Crocheted lace trim in lime green with burgundy berries and leaves displayed on rustic dark wood.

Pomegranate Vine Lace Curtain Crochet Pattern

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The Pomegranate Vine Lace Curtain is a bright, airy panel built from narrow filet strips. Each strip carries a column of cranberry-red pomegranates with five-point crowns, linked by a winding green vine and small leaves. Light pours through the open mesh, so the red fruit glows like stained glass.

Two colors do all the work: a fresh lime-chartreuse green for the mesh, vines, leaves, and border, and a rich cranberry red for the fruit. The style is part filet crochet and part Irish-style appliqué, and the whole panel is modular.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. One panel measures 29.5 in (74.9 cm) wide by 41 in (104.1 cm) long after blocking, including the border and scallops. Make two panels for a pair.

Here is the construction in order. Crochet seven filet strips, then sew eight pomegranates, one vine, and sixteen leaves onto each strip. Join the strips with a flat slip-stitch seam. Finally, add a border with a round of hanging loops and pointed bottom scallops.

Finished Size and Construction

  • Finished size: 29.5 in (74.9 cm) x 41 in (104.1 cm)
  • Skill level: Intermediate
  • Terminology: US crochet terms
  • Yarn weight: Sport weight (2) mercerized cotton
  • Hook: 3.0 mm
  • Number of pieces: 7 strips, 56 pomegranates, 112 leaves, 7 vines
  • Layout: 7 strips side by side; 8 pomegranates per strip
  • Strip size: 4 in (10.2 cm) x 39 in (99.1 cm)
  • Size before border: 28 in (71.1 cm) x 39 in (99.1 cm)
  • Border depth: 0.75 in (1.9 cm) on the top and sides; 1.25 in (3.2 cm) on the bottom, including the scallops

Materials

Choose a smooth mercerized cotton in sport weight. Cotton keeps the mesh crisp, blocks cleanly, and resists sagging when the curtain hangs. The quantities below assume about 125 m per 50 g.

  • Color A – Chartreuse green: 500 g, about 1,250 m (strips, leaves, vines, border)
  • Color B – Cranberry red: 200 g, about 500 m (pomegranates)

Both quantities include a margin of about 10–15 percent for swatching and tension differences.

Tools:

  • 3.0 mm crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • Rust-proof pins and stitch markers
  • Blocking mats
  • Spray bottle
  • Tape measure
  • 11 curtain clip rings

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • sp – space
  • RS – right side
  • Mesh – (ch 2, dc in next dc); one open filet square, 3 sts wide

Special stitches:

  • Shell: (2 dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 2 dc) all in the same space. The picot forms the point.
  • Crown point: ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch.
  • Tall crown point: ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Test one strip first. Work Rows 1–8, then measure.

  • Strip gauge: 22 sts (7 meshes) = 4 in (10.2 cm); 8 rows = 3 in (7.6 cm)
  • Pomegranate gauge: Rnds 1–3 = 1.5 in (3.8 cm) across

Checkpoints:

  • Strip after Row 8: 4 in (10.2 cm) x 3 in (7.6 cm)
  • Strip after Row 13 (one section): 4.875 in (12.4 cm) long
  • Finished strip: 4 in (10.2 cm) x 39 in (99.1 cm)
  • Pomegranate after Rnd 5: 2.5 in (6.4 cm) across
  • Pomegranate after Rnd 6: 2.75 in (7.0 cm) across; 3.5 in (8.9 cm) tall with the crown

If your piece is too big, go down 0.25 mm in hook size. If it is too small, go up 0.25 mm. Row height matters as much as width: the strip length and the side border counts both depend on 104 rows measuring 39 in (99.1 cm).

Deep red crocheted pomegranate with crown and surrounding green leaves on bright yellow textured fabric background.

Strip (Make 7)

With Color A, ch 26.

Row 1 (RS): Dc in 8th ch from hook, ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch; rep from * 5 more times. Turn. (7 meshes; 8 dc posts; 22 sts, counting each ch-2 sp as 2 sts)

Row 2: Ch 5 (counts as dc and ch 2), dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * 4 more times, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. Turn. (7 meshes; 22 sts)

Rows 3–104: Rep Row 2. (7 meshes; 22 sts per row)

Fasten off. The 104 rows divide into 8 sections of 13 rows, and each section holds one pomegranate. Pin the strip flat, mist it, and let it dry to 4 in (10.2 cm) x 39 in (99.1 cm).

Pomegranate (Make 56)

Work in joined rounds with Color B. The beginning ch-2 does not count as a stitch.

Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 8 hdc in ring, sl st to first hdc. (8 hdc)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to first hdc. (16 hdc)

Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join. (24 hdc)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join. (32 hdc)

Rnd 5: Ch 2, hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * around, join. (40 hdc)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join. (40 sc)

This round forms the smooth rim. Do not fasten off.

Crown

Row 1: Sl st in next 15 sts, ch 1, sc in next 9 sts. Turn. (9 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (11 sc)

Row 3: Sl st in first st, [crown point, skip next st, sl st in next st] twice, tall crown point, skip next st, sl st in next st, [crown point, skip next st, sl st in next st] twice. (5 points; sl sts in sts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11)

Fasten off, leaving a 24 in (61.0 cm) tail. The crown adds 0.75 in (1.9 cm).

Leaf (Make 112)

With Color A, ch 8.

Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch. Working along the opposite side of the chain: sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch, sl st to first sc. (15 sts)

Fasten off, leaving an 8 in (20.3 cm) tail. Each leaf is about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long and 0.625 in (1.6 cm) wide.

Vine (Make 7)

With Color A, ch 288.

Row 1: Sl st in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (287 sl sts)

Fasten off. The cord is about 48 in (121.9 cm) long, which is enough to curve along a 39 in (99.1 cm) strip.

Appliqué Each Strip

  1. Lay the strip RS up with the foundation edge at the bottom. Mark the first row of each 13-row section.
  2. Center one pomegranate in each section with the crown pointing up. Its lower rim sits on the section’s first row, leaving 0.625 in (1.6 cm) of mesh on each side.
  3. Whipstitch around Rnd 6 with the red tail, then tack down each crown point.
  4. Pin the vine in an S-curve, passing left of one pomegranate and right of the next. Tuck it just under the rim where they touch. Tack it every 0.75 in (1.9 cm).
  5. Sew two leaves per section at the vine’s outer curves, tacking at the base and the tip.

Make All Pieces

  • Color A: 7 strips, 112 leaves, 7 vines
  • Color B: 56 pomegranates

Layout (P = pomegranate section):

Top
S1  S2  S3  S4  S5  S6  S7
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
P   P   P   P   P   P   P
Bottom (foundation edges)

Joining

  1. Place Strips 1 and 2 wrong sides together, with the row ends aligned and the foundation edges matching.
  2. Join Color A at the bottom corner through both layers.
  3. Work 2 sl sts around each matching pair of row-end posts, going through both strips. (208 sl sts per seam: 104 rows x 2)
  4. Fasten off. Join Strip 3 to Strip 2 the same way, and continue until all 7 strips are joined. (6 seams)

Because the strips match row for row, every seam is stitch-to-stitch with no easing.

Tension: Keep the slip stitches as loose as the mesh, because a tight seam puckers the panel. If needed, use a 3.5 mm hook for the seams only.

Size checkpoint: 28 in (71.1 cm) x 39 in (99.1 cm). The seams add no measurable width.

Border

Border gauge: Rnd 1 uses 1 sc per stitch across the top and bottom (5.5 sc per inch). Along the sides it uses 2 sc per row end (about 5.3 sc per inch), which suits the springier row ends. Each Rnd 2 loop spans 3 Rnd 1 stitches.

Rnd 1: With RS facing, join Color A in the top right corner.

  • Top: sc in each dc and 2 sc in each ch-2 sp across all strips (154 sc: 7 strips x 22). Ch 2.
  • Left side: 2 sc around each row-end post (208 sc: 1 strip x 104 rows x 2). Ch 2.
  • Bottom: working along the foundation edges, sc in the base of each dc and 2 sc in each ch-2 sp (154 sc). Ch 2.
  • Right side: 2 sc around each row-end post (208 sc). Ch 2, sl st to first sc.

Rnd 1 has 724 sc plus 4 corner ch-2 sps. Do not work into the seams.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 3, skip 2 sts, sc in next st; rep from * to the end of the side (51 loops along the top). For the corner, ch 3 and skip the corner ch-2 sp (corner loop), then sc in the first st of the next side. Continue the same way around: 69 loops on each side, 51 loops on the bottom, and a corner loop at each corner. Join.

Rnd 2 has 244 loops: 51 + 69 + 51 + 69 + 4 corner loops.

Row 3 (bottom only): With RS facing, join in the corner loop at the start of the bottom edge and sc in that loop. Shell in next loop, sc in next loop; rep from * 24 more times. Shell in the last bottom loop, then sc in the next corner loop. (26 shells; 25 sc between the shells plus 1 sc in each corner loop)

Why the math works: The loop pattern “sc, (ch 3, skip 2, sc)” needs a side count of 3 x loops + 1. The top and bottom have 154 sts, which is 3 x 51 + 1. The sides have 208 sts, which is 3 x 69 + 1. The bottom has 51 loops, an odd number, so the scallops start and end with a shell.

Final width: 28 + 0.75 + 0.75 = 29.5 in (74.9 cm). Final length: 39 + 0.75 + 0.75 + 0.5 = 41 in (104.1 cm).

Final Blocking

  1. Soak the panel in cool water, then press out the water in a towel.
  2. Lay it RS up on mats.
  3. Pin the top straight to 29.5 in (74.9 cm).
  4. Pin the sides to 41 in (104.1 cm), keeping the seams vertical.
  5. Pin each scallop point.
  6. Flatten each pomegranate and open each leaf.
  7. Let it dry completely before unpinning.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

  • 7 strips of 104 rows each
  • 8 pomegranates per strip, each with 5 points and the tall point centered
  • 16 leaves and 1 vine per strip, securely tacked
  • 6 seams with 208 sl sts each
  • Rnd 1: 154 sc on the top and bottom, 208 sc on each side
  • Rnd 2: 244 loops
  • 26 bottom shells
  • Blocked size: 29.5 in (74.9 cm) x 41 in (104.1 cm)
  • All ends woven in

Troubleshooting

Strip too long: Your rows are too tall. Use a smaller hook.

Pomegranate ruffles: Your stitches are too loose. Go down one hook size for the fruit.

Pomegranate cups: Your stitches are too tight. Go up one hook size.

Crown points curl: Mist them and pin them flat until dry.

Seams pucker: Pull out the seam and redo it with a larger hook.

Border ripples or cups: Recount Rnd 1 on every side.

Curtain sags: Clip a ring into every fifth top loop (loops 1, 6, 11, and so on through 51) for 11 rings.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with mild soap and dry flat. Re-block lightly if the scallops lose their shape.

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Final Notes

Here is the measurement chain:

  • One strip of 22 sts measures 4 in (10.2 cm) wide, and its 104 rows measure 39 in (99.1 cm).
  • Seven joined strips make 28 in (71.1 cm) x 39 in (99.1 cm).
  • Border Rnd 1 picks up 154 sts on the top and bottom and 208 sts on each side.
  • Rnd 2 turns those into 244 loops, and the bottom row adds 26 scallops.
  • The finished panel blocks to 29.5 in (74.9 cm) x 41 in (104.1 cm).

Happy crocheting!

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