Crochet wall hanging with cream lace border and yellow sunflowers with green leaves on wood.

Sunny Meadow Sunflower Curtain Crochet Pattern

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This curtain brings a summer garden to your window. Along the rod runs a cream lace header with a row of pointed scallops. Twelve green cords hang from the scallop tips, and each one carries sunflowers, small yellow flowers, leaves and little green beads.

The colors are cream, golden yellow, chocolate brown and olive green. The style is cottage farmhouse: light enough to let the sun through, but full enough to look like a real curtain from across the room.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished header measures 37.2 in (94.5 cm) wide and 5.6 in (14.2 cm) deep. The strands hang 30 in (76.2 cm) below the scallop tips, so the total drop is 35.6 in (90.4 cm).

The construction is modular. First you crochet the header in rows. Then you add twelve pointed scallops along its lower edge and finish it with a two-row border. Last, you make the motifs, crochet a green cord from each scallop tip, and sew the motifs onto the cords.

Finished Size and Construction

  • Finished size: 37.2 in (94.5 cm) wide x 35.6 in (90.4 cm) total drop
  • Skill level: Intermediate
  • Terminology: US crochet terms
  • Yarn weight: DK (light, #3) cotton
  • Hook: 3.5 mm (E-4)
  • Pieces: 1 header, 12 cords, 12 sunflowers, 30 small flowers, 78 leaves, 42 beads
  • Layout: 12 strands in a row, alternating Strand A (sunflower) and Strand B (small flower)
  • Header body before scallops: 36.4 in (92.5 cm) x 3.2 in (8.1 cm)
  • Each scallop: 3 in (7.6 cm) wide x 2 in (5.1 cm) deep
  • Header before border: 36.4 in (92.5 cm) x 5.2 in (13.2 cm)
  • Border depth: 0.4 in (1.0 cm) on the top and both sides

Materials

Use a smooth DK cotton, either mercerized or matte. Cotton keeps the scallop points crisp and doesn’t stretch much while it hangs. Avoid acrylic for the header, because it can stretch lengthwise over time.

  • Cream: 100 g / 240 m (header and border)
  • Golden yellow: 100 g / 240 m (sunflower petals and small flowers)
  • Chocolate brown: 50 g / 120 m (sunflower centers)
  • Olive green: 250 g / 600 m (cords, leaves and beads)

Tools:

  • 3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch markers
  • A small amount of fiberfill or yarn scraps for the beads
  • Tape measure
  • Blocking mats, rust-proof pins and a spray bottle
  • Curtain rod with 12 clip rings

All yarn amounts include about 20 percent extra for your gauge swatch and for differences in tension.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • tr – treble crochet
  • sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
  • MR – magic ring
  • sk – skip
  • sp – space
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • RS / WS – right side / wrong side

Special stitch – Mesh: (dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st). Each mesh unit covers 2 stitches, so the stitch count doesn’t change.

Tip loop: (sc, ch 3, sc) worked into one space. This is where each strand hangs from.

Gauge and Checkpoints

  • Dc gauge: 20 dc and 10 rows = 4 in (10.2 cm)
  • Sc gauge: 20 sc and 20 rows = 4 in (10.2 cm)

Make test pieces first. Chain 22, work 10 rows of dc (20 dc per row) and measure. Then make one sunflower and one leaf, and check them against the sizes below before you start the header.

Checkpoints:

  • Header after Row 2: 36.4 in (92.5 cm) wide
  • Header after Row 9: 3.2 in (8.1 cm) deep
  • Each scallop: 3 in (7.6 cm) wide x 2 in (5.1 cm) deep
  • Sunflower after Rnd 2: 1.75 in (4.4 cm) across; finished: 3 in (7.6 cm)
  • Small flower: 1.25 in (3.2 cm)
  • Leaf: 2 in (5.1 cm) long x 1 in (2.5 cm) wide
  • Bead: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
  • Cord: 30 in (76.2 cm)

If your swatch is too big, go down one hook size. If it’s too small, go up one hook size. Being off by 0.5 in (1.3 cm) across the full header is fine. Any more than that will change how the scallops line up with the strands.

Handmade crocheted sunflower with golden petals and brown center displayed on wooden surface among leaves.

Header Body

With cream, ch 183.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (182 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each st across. Turn. (182 dc)

Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st 89 times, dc in last 2 sts. Turn. (92 dc + 90 ch-1 sps = 182 sts)

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp across. Turn. (182 dc)

Rows 5–8: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 two more times. (182 sts in each row)

Row 9: Ch 1, sc in each st across. (182 sc) Fasten off.

Checkpoint: 36.4 in (92.5 cm) x 3.2 in (8.1 cm). The height comes from 2 sc rows at 0.2 in (0.5 cm) each plus 7 dc rows at 0.4 in (1.0 cm) each.

Scallop Points

You’ll work 12 separate points across Row 9, each over 15 sts. Leave the first and last sts of Row 9 unworked. That uses all 182 sts: 12 x 15 = 180, plus 2 end sts.

Point Row 1: With RS facing, join cream in the 2nd st of Row 9. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 14 sts. Turn. (15 dc)

Point Row 2: Sl st in first 3 dc. Ch 4 (counts as dc in this st and ch 1), sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc 4 times, dc in next dc. Leave the last 2 dc unworked. Turn. (6 dc + 5 ch-1 sps = 11 sts)

Point Row 3: Sl st in first 3 sts. Ch 3 (counts as dc in this st), dc in next 6 sts. Leave the last 2 sts unworked. Turn. (7 dc)

Point Row 4: Sl st in first 3 dc. Ch 4 (counts as dc in this st and ch 1), sk next dc, dc in next dc. Leave the last 2 dc unworked. Turn. (2 dc + 1 ch-1 sp = 3 sts)

Point Row 5: Sl st in first dc and in ch-1 sp. Ch 1, work a tip loop (sc, ch 3, sc) in the same sp. Fasten off.

Each row loses 2 sts at each end, so the counts go 15, 11, 7, 3, then the tip. This makes a neat lace triangle with stepped edges.

For each of the other 11 points, join in the next unworked st of Row 9 and repeat Point Rows 1–5. Points start every 15 sts (on sts 2, 17, 32 and so on), and the 12th point ends on st 181.

Checkpoint: 12 points, each 3 in (7.6 cm) wide and 2 in (5.1 cm) deep. The header now measures 36.4 in (92.5 cm) x 5.2 in (13.2 cm).

Sunflower (make 12)

Rnd 1: With brown, MR, ch 3 (counts as dc), 11 dc in ring. Sl st to top of ch-3. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around. Sl st to top of ch-3. (24 dc) Fasten off.

Checkpoint: 1.75 in (4.4 cm) across.

Rnd 3: Join yellow in any st. Sc in next st, (hdc, dc, tr, ch 1, tr, dc, hdc) in next st 12 times. Sl st to first sc. Fasten off. (12 petals: 12 sc + 72 petal sts + 12 ch-1 tips)

Checkpoint: 3 in (7.6 cm) from one petal tip to the opposite tip.

Small Flower (make 30)

Rnd 1: With yellow, MR, ch 1, 5 sc in ring. Sl st to first sc. (5 sc)

Rnd 2: (Ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st) in next sc 5 times. Fasten off. (5 petals)

Checkpoint: 1.25 in (3.2 cm).

Leaf (make 78)

With green, ch 10.

Rnd 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook (this is the tip), sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 chs, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch (this is the stem end). Turn your work to crochet along the other side of the foundation ch: sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 chs, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch. (19 sts) Fasten off, leaving a 6 in (15.2 cm) tail for sewing.

Optional vein: Work a line of surface sl sts down the center of the leaf, from the stem to the tip.

Checkpoint: 2 in (5.1 cm) x 1 in (2.5 cm).

Bead (make 42)

Rnd 1: With green, MR, 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: Sc2tog 6 times. (6 sts)

Stuff the bead firmly with fiberfill or scraps. Close the hole with the tail and keep the tail for sewing. Checkpoint: 0.6 in (1.5 cm).

Make All Pieces

Totals by color:

  • Cream: 1 header
  • Brown and yellow: 12 sunflowers
  • Yellow: 30 small flowers
  • Green: 12 cords, 78 leaves, 42 beads

Strand A (make 6): 2 sunflowers, 8 leaves, 2 beads
Strand B (make 6): 5 small flowers, 5 leaves, 5 beads

Layout (left to right, one strand per point):

Point:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12
Strand: A  B  A  B  A  B  A  B  A  B  A  B

Joining

Cords: With the RS of the header facing you, join green with a sl st in the tip loop of a point. Ch 151. Sl st in the back bump of the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch back up to the top. (150 sl sts) Sl st in the tip loop again and fasten off. Each cord hangs 30 in (76.2 cm).

Motif placement: Measure down from the tip loop and mark where the center of each motif goes with a stitch marker.

Strand A:

  • Leaf pair: 2 in (5.1 cm)
  • Sunflower: 5.5 in (14.0 cm)
  • Leaf: 9 in (22.9 cm)
  • Bead: 11 in (27.9 cm)
  • Leaf pair: 13.5 in (34.3 cm)
  • Sunflower: 17.5 in (44.5 cm)
  • Leaf: 21 in (53.3 cm)
  • Bead: 23 in (58.4 cm)
  • Leaf: 25.5 in (64.8 cm)
  • End leaf: 29 in (73.7 cm)

Strand B:

  • Beads: 1.5, 7, 12.5, 18 and 23.5 in (3.8, 17.8, 31.8, 45.7 and 59.7 cm)
  • Small flowers: 3, 8.5, 14, 19.5 and 25 in (7.6, 21.6, 35.6, 49.5 and 63.5 cm)
  • Leaves: 5, 10.5, 16, 21.5 and 29 in (12.7, 26.7, 40.6, 54.6 and 73.7 cm)

How to attach each motif:

  • Flowers: Sunflowers and small flowers sit on the front of the cord. Whipstitch the back of each flower’s Rnd 1 to the cord over about 3 sl sts. The cord has 5 sl sts per inch, so that’s 0.6 in (1.5 cm).
  • Single leaves: They hang point-down. Sew the 3-sc stem end to the cord.
  • Leaf pairs: They form a V, angled up and out. Sew both stems to the same sl st.
  • Beads: Sew through the center of each bead to one sl st.
  • End leaf: Sew it so the leaf tip lines up with the bottom of the cord.

Tension: Sew loosely enough that the cord stays straight and doesn’t pucker. If a cord gets more than 0.5 in (1.3 cm) shorter, your stitches are too tight.

Size checkpoint: Hang all 12 strands. Each cord should measure 30 in (76.2 cm), and the sunflowers on neighboring A strands should line up across the curtain.

Border

Border gauge: 5 sc per 1 in (2.5 cm), both along the stitches and along the row ends.

Turn the header so the foundation chain is at the top.

Border Row 1 (RS): Join cream at the bottom of one short side, at the end of Row 9.

  • Side 1: Work 16 sc up the side: 1 sc in the end of each sc row and 2 sc in the end of each dc row (1 + 14 + 1 = 16).
  • First corner: 3 sc in the first foundation ch.
  • Top: Sc in each of the next 180 chs.
  • Second corner: 3 sc in the last ch.
  • Side 2: 16 sc down the other side.

Turn. (16 + 3 + 180 + 3 + 16 = 218 sc)

Border Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in each sc, with 3 sc in the center sc of each corner. Each side has 16 sc, each corner has 5 (1 + 3 + 1) and the top has 180. Fasten off. (16 + 5 + 180 + 5 + 16 = 222 sc)

Why the math works: Each side is 3.2 in (8.1 cm) deep, and 16 sc at 5 sc per inch is also 3.2 in. Row 1 covers all 182 foundation chs and adds 4 corner stitches, and Row 2 adds 4 more. These increases keep the corners square without ruffling. The two border rows add 0.4 in (1.0 cm) to each side and to the top, so the finished header is 37.2 in (94.5 cm) x 5.6 in (14.2 cm).

Final Blocking

  1. Weave in all ends before you block.
  2. Lay the header RS up on the mats and pin it to 37.2 in (94.5 cm) x 5.6 in (14.2 cm).
  3. Pin each scallop tip so every point is 2 in (5.1 cm) deep and the tips are 3 in (7.6 cm) apart.
  4. Pin the sunflower petals open, and pin each leaf flat to 2 in (5.1 cm) long.
  5. Mist everything until damp, then let it dry completely.
  6. Hang the curtain and let the strands settle overnight before your final check.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

  • The header measures 37.2 in (94.5 cm) x 5.6 in (14.2 cm).
  • All 12 points are the same size, and every tip loop is intact.
  • The border has 218 sc in Row 1 and 222 sc in Row 2.
  • All 12 cords measure 30 in (76.2 cm).
  • The strands alternate A and B.
  • Every motif is firmly attached, with no loose tails.
  • No cord is puckered.

Troubleshooting

  • Points are lopsided: Make sure you left exactly 2 sts unworked at the end of each point row.
  • Header ruffles: Recount Border Row 1. It should have 218 sc.
  • Sunflower petals cup: Go up one hook size for Rnd 3 only.
  • Cords twist: Steam them lightly and let them dry with a small weight hanging from each one.
  • Beads look flat: Add more stuffing before you close them.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with mild soap. Roll the curtain in a towel to remove extra water, then lay it flat to dry and re-pin the points if needed.

Cream lace curtain with yellow crocheted sunflowers and green leaves hung over a bright window beside potted plants.

Final Notes

Each size builds on the one before it. A gauge of 20 dc per 4 in (10.2 cm) makes the 182-stitch header body 36.4 in (92.5 cm) wide. Twelve 15-stitch points, each 3 in (7.6 cm) wide, add 2 in (5.1 cm) of depth. The two-row border brings the header to 37.2 in (94.5 cm) x 5.6 in (14.2 cm). Twelve 30 in (76.2 cm) strands make a total drop of 35.6 in (90.4 cm). Check each measurement as you go, and the finished curtain will hang evenly.

Happy crocheting!

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