Two cream-colored crochet blankets with repeating coral, pink, and purple flower motifs displayed alongside a wooden crochet hook.

Cottage Bloom Curtain Panel Crochet Pattern

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The Cottage Bloom curtain is a filet-style lace panel. It’s made from cream square motifs, each with a large eight-petal flower, set in a coral-and-pink checkerboard. Small lavender and pink four-petal flowers cover the points where the motifs meet. The panel hangs from simple crocheted tabs, and a floral tieback gathers it to the side.

The palette is soft cottage style: cream mesh, coral and medium pink for the large flowers, lavender and pink for the mini flowers, and sage green for the tieback leaves. All instructions use US crochet terms.

Each finished panel measures 29 in x 62 in (73.7 cm x 157.5 cm), not counting the tabs. The tab loops add about 2 in (5.1 cm) above the top edge. Yarn amounts cover a pair of panels plus two tiebacks.

You’ll crochet square motifs and whipstitch them into a 5 x 11 grid. Then you’ll sew mini flowers over the inner junctions, add a three-round border, and work the tabs straight off the top edge.

Finished Size and Construction

  • Finished panel size: 29 in x 62 in (73.7 cm x 157.5 cm), not counting tabs
  • Skill level: Intermediate
  • Terminology: US
  • Yarn weight: DK / light worsted (#3) cotton
  • Hook: 4.0 mm (US G-6)
  • Pieces per panel: 55 square motifs, 40 mini flowers, 7 tabs
  • Layout: 5 motifs wide x 11 motifs tall
  • Motif size: 5.5 in (14.0 cm) square
  • Size before border: 27.5 in x 60.5 in (69.9 cm x 153.7 cm)
  • Border depth: 0.75 in (1.9 cm) per side

Materials

Use a smooth mercerized or combed DK cotton with about 115 m per 50 g. Cotton keeps the mesh crisp and hangs well. Avoid fuzzy or stretchy yarns: they blur the open squares and let a long panel sag.

Amounts for two panels and two tiebacks:

  • Cream (A): 1,250 g / 2,875 m
  • Coral (B): 200 g / 460 m
  • Pink (C): 250 g / 575 m
  • Lavender (D): 50 g / 115 m
  • Sage green (E): 20 g / 46 m

All quantities include a margin of roughly 10% for your test motif and the joining yarn.

Tools:

  • 4.0 mm (US G-6) hook
  • Yarn needle
  • Stitch markers
  • Measuring tape
  • Blocking mats and rust-proof pins
  • Spray bottle

Abbreviations (US Terms)

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

Special stitch – Petal: In one ch-4 loop, work (sc, hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 dc, hdc, sc). Each petal has 10 sts.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Make one complete motif first and block it. Every later measurement depends on this test motif.

  • After Rnd 1: 1 in (2.5 cm) across
  • After Rnd 3: 3.5 in (8.9 cm), measured from petal tip to petal tip
  • After Rnd 5: 4.25 in (10.8 cm) square
  • After Rnd 6: 5.25 in (13.3 cm) square
  • After Rnd 7: 5.5 in (14.0 cm) square, with 26 sts per side

Edge gauge is about 4.75 sts per inch (1.9 sts per cm).

If your motif is too big, go down 0.5 mm in hook size. If it’s too small, go up 0.5 mm. Never change the stitch counts, because the border and tabs depend on 26 sts per motif side. An error of 0.25 in (0.6 cm) per motif adds up to 2.75 in (7.0 cm) over the panel length.

Crocheted salmon-pink flower with white center on cream grid background with purple flowers.

Flower Motif

Motif 1 has coral petals (B) and Motif 2 has pink petals (C). Everything else is identical.

Rnd 1 (A): Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 15 dc in the ring, sl st to top of ch-3. (16 dc) Fasten off.

Rnd 2 (B or C): Join with sc in any dc. Ch 4, sk 1 dc. [Sc in next dc, ch 4, sk 1 dc] 7 times. Sl st to first sc. (8 sc, 8 ch-4 loops)*

Rnd 3: Sl st into the first loop. Work 1 Petal in each ch-4 loop, then sl st to first sc. (8 petals, 80 sts) Fasten off.

Rnd 4 (A): Join with sc between the 2 tr at the tip of any petal and ch 7. [Sc between the 2 tr of the next petal, ch 7] 7 times. Sl st to first sc. (8 sc, 8 ch-7 loops)* This round frames the flower in cream.

Rnd 5: Sl st into the first loop. Ch 3 (counts as dc), then 7 dc in the same loop. This is a side loop. In the next loop, work a corner: (2 dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr, 2 dc). *In the next loop work 8 dc for a side. In the next loop work a corner: (2 dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr, 2 dc). Repeat from * twice. Sl st to top of ch-3. Don’t work into the Rnd 4 sc.

Each side has 4 + 8 + 4 = 16 sts between corner spaces. (64 sts, 4 ch-3 corner sps)

Rnd 6 (mesh): Sl st across to the next corner ch-3 sp. Ch 6 (counts as dc + ch 3), then dc in the same sp. *Ch 2, dc in first st of side, [ch 2, sk 2, dc in next st] 5 times, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next corner sp. Repeat from * around, leaving out the last corner group. Sl st to 3rd ch of ch-6.

The fifth repeat lands exactly on the 16th st. Each side has 8 dc (including the 2 corner dc) and 7 ch-2 sps, which makes 7 open filet squares. (32 dc, 28 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-3 corner sps)

Rnd 7 (conversion round): Sl st into the corner sp and ch 1. Work 3 sc in each corner sp, sc in each dc, and 2 sc in each ch-2 sp. Sl st to first sc and fasten off.

Count: (32 sc worked 1 per dc) + (56 sc in ch-2 sps) + (12 corner sc) = 100 sc.

Per side, counting both corner center sc: 1 + 1 + 22 + 1 + 1 = 26 sts. Check: 4 x 26 − 4 shared corners = 100.

Mini Flower

Use D or C. Make a magic ring and work [ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, sl st] in the ring 4 times. Pull the ring closed and fasten off, leaving a 6 in (15.2 cm) tail. With A, add a French knot in the center. The finished flower is 1.5 in (3.8 cm) across.

Make All Pieces

For one panel:

  • Motif 1 (coral): 28
  • Motif 2 (pink): 27
  • Mini flowers: 20 lavender, 20 pink

Double everything for the pair.

Layout (1 = coral, 2 = pink, top row first):

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11:  1 2 1 2 1
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10:     2 1 2 1 2

Six odd rows give 18 coral and 12 pink. Five even rows give 10 coral and 15 pink. In total that’s 28 coral and 27 pink.

Joining

Block all motifs to 5.5 in (14.0 cm) before you join them.

Method: Lay two motifs RS up with their edges touching. With A, whipstitch through the back loops only. The front loops show as a neat cream line, and the seam lies flat on both faces of the curtain.

Stitch-to-stitch logic: Match corner center to corner center, then st 2 to st 2, and so on through st 26. If you have a leftover stitch, you’ve miscounted.

  1. Join the 5 motifs of each row into a strip. You’ll have 11 strips.
  2. Join the strips along their long edges. Each edge has 5 x 26 = 130 sts, matched 1 to 1.

Tension: Pull each stitch just until the edges meet. A finished seam should be the same length as an unjoined motif side, with no puckering.

Checkpoint: Each strip should measure 27.5 in (69.9 cm). The joined panel should measure 27.5 in x 60.5 in (69.9 cm x 153.7 cm).

Mini flowers: The panel has (5 − 1) x (11 − 1) = 40 inner junctions. Sew lavender flowers over the junctions in junction rows 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. Sew pink flowers over the junctions in rows 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. That uses 20 of each.

Border

Border gauge is the same as the motif edge, 4.75 sts per inch (1.9 sts per cm).

Starting counts:

  • Top and bottom: 5 x 26 = 130 sts
  • Long sides: 11 x 26 = 286 sts

Don’t add stitches at the seams, because each motif’s corner sts are already counted in its 26.

Rnd 1 (A): With RS facing, join with sc in the top right corner st. Sc in each st around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each of the 4 outer corner sts. Sl st to first sc.

Between the corner sps you’ll have 130 sc on the top and bottom and 286 sc on each long side. Total: (828 worked 1 per st) + 4 extra = 832 sc, plus 4 ch-2 corner sps.

Rnd 2: Sl st into the corner sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), then (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same sp. Work dc in each sc and (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner sp. Sl st to top of ch-3.

Per side, counting the corner dc: (130 worked 1 per st) + 4 = 134 on the top and bottom, and (286 worked 1 per st) + 4 = 290 on each long side.

Rnd 3: Sl st into the corner sp and ch 1. Work sc in each dc and (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner sp. Sl st to first sc and fasten off.

Per side: (134 worked 1 per st) + 2 = 136 on the top and bottom, and (290 worked 1 per st) + 2 = 292 on each long side.

Why the math works: Every starting count is an exact multiple of the 26-st motif side, and each corner gains the same number of stitches. As a result, the border lies flat and adds an even 0.75 in (1.9 cm) per side. That takes the panel from 27.5 in x 60.5 in to 29 in x 62 in (73.7 cm x 157.5 cm).

Tabs

The top edge has 136 sts. Make 7 tabs, each 10 sts wide, with 11-st gaps between them: 7 x 10 + 6 x 11 = 136.

Row 1: With RS facing, join A in st 1. Ch 1 and sc in the same st and the next 9 sts. Turn. (10 sc)

Rows 2–20: Ch 1, sc in each st, turn. Fasten off and leave a 12 in (30.5 cm) tail.

Repeat for the remaining tabs, starting in sts 22, 43, 64, 85, 106 and 127.

Each tab measures 4 in (10.2 cm). Fold each tab to the WS and whipstitch it to border Rnd 1, forming a 2 in (5.1 cm) rod loop.

Tieback (make 1 per panel)

Strap (A): Ch 61. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (60 sc) Work 3 more rows of sc. At each end, ch 8 and sl st back to the strap to make a hanging loop. The strap measures 12.75 in x 1 in (32.4 cm x 2.5 cm).

Cluster: Work Rnds 1–3 of one coral flower and one pink flower. Each is 3.5 in (8.9 cm) across.

Leaves (make 2, E): Ch 8. Working along the chain, sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc, then sl st in the last ch. Rotate and repeat down the other side of the chain.

Sew the two flowers overlapping at the center of the strap, with one leaf tucked out to each side.

Final Blocking

  1. Soak the panel in cool water, then press out the excess without wringing.
  2. Lay it flat on blocking mats.
  3. Pin the corners to 29 in x 62 in (73.7 cm x 157.5 cm).
  4. Pin every edge at 3 in (7.6 cm) intervals.
  5. Check that the seam lines run straight and square.
  6. Lift the petals and mini flowers so they sit up from the mesh.
  7. Let the panel dry completely before unpinning.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

  • Every motif is 5.5 in (14.0 cm) with 26 sts per side
  • The checkerboard colors alternate correctly
  • All 40 junctions are covered by mini flowers
  • Border Rnd 3 counts are 136 / 292 / 136 / 292 sts
  • The panel measures 29 in x 62 in (73.7 cm x 157.5 cm)
  • 7 tabs are evenly spaced, and all rod loops are equal
  • Yarn ends are woven in along seams, not across the open mesh

Troubleshooting

  • Petals cup: The Rnd 2 loops are too tight. Chain more loosely.
  • Motif corners are rounded: Use tr, not dc, beside each corner ch-3.
  • Seams pucker: Whipstitch more loosely and match the stitches 1 to 1.
  • Panel is wider in one area: One strip is oversized. Measure each strip and reblock the one that’s off.
  • Border ruffles: Recount Rnd 1 against 130 / 286. Extra stitches have probably crept in at a seam.
  • Tabs are uneven: Recount the 11-st gaps.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent. Dry the panel flat, pinning it lightly so the mesh stays square.

Cream crochet curtains with red and purple flowers hang at a window above a cream armchair in a sunlit room.

Final Notes

The measurement chain is short and reliable:

  • A 5.5 in (14.0 cm) motif has 26 sts per side.
  • A 5 x 11 grid of motifs makes a 27.5 in x 60.5 in (69.9 cm x 153.7 cm) panel with 130 / 286 edge sts.
  • The three-round border brings the panel to 29 in x 62 in (73.7 cm x 157.5 cm), with 136 top sts for the 7 tabs.

If your first motif measures correctly, the rest of the panel will too.

Happy crocheting!

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