook between the legs of the stitch directly below the one you just completed, instead of the usual spot at the top loops.

Yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over again, and pull through both loops on your hook. Continue this technique across the row. See the complete tutorial on how to crochet the waistcoat stitch.