Orange crocheted trim with spiral medallions and brown beaded strands hanging from a crochet band against white background.

Autumn Spiral Beaded Curtain Crochet Pattern

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The Autumn Spiral Beaded Curtain is a hanging window curtain that catches the light. Brown chain strands hang from a pointed orange valance and carry orange spiral medallions, open brown diamonds, and round brown beads. Each spiral has a dark brown line coiling out from its center, a ring of open orange petals, and a brown picot edge.

It uses just two colors, warm pumpkin orange and dark chocolate brown. The look is boho with a retro feel, and it suits a kitchen, a café-style window, or a doorway.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished curtain is 36 in (91.4 cm) wide and 38.1 in (96.8 cm) long, measured from the top edge of the valance to the bottom of the lowest motif.

You make it in three stages. First, crochet the small pieces: spirals, diamonds, and beads. Next, build nine strands, joining the pieces as you chain. Last, crochet the valance and join each strand to a point tip during the brown edging row.

Finished Size and Construction

  • Finished size: 36 in (91.4 cm) wide x 38.1 in (96.8 cm) long
  • Skill level: Intermediate
  • Terminology: US crochet terms
  • Yarn weight: DK (weight 3) cotton
  • Hook: 4.0 mm (G-6) for most pieces; 3.5 mm (E-4) for beads
  • Number of pieces: 16 large spirals, 9 small spirals, 30 diamonds, 46 beads, and 1 valance, all joined as you go into 9 strands
  • Layout: 9 strands spaced 4 in (10.2 cm) apart, alternating Strand A (diamonds and beads) and Strand B (spirals and beads)
  • Piece size: large spiral 4.6 in (11.7 cm); small spiral 3 in (7.6 cm); diamond 2 in (5.1 cm) tall; bead 0.8 in (2.0 cm)
  • Size before border (strands only): 33.6 in (85.3 cm) long each
  • Border (valance) depth: 4.5 in (11.4 cm) from the top edge to a point tip

Materials

Choose a smooth DK cotton, either mercerized or matte. Cotton holds the spiral and diamond shapes and won’t stretch out while the curtain hangs. The amounts below assume about 230 m per 100 g (about 115 m per 50 g skein).

  • Orange (pumpkin): 200 g, about 460 m (503 yd)
  • Dark brown (chocolate): 200 g, about 460 m (503 yd), including scraps for stuffing the beads

These amounts already include a margin of about 15 to 20 percent for gauge swatches and dye-lot safety.

Tools:

  • 4.0 mm (G-6) and 3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hooks
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch markers
  • Scissors and a tape measure
  • Blocking mats, rust-proof pins, and a spray bottle
  • 10 curtain clip rings and a curtain rod

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • tr – treble crochet
  • sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
  • dc2tog / dc3tog – double crochet 2 / 3 together
  • sk – skip
  • sp(s) – space(s)
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • RS / WS – right side / wrong side

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in the 3rd ch from the hook.

Surface slip stitch: Hold the yarn behind the work. Insert the hook from front to back through the fabric, pull up a loop, and draw it through the loop on the hook. Each stitch makes one link of a chain line on the RS.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Gauge: 18 dc and 9 rows = 4 in (10.2 cm) with the 4.0 mm hook.

Chain gauge: 5 ch = 1 in (2.5 cm), so 25 ch = 5 in (12.7 cm), measured relaxed.

Make one large spiral first. It’s the best gauge test because it uses every key stitch. Check it against these measurements:

  • Large spiral after Round 3: 2.75 in (7.0 cm)
  • After Round 4: 4 in (10.2 cm)
  • After Round 5: 4.6 in (11.7 cm), from one picot tip to the opposite picot tip
  • Small spiral after Round 2: 1.9 in (4.8 cm); after Round 3: 2.8 in (7.1 cm); after Round 4: 3 in (7.6 cm)
  • Diamond: 2 in (5.1 cm) from top corner to bottom corner
  • Bead: 0.8 in (2.0 cm) tall

If your piece is too big, go down 0.5 mm in hook size. If it’s too small, go up 0.5 mm. Chain gauge matters as much as stitch gauge, because the chain behind each piece has to match that piece’s height. If your chains come out long, chain with a hook 0.5 mm smaller.

Crocheted orange spiral flower curtain with brown beads hanging from a wooden rod above a windowsill with pumpkins.

Large Spiral (make 16)

Use the 4.0 mm hook and orange.

Round 1: Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 11 dc in the ring. Sl st to the top of the ch-3. (12 dc)

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in the same st, 2 dc in each st around. Join. (24 dc)

Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st 11 times. Join. (36 dc)

Checkpoint: 2.75 in (7.0 cm) across.

Round 4 (petals): Sl st in next st. Ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in same st, 2 tr in next st, ch 2, sk next st, 2 tr in next st, 2 tr in next st, ch 2, sk next st 11 times. Join to the top of the ch-4. Fasten off orange. (48 tr in 12 petals of 4 tr each, plus 12 ch-2 sps)

Each petal uses 3 sts of Round 3 (2 worked into, 1 skipped), so 12 petals x 3 sts = 36 sts. Checkpoint: 4 in (10.2 cm) across.

Brown spiral line: With RS facing, hold brown behind the work. Insert the hook through the center of the magic ring and pull up a loop. Work surface slip stitches in a widening coil, always moving clockwise:

  • Lap 1: 8 sl st, crossing Round 1 and drifting outward
  • Lap 2: 14 sl st, centered over Round 2
  • Lap 3: 22 sl st, centered over Round 3, ending at the base of any ch-2 sp

That’s 44 sl st in total. Don’t fasten off. Pull the loop up through the ch-2 sp to the front.

Round 5 (brown picot edge): Sc in the same ch-2 sp. Ch 3, sk first 2 tr of next petal, (sc, picot) in the sp between the 2nd and 3rd tr, ch 3, sk last 2 tr, sc in next ch-2 sp 12 times, leaving out the final sc on the last repeat. Sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. (24 sc, 24 ch-3 sps, 12 picots)

The spiral line and the edge are one continuous strand of brown, so the coil seems to unwind into the edge. Checkpoint: 4.6 in (11.7 cm) picot to picot. Mark two opposite picots (picot 1 and picot 7) as the top and bottom.

Small Spiral (make 9)

Use the 4.0 mm hook and orange.

Rounds 1–2: Work as for Large Spiral Rounds 1–2. (24 dc) Checkpoint: 1.9 in (4.8 cm).

Round 3 (petals): Sl st in next st. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same st, ch 1, sk next st, 3 dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st 11 times. Join. Fasten off. (36 dc in 12 petals of 3 dc each, plus 12 ch-1 sps) Checkpoint: 2.8 in (7.1 cm).

Brown spiral line: Work as for the large spiral, but with only two laps: Lap 1 is 8 sl st and Lap 2 is 14 sl st (22 sl st total). End at the base of a ch-1 sp and pull the loop through to the front.

Round 4 (brown picot edge): Sc in the same ch-1 sp. Ch 2, (sc, picot) in center dc of next petal, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp 12 times, leaving out the final sc. Join and fasten off. (24 sc, 24 ch-2 sps, 12 picots) Checkpoint: 3 in (7.6 cm). Mark picots 1 and 7 as the top and bottom.

Diamond (make 30)

Use the 4.0 mm hook and brown.

Ch 4, sl st to form a ring.

Round 1 (inner diamond): Ch 1, sc in ring, ch 4 4 times. Sl st to the first sc. (4 sc, 4 ch-4 sps)

Round 2 (outer diamond): Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, ch 7 4 times, skipping the ch-4 sps. Sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc, 4 ch-3 corner sps, 4 ch-7 sides)

The ch-7 sides bow outside the ch-4 arcs, which gives you two nested diamond outlines. Hold the piece by one corner so it hangs as a diamond. Checkpoint: 2 in (5.1 cm) from top corner to bottom corner and about 1.5 in (3.8 cm) wide.

Bead (make 46)

Use the 3.5 mm hook and brown. Work in continuous rounds.

Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12)

Rounds 3–4: Sc in each st. (12)

Round 5: Sc2tog 6 times. (6) Stuff firmly with brown scraps. Close the hole with the tail and weave it in.

Checkpoint: 0.8 in (2.0 cm) tall. The closed end is the top and the magic ring is the bottom.

Make All Pieces

Orange: 16 large spiral bodies (Rounds 1–4), 9 small spiral bodies (Rounds 1–3), and 1 valance.

Brown: 16 large spiral lines and edges, 9 small spiral lines and edges, 30 diamonds, 46 beads, 9 strand chains, and the valance edging.

Layout (front view, left to right):

Strand:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
Type:    A   B   A   B   A   B   A   B   A
  • Strand A (make 5): 6 diamonds, 6 beads, 1 small spiral
  • Strand B (make 4): 4 large spirals, 4 beads, 1 small spiral

Totals: 5 x 6 = 30 diamonds; 5 x 6 + 4 x 4 = 46 beads; 4 x 4 = 16 large spirals; 5 + 4 = 9 small spirals.

Joining (Building the Strands)

Each strand is one continuous brown chain worked from the top down, and you join the pieces as you go. Sl st into a piece’s top point, chain behind it for exactly its height, then sl st into its bottom point. The chain runs behind the piece on the WS, and the sl sts add no length.

Leave a 6 in (15.2 cm) tail at the start. Keep the first ch loose, because you’ll join it to the valance later.

Strand A:

  1. Ch 9.
  2. Sl st in the top corner ch-3 sp of a diamond, ch 10, sl st in the bottom corner ch-3 sp. Ch 5. Sl st in the top of a bead, ch 4, sl st in the magic ring at the bottom of the bead. Ch 5. Repeat 6 times. (24 ch per repeat, 144 ch)
  3. Sl st in the top picot of a small spiral, ch 15, sl st in the bottom picot. Fasten off.

Total: 9 + 144 + 15 = 168 ch.

Strand B:

  1. Ch 5.
  2. Sl st in the top picot of a large spiral, ch 23, sl st in the bottom picot. Ch 5. Sl st in the top of a bead, ch 4, sl st in the bottom of the bead. Ch 5. Repeat 4 times. (37 ch per repeat, 148 ch)
  3. Sl st in the top picot of a small spiral, ch 15, sl st in the bottom picot. Fasten off.

Total: 5 + 148 + 15 = 168 ch.

Both strand types have 168 ch, so every strand is 168 ÷ 5 = 33.6 in (85.3 cm) long and the small spirals line up across the bottom. The different lead chains (9 ch for Strand A, 5 ch for Strand B) stagger the pieces so neighboring strands don’t collide.

Tension advice: Chain at an even, relaxed tension. The chain behind each piece should lie flat. It shouldn’t pucker the piece or sag below it. If a piece puckers, add 1 ch behind it. If the chain droops, take 1 ch out.

Size checkpoint: Hang each finished strand from its top loop. It should measure 33.6 in (85.3 cm), give or take 0.5 in (1.3 cm).

Border: Valance Heading

The valance is the curtain’s border. It’s a straight band with 9 downward points, and one strand hangs from each tip.

Border gauge: 18 sts = 4 in (10.2 cm), so each 18-st point section is 4 in (10.2 cm) wide.

Use the 4.0 mm hook and orange.

Row 1 (RS): Ch 163. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (162 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each st across. Turn. (162 dc)

Row 3 (mesh): Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st 79 times, dc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (82 dc + 80 ch-1 sps = 162 sts)

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp across. Turn. (162 dc)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (162 sc)

Checkpoint: the band is 36 in (91.4 cm) wide x 2 in (5.1 cm) deep.

Points: Work each point separately on its own 18 sts. With RS facing, join orange in the first st of a section.

  • Point Row 1: Ch 2, dc2tog over next 2 sts (counts as dc3tog), dc in next 12 sts, dc3tog. Turn. (14 sts)
  • Point Row 2: Ch 2, dc2tog (counts as dc3tog), dc in next 8 sts, dc3tog. Turn. (10 sts)
  • Point Row 3: Ch 2, dc2tog (counts as dc3tog), dc in next 4 sts, dc3tog. Turn. (6 sts)
  • Point Row 4: Ch 2, dc2tog (counts as dc3tog), dc3tog. Turn. (2 sts)
  • Point Row 5: Ch 2, dc in next st (counts as dc2tog). Fasten off. (1 st, the tip)

Repeat on the remaining 8 sections. (9 points) Each point is 2.2 in (5.6 cm) tall.

Brown zigzag edging and strand join: With RS facing, join brown at the top left corner of Point 1. For each point, work:

  • 13 sc evenly down the left slanted edge (about 3 sc in each row end of Rows 1–4 and 1 sc in the end of Row 5)
  • In the tip: sc, sl st through the loose first ch of the next strand (in order from left to right: A, B, A, B…), then sc in the same tip
  • 13 sc evenly up the right slanted edge

Between points, work an sc2tog: put the first leg in the last row end of one point and the second leg in the first row end of the next. After Point 9, fasten off.

Edging count: 9 points x (13 + 2 + 13 = 28 sc) = 252 sc, plus 8 sc2tog and 9 sl st strand joins. The edging adds about 0.3 in (0.8 cm), so the valance is 2 + 2.2 + 0.3 = 4.5 in (11.4 cm) deep at the tips.

Why the math works: 9 strands x 18 sts per point = 162 sts, which is exactly the Row 1 count. At 18 sts per 4 in, that’s 9 x 4 in = 36 in (91.4 cm). Each tip sits at the center of its 4 in section, so the strands hang exactly 4 in (10.2 cm) apart, with 2 in (5.1 cm) at each outer edge. The mesh row keeps 162 sts by ending with 2 dc side by side instead of a final chain space.

Weave in all ends.

Final Blocking

  1. Mist the valance and pin it flat to 36 x 4.5 in (91.4 x 11.4 cm). Pin each point to a sharp tip.
  2. Pin each spiral into a circle: large spirals to 4.6 in (11.7 cm) and small spirals to 3 in (7.6 cm). Open the petals and pin out each picot.
  3. Pin the diamonds to 2 in (5.1 cm) tall with straight sides.
  4. Let everything dry completely.
  5. Clip 10 rings to the top edge, 4 in (10.2 cm) apart: one at each end and one above each of the 8 valleys.
  6. Hang the curtain, mist the strands lightly, and let gravity straighten them overnight.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

  • The valance is 36 in (91.4 cm) wide with 9 even points.
  • Every strand is 33.6 in (85.3 cm) long and hangs straight.
  • The strand order alternates A, B, A, B, A, B, A, B, A.
  • Every spiral line starts at the center and flows into the brown edge.
  • All spirals lie flat with 12 open petals and 12 picots.
  • The small spirals line up across the bottom.
  • No chain shows below a bead or diamond.
  • All ends are woven in securely.

Troubleshooting

  • Spiral cups: The petal round is too tight. Use a hook 0.5 mm larger for Round 4 only.
  • Spiral ruffles: Check the Round 3 count. It must be 36.
  • Spiral line looks lumpy: Your surface sl sts are too tight. Pull each loop up to the height of the fabric.
  • Diamonds look round: Block them by the corners and check that the sides are ch 7.
  • Strands are different lengths: Recount the chains. Each strand needs exactly 168 ch.
  • Valance flares at the points: Work fewer sc along the slanted edges, but use the same number on every side.
  • Beads look soft: Stuff them more firmly before closing.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with mild soap, then press the water out in a towel. Lay flat to dry, reshape the spirals, and hang it back up once it’s dry.

Crocheted orange spiral flower curtain with brown beads hanging from a wooden rod in a sunlit window.

Final Notes

Here’s how the measurements connect. At the right gauge, you get a 4.6 in (11.7 cm) large spiral, a 3 in (7.6 cm) small spiral, a 2 in (5.1 cm) diamond, and a 0.8 in (2.0 cm) bead. The chain behind each piece matches that piece’s height, so every strand is 168 ch, or 33.6 in (85.3 cm). Nine 18-st points make a valance 36 in (91.4 cm) wide and 4.5 in (11.4 cm) deep. The finished curtain is 36 x 38.1 in (91.4 x 96.8 cm).

Happy crocheting!

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