Blossom Twist Spiral Strand Curtain Crochet Pattern

The Blossom Twist Curtain is a light, airy door curtain made from separate hanging strands. On each strand, a blush-pink corkscrew and a cream corkscrew twist around each other, and six-petal lace flowers sit along the twist at even intervals. Sunlight comes through the open petal eyelets and the gaps between the spirals, so the curtain softens a doorway without blocking it.

There are two colors: blush pink and cream. Most of the flowers are pink, and a cream flower appears every few motifs. Every flower has a small open center, six petals with oval eyelets, and a smooth single crochet outline that comes to a soft point at each tip. The look is romantic cottage style, and the cotton yarn keeps the stitches crisp.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. Each strand hangs 84 in (213.4 cm) from the rod, including the hanging tab. Each flower measures 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across. The full curtain has 14 strands in two groups of 7 and is about 56.5 in (143.5 cm) wide.

Construction is modular. You make two long corkscrews per strand, twist them together, sew the flowers on at marked points, and finish the top with a crocheted hanging tab. Nothing is joined from one strand to the next. Each strand hangs on the rod by itself.

Finished Size and Construction

• Strand drop: 84 in (213.4 cm), of which 82 in (208.3 cm) is spiral and 2 in (5.1 cm) is tab
• Skill level: Intermediate (very long foundation rows, careful counting)
• Terminology: US
• Yarn weight: DK / light worsted (#3) cotton
• Hook: 3.5 mm (E-4)
• Number of pieces: 14 strands; each strand has 2 corkscrews and 12 flowers (196 pieces in total)
• Layout: 2 panels × 7 strands, with strand centers 4 in (10.2 cm) apart
• Piece size: flower 3.5 in (8.9 cm); twisted spiral about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) wide
• Size before border: strand body 82 in (208.3 cm)
• Border depth: hanging tab 2 in (5.1 cm) when folded over the rod

Materials

Choose a smooth mercerized or combed cotton in DK weight, about 115 m per 50 g. Cotton holds the corkscrew twist well and does not stretch much on long strands. Avoid acrylic for this project, because it relaxes over time and the strands get longer.

• Blush pink: 700 g / 1,610 m (14 balls of 50 g), for 14 corkscrews, 112 flowers and 14 tabs
• Cream: 500 g / 1,150 m (10 balls of 50 g), for 14 corkscrews and 56 flowers

Tools:

• 3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers (at least 20)
• Tape measure
• Rust-proof pins and a blocking mat
• A curtain rod up to 1 in (2.5 cm) in diameter

These quantities include a margin of about 15% for gauge swatches, weaving in ends and small differences in tension.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• fsc – foundation single crochet
• BLO – back loop only
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• rep – repeat

Special stitch – Foundation single crochet (fsc): Ch 2, insert the hook in the 2nd ch from the hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 1 loop (this is the “chain”), then yarn over and draw through 2 loops (this is the “sc”). For each following fsc, insert the hook into the “chain” of the previous stitch and repeat. Use fsc for every corkscrew. It makes a 640-stitch base far easier to count than a long chain followed by a row of sc.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Gauge: 20 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm). In the fsc foundation, 5 sts = 1 in (2.5 cm).

Make one test corkscrew and one test flower before starting the full set.

Test corkscrew: Work 50 fsc. Laid flat, this row should measure 10 in (25.4 cm). Work Row 2 as written in the main pattern (2 hdc in each st, for 100 hdc). When you let it hang, the spiral should be about 6.4 in (16.3 cm) long. That gives a ratio of 12.8 in (32.5 cm) of hanging spiral for every 100 fsc, and the full corkscrew is sized from it.

Test flower checkpoints:

• After Rnd 1: 0.75 in (1.9 cm) across
• After Rnd 3: 3 in (7.6 cm) from tip to opposite tip
• After Rnd 4: 3.5 in (8.9 cm)

If your work is too big: go down to a 3.25 mm hook. If it is too small: go up to a 3.75 mm hook. The corkscrew matters most. If your 50 fsc are off by more than 0.5 in (1.3 cm), change hooks. Don’t change the stitch count, because every strand needs the same drop.

Corkscrew (Make 2 per Strand: 1 Pink, 1 Cream)

Row 1: Work 640 fsc. Place a marker every 50 sts to make counting easier. (640 sts, 128 in / 325.1 cm flat)

Do not join. The last fsc you work will become the bottom of the corkscrew, so put a marker in it labeled “bottom.”

Row 2 (curl row): Ch 2 (does not count as a st), turn. Work 3 hdc in each of the first 15 sts. Then work 2 hdc in each of the remaining 625 sts. Fasten off and leave an 8 in (20.3 cm) tail at the top end. (45 + 1,250 = 1,295 hdc)

Why it curls: Row 2 puts two stitches into every base stitch, so the outer edge is twice as long as the fsc edge and the strip has to twist into a spiral. The first 15 sts get 3 hdc each, so that end coils into the tight, rounded curl you see at the bottom of every strand.

Checkpoint: Hang the corkscrew from its top end. The section worked with 2 hdc (625 fsc, or 125 in / 317.5 cm flat) should hang about 80 in (203.2 cm). The bottom curl adds about 2 in (5.1 cm), so the corkscrew totals 82 in (208.3 cm).

Make 14 pink and 14 cream corkscrews.

Six-Petal Flower (Make 12 per Strand)

Rnd 1: Make a magic ring. Ch 1, then work 12 sc in the ring. Pull the ring snug but leave a small open center. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (12 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in the first sc, ch 7, skip the next sc. *Sc in the next sc, ch 7, skip the next sc; rep from * 4 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (6 sc, 6 ch-7 loops)

Rnd 3: *In the next ch-7 loop work (2 sc, 2 hdc, 5 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc), then sl st in the next sc; rep from * 5 more times. (6 petals of 13 sts = 78 sts, plus 6 sl sts)

Because the petal stitches are worked around the chain, the space between the loop and Rnd 1 stays open. That space is the oval eyelet in each petal.

Rnd 4 (outline): *Sc in each of the next 6 sts, work (sc, ch 2, sc) in the next st (the center dc), sc in each of the next 6 sts, sl st in the sl st; rep from * 5 more times. Fasten off. (6 petals of 14 sc = 84 sc, plus 6 ch-2 tips and 6 sl sts)

Each petal uses 6 + 1 + 6 = 13 stitches from Rnd 3, which matches the 13 stitches made in that round. The extra sc at the center makes the pointed tip.

Weave in the center tail, and leave a 10 in (25.4 cm) tail for sewing. Make 8 pink and 4 cream flowers per strand, for 112 pink and 56 cream in total.

Make All Pieces

Piece	Pink	Cream
Corkscrews	14	14
Flowers	112	56
Hanging tabs	14	0

Strand layout (P = pink flower, C = cream flower, listed from top to bottom):

Strand:    1  2  3  4  5  6  7 | 8  9 10 11 12 13 14
Flower 1:  P  P  P  P  P  P  P | P  P  P  P  P  P  P
Flower 2:  P  C  P  C  P  C  P | C  P  C  P  C  P  C
Flower 3:  C  P  C  P  C  P  C | P  C  P  C  P  C  P
(rows 1-3 repeat 4 times in total = 12 flowers)

Odd strands follow P, P, C and even strands follow P, C, P. That way the cream flowers are staggered across the curtain, and every strand still has 8 pink and 4 cream flowers.

Flower positions: Measure each one from the top of the corkscrews, just below the tab. Flower centers sit at 5 in (12.7 cm), and then every 6.5 in (16.5 cm) after that: 5, 11.5, 18, 24.5, 31, 37.5, 44, 50.5, 57, 63.5, 70 and 76.5 in (12.7, 29.2, 45.7, 62.2, 78.7, 95.3, 111.8, 128.3, 144.8, 161.3, 177.8 and 194.3 cm). The lowest flower ends at 78.25 in (198.8 cm), so 3.75 in (9.5 cm) of spiral and curl shows below it.

Joining

Twisting the corkscrews: Lay a pink and a cream corkscrew side by side with their top ends level. Starting at the top, turn the cream spiral into the coils of the pink one so that each coil alternates pink, cream, pink. They should nest together the way two springs screw into each other. Work down the full length. Leave the two bottom curls separate so that they form the paired rounded ends.

Securing the top: Use the pink top tail to whipstitch the two top ends together through both layers, over 1 in (2.5 cm).

Sewing on the flowers: Hang the twisted pair and mark the 12 flower positions. At each mark, place a flower over the front of the twist. Using the flower’s tail, sew Rnd 1 to both corkscrews with 6 small whipstitches that go through the back loops only, so nothing shows on the front. Add 1 tacking stitch behind the top petal and 1 behind the bottom petal. These keep the flower from spinning on the strand.

Tension: Pull each stitch just snug. If you pull too tight, the spiral bunches up and the strand gets shorter.

Checkpoint: Each finished strand body should measure 82 in (208.3 cm) when hanging.

Border: Hanging Tab

The border is the crocheted loop at the top of each strand that goes over the rod. Work it in pink.

Border gauge: 5 sc = 1 in (2.5 cm).

Setup: Join the pink yarn with a sl st through both secured top ends. Ch 20, then sl st into the same spot to form a loop.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, then work 1 sc into the back bump of each of the 20 ch. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (20 sc: 10 per side when the loop is folded flat)

Rnd 2: Sl st in the BLO of each sc around. Fasten off. (20 sl sts: 10 per side)

Why the math works: At 5 sts per inch, 20 sts give a 4 in (10.2 cm) circumference. Folded flat, each side has 10 sts, which is 2 in (5.1 cm). That matches the tab depth, so 82 + 2 = 84 in (213.4 cm) of total drop. A 4 in loop slides easily over a rod of up to 1 in (2.5 cm), whose circumference is about 3.1 in (7.9 cm), and still has room to move. Rnd 2 sits on top of Rnd 1 and adds no stitches, so the tab keeps its size.

Final Blocking

1. Wet-block the flowers first. Soak them in cool water and gently squeeze out the extra water.
2. Pin each flower flat to 3.5 in (8.9 cm), with one pin in each ch-2 tip. Open up each petal eyelet with your fingertip.
3. Let the flowers dry completely before sewing them on.
4. Don’t wet-block the corkscrews flat, or you will lose the twist.
5. After the strands are assembled, hang them on the rod and steam them lightly from 2 in (5.1 cm) away. Run your hand down each strand so the coils settle evenly.
6. Let them hang for 24 hours. Then measure each strand and adjust any flower that has shifted.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

• 28 corkscrews in total (14 pink, 14 cream), each with 640 fsc and 1,295 hdc
• Every corkscrew has a tight curl at its bottom end
• 168 flowers (112 pink, 56 cream), each 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across, with 6 open eyelets
• Every strand has 12 flowers, 6.5 in (16.5 cm) apart, in the correct color sequence
• Every strand drops 84 in (213.4 cm), and all strands are within 0.5 in (1.3 cm) of each other
• Every tab has 20 sts and fits over the rod
• All ends are woven in and hidden behind the flowers

Troubleshooting

• The corkscrew lies flat or only waves: You may have missed some double increases. Check that every base stitch has 2 hdc.
• The corkscrew is too short: Your hdc are too tight. Go up 0.25 mm and test another 50 fsc swatch.
• The strands come out different lengths: Compare your fsc counts. Being off by 10 sts changes the drop by about 1.3 in (3.3 cm).
• The flower cups: The ch-7 loops are too tight. Chain more loosely, or use ch 8 and keep the same stitch counts in Rnd 3.
• The flower ruffles: You have extra stitches. Recount Rnd 3; each petal needs exactly 13.
• The flowers spin on the strand: Add the top and bottom petal tacks.
• The colors separate as the strands hang: Twist the pair again and add a hidden tack halfway between flowers.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with mild soap, press out the water in a towel, and dry the strands flat. Then hang them on the rod and let the coils settle. Don’t tumble dry, because the spirals will tangle.

Final Notes

The whole curtain depends on one measurement chain. 5 fsc equal 1 in (2.5 cm), so 640 fsc measure 128 in (325.1 cm) flat. Increasing into every stitch twists that strip into an 82 in (208.3 cm) spiral, and the 20-stitch tab adds 2 in (5.1 cm), for a drop of 84 in (213.4 cm). Twelve flowers of 3.5 in (8.9 cm), set 6.5 in (16.5 cm) apart, fit along that length with room for the curl at the bottom. Hang 7 strands per panel with centers 4 in (10.2 cm) apart, and leave 5 in (12.7 cm) between the two panels. Measured from the outer flower edges, the curtain is 56.5 in (143.5 cm) wide. Check your gauge first, count carefully, and every strand will match.

Happy crocheting!