Add a touch of botanical beauty to your home with this Crochet Vine & Blossom Curtain Tie-Back pattern! Featuring delicate blossoms nestled along a leafy vine, this charming design brings a soft, nature-inspired accent to any room. Whether you’re dressing up your windows for spring, adding a whimsical flourish to your decor, or simply love floral crochet projects, this pattern lets you stitch up a lovely tie-back that’s both functional and decorative. It’s a sweet way to let the sunshine in while showcasing your handmade style. 🌿🌸
Designed for customization, this pattern invites you to play with petal colors, leaf textures, and even tiny embellishments like beads or butterflies for extra flair. Craft a classic green vine with soft pink blooms, go bold with vibrant hues, or create a pastel version for a dreamy cottagecore aesthetic. Whether used in a cozy kitchen, a breezy bedroom, or gifted as a thoughtful housewarming surprise, this Crochet Vine & Blossom Curtain Tie-Back is a fun and creative project—perfect for bringing a touch of handmade garden charm to every stitch! 🧶💖✨
🌿 Crochet Vine & Blossom Curtain Tie-Back – Pattern
Give your windows a fresh botanical flair with this elegant crocheted vine tie-back dotted with soft white blossoms. The flexible stem wraps effortlessly around bulky drapes or lightweight curtains while the leaves lie flat and tidy. A slim cord at each end lets you knot or bow the piece in place.
✨ Skill Level
Confident Beginner → Intermediate – You’ll work flat ovals (leaves), small 3-D flowers, surface slip-stitching, a long I-cord stem, and simple assembly.
📏 Finished Size
- Total length (including tie cords) ≈ 32 in / 80 cm
- Leaf width ≈ 2 in / 5 cm
- Flower diameter ≈ 1½ in / 4 cm
Scale up or down with yarn weight & hook size.
🧶 Materials
| Item | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DK-weight cotton yarn | 40 g light sage (Stem A) 15 g medium sage (Leaves B) 10 g dark sage (Leaves C) 10 g white (Flowers) Scrap pale yellow (Flower centers) | Cotton keeps crisp shape |
| Crochet hook | 3.0 mm (or size for firm fabric) | |
| Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors | — | |
| Optional | 1 mm florist wire | To make the vine poseable |
🧵 Abbreviations (US terms)
MR – magic ring sc – single crochet hdc – half double crochet dc – double crochet
inc – increase (2 sts in 1) dec – invisible decrease
sl st – slip stitch ch – chain FO – fasten off st(s) – stitch(es)
1️⃣ Stem & End Ties
With light-sage (A):
- Base I-cord – worked as a 3-st I-cord for neat round profile
- Set-up: ch 3, pull up a loop in 2nd and 3rd ch. (3 loops on hook).
- Slide loops off hook, re-insert in 1st loop, yarn over, pull through; repeat for 2nd & 3rd loops.
- Continue sliding & pulling through to form a tube until cord measures 24 in / 60 cm.
- FO.
- Tie extensions – At each end attach yarn; ch 40 (about 8 in / 20 cm), sl st back along chain, FO.
- These cords are used to knot or bow the tie-back around the curtain.
(No I-cord handy? Substitute a firm chain-rope: ch to 24 in, sc in each ch across.)
2️⃣ Leaves (Make 12 – mix B & C)
Crocheted flat in one piece; no seaming.
- Foundation: ch 11.
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch, hdc, dc × 6, hdc, sc. Do not turn.
- Row 2 (around opposite side): continue working into the unused loops of foundation ch → sc, hdc, dc × 6, hdc, sc. Join with sl st in first sc.
- Row 3 (border): ch 1, sl st in every st around (adds firmness). FO, leave 8 in tail for sewing.
3️⃣ Five-Petal Flowers (Make 8 in white)
- MR, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st into ring → 1 petal.
- Repeat step 1 four more times (5 petals). Pull ring tight, sl st to first petal base. FO, weave centre tail through to back.
- Center knot: with pale yellow make a French knot or sew a tiny satin stitch in middle.
4️⃣ Assembly
- Lay out vine: Place stem flat, arrange leaves alternately left–right every 2 in / 5 cm.
- Sew leaves: Whip-stitch base of each leaf onto one side of I-cord; tack tip to keep flat.
- Add flowers: Attach flowers in between pairs of leaves, angling slightly outward.
- (Optional) Wire: Thread florist wire through stem to allow gentle “S” curves or hook-back shaping.
- Finish ties: Steam-block leaves & flowers lightly to set shape.
🌼 Usage
- Wrap vine once around drape; tie cords in a bow at back.
- For thicker curtains, wrap twice or increase vine length by adding 4–6 more inches of I-cord.
💡 Variations
- Use pink or lavender blossoms for spring palettes.
- Add pale-yellow French-knot “pollen” flecks on leaves for whimsical detail.
- Crochet two shorter vines as tasseled window-blind cords.
Enjoy dressing your windows with nature-inspired crochet charm!
