Sage Fan Lace Curtain Set Crochet Pattern

This curtain set is made from soft sage green cotton in an open fan lace. Each fan is a spray of double crochet spokes rising from a small ring. The fans sit in staggered rows linked by chain arches, so light comes through in diamonds and half-circles.

The set has five separate pieces: two full-length panels, one scalloped valance and two tiebacks. Each tieback has a cream flower and two sage leaves. The style is relaxed and cottage-like, and it suits a kitchen, bedroom or sunroom.

This pattern uses US terms. Each finished panel measures 28.25 x 60 in (71.8 x 152.4 cm), not counting the loops. The valance measures 54.75 x 6.25 in (139.1 x 15.9 cm).

The panels are worked flat from the bottom up. Each one ends with a solid band, a two-round border and crocheted hanging loops. The valance is worked top down and ends in nine scallops. Nothing is seamed: all the pieces hang side by side on one rod.

Finished Size and Construction

• Panel size: 28.25 x 60 in (71.8 x 152.4 cm) each
• Panel before border: 27.25 x 59 in (69.2 x 149.9 cm)
• Border depth: 0.5 in (1.3 cm) per side (2 rounds of sc)
• Valance: 54.75 x 6.25 in (139.1 x 15.9 cm)
• Tieback band: 20 x 1 in (50.8 x 2.5 cm); flower about 3 in (7.6 cm) across
• Skill level: Intermediate
• Terminology: US
• Yarn weight: DK (#3) cotton
• Hook: 4.5 mm (US 7)
• Pieces: 2 panels, 1 valance, 2 tiebacks (each with 1 flower and 2 leaves)
• Layout: valance across the rod, one panel on each side below it

Materials

Use a smooth mercerized or combed DK cotton. It gives crisp fans and doesn’t stretch much when hung. Avoid fuzzy yarns because they blur the lace.

• Sage green: 1,700 g / 3,910 m (about 34 balls of 50 g / 115 m)
• Cream: 25 g / 58 m

These quantities include a margin of about 10% for swatching and differences in tension.

Tools: 4.5 mm (US 7) hook, tapestry needle, 10 stitch markers, measuring tape, rustproof pins, a large blocking surface and scissors.

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 – space
• RS / WS – right side / wrong side
• rep – repeat

Special stitches:

• Fan: (dc, ch 1) 6 times, then dc, all in the same stitch. (7 dc, 6 ch-1 sps)
• Big Fan: (tr, ch 1) 12 times, then tr, all in the same stitch. (13 tr, 12 ch-1 sps)

Gauge and Checkpoints

• Solid sc: 16 sc and 16 rows = 4 in (10.2 cm)
• Fan pattern: one 12-stitch repeat = 3 in (7.6 cm) wide; one 4-row repeat = 3 in (7.6 cm) tall

Test first: Ch 38. Work Row 1 (37 sc), then Rows 2–9 with 3 Fans across. In Rows 4 and 5, work the * repeats 1 more time instead of 7 more times. Block the swatch lightly. It should measure 9.25 x 6.25 in (23.5 x 15.9 cm).

Checkpoints:

• After Row 1: 27.25 in (69.2 cm) wide
• After Row 41 (10 repeats): 30.25 in (76.8 cm) long
• After Row 83: 27.25 x 59 in (69.2 x 149.9 cm)

If your swatch is too big, go down 0.5 mm in hook size. If it is too small, go up 0.5 mm. Small errors add up over 60 in, so fix them now.

Curtain Panel (make 2)

With sage, ch 110.

Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (109 sc)

Row 2 (Fan Row A): Ch 1, sc in first sc. *Sk 5 sc, Fan in next sc, sk 5 sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn. (9 Fans, 10 sc)

Row 3 (Arch Row A): Ch 6 (counts as tr + ch 2). Sc in 3rd ch-1 sp of next Fan, ch 3, sc in 4th ch-1 sp of same Fan, ch 2, tr in next sc, ch 2; rep from * across, ending last rep at *. Turn. (10 tr, 9 ch-3 sps)

The pair of sc on either side of each Fan’s center dc makes the small ring that the next Fan grows from.

Row 4 (Fan Row B): Ch 3 (counts as dc). (Ch 1, dc) 3 times in first tr to make a half fan. *Sc in next ch-3 sp, Fan in next tr; rep from * 7 more times. Sc in last ch-3 sp. (Dc, ch 1) 3 times, then dc, all in 4th ch of turning ch-6, turn. (8 Fans, 2 half fans, 9 sc)

This row offsets the Fans by half a repeat. The half fans keep the side edges straight.

Row 5 (Arch Row B): Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 4, tr in next sc. *Ch 2, sc in 3rd ch-1 sp of next Fan, ch 3, sc in 4th ch-1 sp of same Fan, ch 2, tr in next sc; rep from * 7 more times. Ch 4, sc in top of turning ch-3, turn. (9 tr, 8 ch-3 sps, 2 ch-4 sps, 2 edge sc)

Row 6 (Fan Row A): Ch 1, sc in first sc. *Fan in next tr, sc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * across, ending with Fan in last tr and sc in last sc. Skip the ch-4 sps. Turn. (9 Fans, 10 sc)

Rows 7–9: Rep Rows 3–5.

Rows 2–5 are repeat 1. Keep repeating Rows 6–9 until you have 19 repeats in total and end with Row 77. The lace measures 57 in (144.8 cm).

Row 78 (leveling row): Ch 2 (does not count), hdc in first sc, 5 hdc in ch-4 sp, hdc in tr. *3 hdc in ch-2 sp, hdc in sc, 3 hdc in ch-3 sp, hdc in sc, 3 hdc in ch-2 sp, hdc in tr; rep from * 7 more times. 5 hdc in ch-4 sp, hdc in last sc, turn. (1 + 5 + 1 + 96 + 5 + 1 = 109 hdc)

Rows 79–83: Ch 1, sc in each st, turn. (109 sc)

Do not fasten off. Go to the Border.

Valance (make 1)

With sage, ch 218.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (217 sc)

Rows 2–5: Ch 1, sc in each sc, turn. (217 sc)

Row 6: Work as panel Row 2. (18 Fans, 19 sc)

Row 7: Work as panel Row 3. (19 tr, 18 ch-3 sps)

Row 8: Work as panel Row 4, repeating from * 16 more times. (17 Fans, 2 half fans, 18 sc)

Row 9: Work as panel Row 5, repeating from * 16 more times. (18 tr, 17 ch-3 sps)

Row 10: Work as panel Row 78, repeating from * 16 more times. (1 + 5 + 1 + 204 + 5 + 1 = 217 hdc)

Row 11 (scallops): Ch 1, sc in first hdc. *Sk 11 hdc, Big Fan in next hdc, sk 11 hdc, sc in next hdc; rep from * across, turn. (9 Big Fans, 10 sc; 1 + 9 x 24 = 217 sts used)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc in first sc. *(Sc in next tr, sc in next ch-1 sp) 12 times, sc in next tr, sc in next sc; rep from * across. (10 + 9 x 25 = 235 sc)

Fasten off. The depth so far is 1.25 in (3.2 cm) of band, 3 in (7.6 cm) of lace, 0.5 in (1.3 cm) of hdc and 1.25 in (3.2 cm) of scallop, for a total of 6 in (15.2 cm).

Tiebacks (make 2)

Band: With sage, ch 81.

• Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (80 sc)
• Rows 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each sc, turn. (80 sc)

Ch 10 and sl st in the corner of the same short end to make a loop. Fasten off. Make a matching ch-10 loop at the other end.

Flower: With cream, make a magic ring.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. (6 sc)
• Rnd 2: (Sc in next sc, ch 3) 6 times, sl st to first sc. (6 ch-3 sps)
• Rnd 3: (Sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-3 sp, sl st to first sc. (6 front petals)
• Rnd 4: Working behind the petals, (ch 4, sl st around post of next Rnd 2 sc) 6 times. (6 ch-4 sps)
• Rnd 5: (Sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-4 sp, sl st to first sc. (6 back petals)

Fasten off and leave a long tail.

Leaves (make 2 per tieback): With sage, ch 9. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, dc in next 3 ch, hdc, sc, 3 sc in last ch. Working along the other side of the chain: sc, hdc, dc in next 3, hdc, sc. Sl st to first sc. (17 sts; about 2.25 in / 5.7 cm long)

Make All Pieces

• Sage: 2 panels, 1 valance, 2 bands, 4 leaves
• Cream: 2 flowers

[ ========== VALANCE 54.75 in (139.1 cm) ========== ]
[ PANEL 28.25 in (71.8 cm) ][ PANEL 28.25 in (71.8 cm) ]
[ tieback + flower        ][        tieback + flower ]

Assembly (No Seaming)

The pieces are not joined to each other. The panels and the valance hang from the same rod on their own loops, with the valance in front.

Tiebacks: Sew 2 leaves to the center of each band in a V shape. Sew the flower over the leaf bases, stitching only through Rnd 1 so the petals stay free. Keep your stitches loose enough that the band doesn’t pucker.

Size check: The two panels together measure 56.5 in (143.5 cm). They gather softly on a rod 48–54 in (121.9–137.2 cm) wide.

Border

Border gauge: 4 sc per inch (2.5 cm), the same as the solid sc gauge. The panel body is 27.25 x 59 in, so it needs 109 sc on the top and bottom and 236 sc on each side.

Side spread: Work 1 sc per sc row end, 2 sc per hdc row end and 3 sc per lace row end. Each panel has 6 sc rows, 1 hdc row and 76 lace rows: 6 + 2 + 228 = 236.

Panel Round 1: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st across the top (109), ch 2. Work 236 sc down the side, ch 2. Sc in each foundation ch across the bottom (109), ch 2. Work 236 sc up the side, ch 2. Sl st to first sc. (690 sc, 4 corner ch-2 sps)

Panel Round 2: Ch 1. Sc in each sc, and work (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner sp. Sl st to first sc. (111 sc on top and bottom, 238 sc on each side, 698 sc total)

Each per-side count includes the end stitches of that side. The corner chains are not counted.

Why the math works: Round 1 matches the body at 4 sc per inch, so the edges lie flat without ruffling or pulling in. Round 2 adds 2 sts per side, just enough to turn the corners. Each round adds 0.25 in (0.6 cm) of depth, so the panel grows by 0.5 in (1.3 cm) on every side: 27.25 + 1 = 28.25 in (71.8 cm) wide and 59 + 1 = 60 in (152.4 cm) long.

Panel loops (7): With RS facing, place the loops on these top sts: 4–6, 21–23, 38–40, 55–57, 72–74, 89–91 and 106–108. That leaves 3 sts free at each end, with loops 4.25 in (10.8 cm) apart. For each loop:

1. Join with a sl st in the first st of the group.
2. Ch 16, sk 1 st and sl st in the third st.
3. Turn and work 24 sc into the ch-16 loop.
4. Sl st in the first st and fasten off.

Each loop is about 1.75 in (4.4 cm) tall.

Valance edging: With RS facing, join at the lower right corner. Work 21 sc up the side: 1 sc per sc row end (7), 2 for the hdc row and 3 per lace row (12). Ch 2. Sc in each foundation ch across the top (217). Ch 2. Work 21 sc down the other side. Fasten off. This adds 0.25 in (0.6 cm) on each edge, so the valance measures 54.75 x 6.25 in (139.1 x 15.9 cm).

Valance loops (12): Place loops on sts 9–11, 27–29 and so on, each 18 sts after the last, ending on 207–209. That leaves 8 sts free at each end. Make them like the panel loops. They are 4.5 in (11.4 cm) apart.

Final Blocking

1. Weave in all ends through solid rows, not through the lace.
2. Soak in cool water for 15 minutes. Press the water out gently without wringing.
3. Roll each piece in towels to remove more water.
4. Pin each panel to 28.25 x 60 in (71.8 x 152.4 cm), with pins every 3 in (7.6 cm).
5. Spread the spokes of each Fan open with your fingertips.
6. Pin the valance to 54.75 x 6.25 in (139.1 x 15.9 cm), with one pin at the tip of each scallop.
7. Flatten the back petals of each flower and cup the front petals slightly.
8. Let everything dry completely.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

• 9 Fans in every Fan Row A, and 8 Fans plus 2 half fans in every Fan Row B
• 19 repeats per panel, with the two panels matching within 0.5 in (1.3 cm)
• Border Round 2 counts of 111 / 238 / 111 / 238
• 7 loops on each panel and 12 on the valance, evenly spaced
• 9 even scallops
• Flowers secure and leaves symmetrical

Troubleshooting

• Panel narrows: You may be missing the turning-chain stitches. Count the Fans every Fan row.
• Fans look cramped: Your tension is too tight. Go up a hook size.
• Side edges wave: Recount the side border against 236.
• Scallops cup: Block them flatter, or loosen the ch-1 sps in the Big Fans.
• Panels differ in length: Add or remove rows of the sc top band before working the border.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with mild soap and dry flat. Don’t hang the pieces wet, because the weight of the water stretches the lace.

Final Notes

Here is the measurement chain:

• A 3 in (7.6 cm) repeat gives a 109-stitch row 27.25 in (69.2 cm) wide.
• Nineteen repeats plus the solid rows give a body 59 in (149.9 cm) long.
• The 109 / 236 border frames each panel at 28.25 x 60 in (71.8 x 152.4 cm).
• The valance uses the same repeat across 217 stitches and ends in nine scallops.

Check each stage against these numbers.

Happy crocheting!