The Rosewood Bloom Tassel Hanger is a small flower-shaped motif made to hang from a branch, a window latch, a drawer knob, or a rearview mirror. It has a deep burgundy center, a soft cream ring of clustered spokes, and a dusty rose outer edge shaped into ten rounded scallops with a neat outlined edge.
A rose hanging loop runs through a natural wooden bead at the top. Two cords hang from the bottom, each through its own wooden bead and ending in a full tassel, one rose and one cream. The style is soft and cottage-like, and you can finish it in one evening. It also uses up small leftovers well.
This pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished motif is 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across from scallop tip to scallop tip. The whole hanger, from the top of the loop to the ends of the tassels, is about 11 in (27.9 cm) long.
You work the motif in the round from a magic ring: two burgundy rounds, one cream cluster round, then four rose rounds that build the edge and scallops. The loop, beads, and tassels go on at the end. There is only one crocheted piece, so you don’t need to join anything.
Finished Size and Construction
- Finished motif size: 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across scallop tips
- Full hanging length: about 11 in (27.9 cm)
- Skill level: Easy / advanced beginner
- Terminology: US crochet terms
- Yarn weight: DK (#3) cotton or cotton blend
- Hook: 3.5 mm (E-4)
- Number of pieces: 1 crocheted motif, plus 1 cord loop and 2 tassels
- Layout: One motif, hung from one scallop tip
- Piece size before the rose edge (after Round 3): 2 in (5.1 cm)
- Edge depth (Rounds 4–7): 0.75 in (1.9 cm) on each side
Materials
Choose a smooth mercerized or combed cotton in DK weight. Cotton holds the scallop shape well, shows stitch definition clearly, and makes sleek, swingy tassels. Acrylic also works, but the tassels will be fluffier and the scallops a little softer. Pick a burgundy that is clearly darker than the rose so the center stands out from across a room.
Yardage is based on a DK cotton of about 2.4 m per gram (about 120 m per 50 g).
- Color A – Burgundy: 3 g, about 7.2 m (center)
- Color B – Cream: 13 g, about 31.2 m (3 g for the motif, 10 g for the tassel)
- Color C – Dusty Rose: 21 g, about 50.4 m (8 g for the motif, 3 g for the loop and cords, 10 g for the tassel)
All quantities include a margin of about 15 percent for the gauge test and trimming.
Tools:
- 3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hook
- 3 natural wooden beads, 12 mm, with holes at least 4 mm wide
- Tapestry needle
- Sharp scissors
- Stiff card, 3 in (7.6 cm) tall, for the tassels
- Stitch marker
- Rust-proof pins and a blocking mat or folded towel
- Spray bottle with water
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sk – skip
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- cl – 2-dc cluster
- beg cl – beginning cluster
Special stitches:
- 2-dc cluster (cl): Yarn over, insert hook in the stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in the same stitch. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.
- Beginning cluster (beg cl): Ch 2, then in the same stitch work a dc up to its last step (yarn over, insert, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2). Yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Exact gauge doesn’t matter much for a hanging ornament, but it does decide whether the scallops lie flat. Work through Round 2 first and measure before you go on. Measure straight across the center, edge to edge, with the piece lying flat and unstretched.
Base gauge: Rounds 1–2 measure 1.5 in (3.8 cm) across.
Checkpoints:
- After Round 2: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)
- After Round 3: 2 in (5.1 cm)
- After Round 4: 2.5 in (6.4 cm)
- After Round 5: 2.75 in (7.0 cm)
- After Round 6: 3.25 in (8.3 cm)
- After Round 7: 3.5 in (8.9 cm)
If your piece is too big (over 1.75 in / 4.4 cm after Round 2), switch to a 3.25 mm hook. If it is too small (under 1.25 in / 3.2 cm), switch to a 3.75 mm hook.
Check the shape as well. If a round cups upward, your stitches are too tight. If it ruffles, they are too loose. Fix your tension before moving on, because each round builds on the one before it.
Motif Pattern
Unless noted, join each round with a sl st to the top of the first stitch. Do not turn. Keep the right side facing you the whole time.
Round 1 (Color A, Burgundy)
Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), then work 9 dc into the ring. Pull the ring tight, leaving a small center hole. Join with a sl st to the top of the ch-3.
Stitch count: 10 dc.
Round 2 (Color A, Burgundy)
Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same st. Work 2 dc in each remaining st around. Join to the top of the ch-3.
Stitch count: 20 dc.
This doubling round gives the center its star-like, spoked look. Fasten off Color A. Measure: 1.5 in (3.8 cm).
Round 3 (Color B, Cream)
Join Color B in any dc. Beg cl in the same st, ch 1. Cl in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to the top of the beg cl.
Stitch count: 20 clusters and 20 ch-1 sps (40 sts total).
The clusters sit like small cream petals radiating from the center, and the ch-1 spaces give them room to spread. Fasten off Color B. Measure: 2 in (5.1 cm).
Round 4 (Color C, Dusty Rose)
Join Color C in any ch-1 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same sp. Work 2 dc in each remaining ch-1 sp around. Join to the top of the ch-3.
Stitch count: 40 dc (20 pairs).
Each dc pair sits between two cream clusters, forming the rose V shapes that frame the cream ring. Do not fasten off. Measure: 2.5 in (6.4 cm).
Border (Rose Scallop Edge)
On this single motif, the border is the rose edge: one flat sc foundation round, one scallop round, and one outline round. Work all three in Color C without fastening off. A circle has no straight sides, so the counts below are given per scallop repeat and for the full round.
Border gauge: 40 sc fit around the 2.75 in (7.0 cm) circle after Round 5. Each scallop uses 4 of those sts.
Round 5 (Color C) – Foundation
Ch 1 (does not count). Sc in the same st as the join and in each dc around. Join to the first sc.
Stitch count: 40 sc (40 worked 1 per existing stitch + 0 added).
This round makes a firm, even base for the scallops. Measure: 2.75 in (7.0 cm).
Round 6 (Color C) – Scallops
Sk next sc, 7 dc in next sc, sk next sc, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around. The last sl st lands in the same st as the Round 5 join.
Stitch count: 10 scallops of 7 dc each, plus 10 sl sts (80 sts total).
Why the math works: each repeat uses exactly 4 sc from Round 5 (sk 1, shell in 1, sk 1, sl st in 1). 40 sc ÷ 4 = 10 repeats, with nothing left over. Measure: 3.25 in (8.3 cm).
Round 7 (Color C) – Outline
Ch 1 (does not count). Sc in each of the next 3 dc, 3 sc in the next (4th, center) dc, sc in each of the next 3 dc, sl st in the next sl st. Repeat from * around. Join to the first sc.
Stitch count per scallop: 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 sc, plus 1 sl st.
Round total: 90 sc + 10 sl sts (100 sts).
Why the math works: this is a trim round. It works 1 st into each of the 70 dc and 10 sl sts (80 sts), then adds 2 extra sc at each scallop tip (10 × 2 = 20 added). 80 + 20 = 100 sts. The 3 sc at each tip keep the scallops rounded, and the sl sts keep the valleys deep and sharp.
Fasten off, leaving a 6 in (15.2 cm) tail. Weave in all ends on the wrong side. Measure: 3.5 in (8.9 cm).
Hanging Loop and Bead
Cord: With Color C, leave a 6 in (15.2 cm) starting tail and ch 51. Sl st in the back bump of the second ch from the hook and in the back bump of each ch across. 50 sl sts. Fasten off, leaving a 6 in (15.2 cm) tail. The cord should measure about 8 in (20.3 cm).
Assembly:
- Fold the cord in half to make a loop.
- Thread both ends together through one 12 mm wooden bead. Slide the bead down until the loop above it measures 3 in (7.6 cm).
- Choose one scallop as the top. Use the tails and a tapestry needle to sew both cord ends securely to the back of the center sc (the middle of the 3-sc tip) of that scallop, so the bead sits right at the scallop tip.
- Knot the tails together on the back and weave them in.
Tassels and Bottom Cords
With 10 scallops, the scallop directly opposite the top scallop is also a tip. The two tassel cords hang from the sl-st valleys on either side of that bottom scallop, about 0.75 in (1.9 cm) apart.
Make Two Tassels (one Color C, one Color B)
- Wrap the yarn 30 times around the 3 in (7.6 cm) card.
- Slide an 8 in (20.3 cm) strand of the same color under the wraps at the top edge and tie it tightly. This strand becomes the hanging cord.
- Cut the wraps along the bottom edge and remove the card.
- About 0.5 in (1.3 cm) below the top, wrap a 12 in (30.5 cm) strand of the same color around the tassel 6–8 times to form the neck. Knot it, then thread the ends down into the tassel body.
- Trim the bottom evenly so the tassel is 2.5 in (6.4 cm) from the top of the head.
Attach the Tassels
- Thread both ends of one tassel’s hanging cord through a 12 mm wooden bead. Slide the bead down to rest on the tassel head.
- Pass the cord ends through one bottom sl-st valley from front to back.
- Adjust so there is about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) of cord between the motif edge and the top of the bead.
- Knot securely on the back, then weave the ends into the stitches of Rounds 6 and 7.
- Repeat with the second tassel in the other valley. As shown, the rose tassel goes on the left and the cream tassel on the right.
Final Blocking
- Spray the motif lightly with water until it is damp, not soaked.
- Lay it right side up on a blocking mat or folded towel.
- Pin the center flat, then pin each of the 10 scallop tips outward to a 3.5 in (8.9 cm) circle. Check several pairs of opposite tips with a ruler.
- Add one pin in each sl-st valley to sharpen the scalloped outline.
- Let it dry completely, about 4–6 hours.
- Steam the tassels lightly by holding the iron above them without pressing. Smooth the strands with your fingers and trim again if needed.
Final Quality-Control Checklist
- The center hole is small and pulled tight.
- Round 2 has 20 dc, and Round 3 has 20 clusters.
- Round 4 has 40 dc in 20 pairs, with one pair between every two clusters.
- Round 6 has exactly 10 scallops and no extra stitches.
- Every scallop in Round 7 has 9 sc, with 3 sc at the tip.
- The motif measures 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across scallop tips and lies flat.
- The loop above the top bead measures 3 in (7.6 cm).
- Both tassels are 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long and hang at the same height.
- Every end is knotted and woven in on the back.
Troubleshooting
The center won’t close. Pull the magic ring tail firmly before joining Round 1, then weave the tail in a circle around the ring.
The cream ring cups. Your clusters are too tight. Loosen the first loop of each cluster, or go up 0.25 mm in hook size for Round 3 only.
Round 4 ruffles. Make sure you’re working into the ch-1 spaces, not into the tops of the clusters.
The scallop count is off. Recount Round 5. It must be exactly 40 sc, because any other number won’t divide evenly by 4.
The scallops look flat or pointed. Check that Round 7 has 3 sc in the center dc of every shell, and block each tip outward.
The tassels hang unevenly. Loosen one knot, slide that bead to match the other side, and tie it again.
The hanger tilts. The loop is probably sewn off-center. Sew it again at the exact middle sc of the top scallop tip.
Color changes show gaps. Join each new color in a stitch away from the previous join, and weave tails in opposite directions.
Care
Hand wash in cool water with mild soap, press the water out gently in a towel, and dry flat, reshaping the scallops. Comb the tassels with your fingers while they are damp.
Final Notes
Here is the measurement chain. Rounds 1–2 make a 1.5 in (3.8 cm) burgundy center of 20 dc. Round 3 adds 20 cream clusters, bringing it to 2 in (5.1 cm). Round 4 grows to 40 rose dc and 2.5 in (6.4 cm). Round 5 sets 40 sc at 2.75 in (7.0 cm), and Round 6 divides those into 10 scallops at 3.25 in (8.3 cm). Round 7 outlines everything for a finished 3.5 in (8.9 cm) bloom.
Add a 3 in (7.6 cm) loop, two 2.5 in (6.4 cm) tassels, and three wooden beads, and the hanger finishes at about 11 in (27.9 cm). Make one in your own colors to match a room, or tie one onto a gift as a keepsake.
Happy crocheting!