Bluebell Curtain Tieback Crochet Pattern: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

There is something quietly magical about the moment a room comes together. You have chosen the curtains, arranged the furniture, found the perfect cushions — and then you notice that the curtains are just hanging there, flat and uninspired, blocking the light when you want it most. That is where a handmade curtain tieback changes everything. And if you are going to make one, you might as well make it beautiful.

This bluebell curtain tieback crochet pattern is exactly what a handmade home deserves. Delicate, floral, and full of cottage-garden charm, it brings the softness of bluebells indoors without a single fresh petal involved. Whether you are a seasoned crocheter looking for a satisfying weekend project or someone who has recently mastered the basics and is ready for a decorative challenge, this pattern is designed to guide you clearly from the first slip knot to the finished, hanging tieback.

Let us dive in.

Why Crochet Curtain Tiebacks?

Before we get into the pattern itself, it is worth taking a moment to appreciate what makes a crocheted curtain tieback so appealing compared to its shop-bought alternatives.

First, there is the texture. Crocheted tiebacks have a three-dimensional quality that fabric tiebacks simply cannot replicate. The flowers, the clusters, the little raised details — they catch the light in a way that looks expensive and considered. Visitors almost always notice them.

Second, there is the customisation. When you make your own tieback, you choose the colour. You choose the yarn weight. You choose whether you want one bluebell cluster or three. You can make them to match a specific curtain fabric, a bedroom colour scheme, or even a favourite piece of pottery on the windowsill. That level of control is something no shop can give you.

Third — and this matters — there is the cost. A pair of handmade crochet tiebacks from an artisan seller can cost a surprising amount. When you make them yourself, you spend a fraction of that, and you get the bonus satisfaction of being able to say you made them.

Finally, there is the meditative quality of the making itself. Small, repetitive, rhythmic — crocheting a tieback is a deeply calming project. It is the kind of thing you can do while listening to an audiobook or watching something gentle in the background.

Materials You Will Need

Before you begin, gather everything you need so the process flows smoothly.

Yarn: Choose a DK weight (light worsted) yarn in a soft blue or blue-violet shade for the bluebell flowers. You will also need a small amount of green for the stems and leaves, and optionally a cream or white for the background chain. Cotton yarn works beautifully for this project because it holds its shape well and gives the tiebacks a slightly structured, crisp finish. Acrylic DK is also a perfectly good choice and tends to be more widely available. You will use roughly 50 to 75 grams per tieback depending on how long you make it.

Hook: A 4mm crochet hook is ideal for DK weight yarn. If you are working with a cotton yarn and find your tension is a little loose, try a 3.5mm hook instead.

Other materials: A yarn needle for weaving in ends, scissors, two small rings or D-rings (around 2cm in diameter) to attach the tiebacks to curtain hooks or wall hardware, and a measuring tape.

Gauge: Gauge is not critical for this project, but as a rough guide, 18 stitches and 20 rows in single crochet using DK yarn and a 4mm hook should measure approximately 10cm by 10cm. The tieback is adjustable in length, so you can easily add or remove chains to suit your curtain width.

Understanding the Bluebell Motif

The heart of this pattern is the bluebell flower motif. Before working the full tieback, it helps to practise the motif on its own so that you feel confident with the technique.

A bluebell in crochet is created using a combination of chain loops and double crochet clusters worked into a central ring. The petals are formed with elongated stitches that curve naturally inward at the top, mimicking the characteristic drooping bell shape of a real bluebell. Once you have made two or three of these little flowers, the movement of your hands becomes instinctive and the motif grows quickly.

Each bluebell motif in this pattern measures approximately 4 to 5cm in height, depending on your tension.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

This pattern uses UK crochet terminology throughout. Here is a quick reference guide.

ch — chain
sl st — slip stitch
dc — double crochet
htr — half treble crochet
tr — treble crochet
dtr — double treble crochet
sp — space
rep — repeat
st — stitch
yrh — yarn round hook

If you are accustomed to US terminology, note that UK double crochet equals US single crochet, and UK treble crochet equals US double crochet.

The Bluebell Motif (Make 6 per tieback)

Step 1 — The Foundation Ring

Using blue yarn, make a magic ring or chain 4 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

Step 2 — First Round

Chain 1 (does not count as a stitch). Work 8 dc into the ring. Join with a slip stitch to the first dc. You now have 8 stitches around the ring.

Step 3 — Second Round (Bell Formation)

Chain 3. This creates the base of your first bell petal.

Now work the following into the same stitch: 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc.

This forms one petal of your bluebell — it curves because the stitches decrease in height from the chain-3 post down to the final dc.

Chain 1, then slip stitch into the next dc in the round.

Repeat this sequence — ch 3, tr, htr, dc into the same stitch, ch 1, sl st into the next stitch — until you have worked all 8 stitches around the ring, creating 8 petals in total.

Join with a slip stitch at the base of the first chain-3.

Step 4 — The Bell Rim

To give the bluebell its characteristic slight flare at the top, work a final round of detail. Join your yarn at the top of any petal (the chain-3 tip) and work 1 dc, then ch 2, sl st back into the same dc to create a small picot. This gives each petal a rounded, slightly open tip.

Work this picot detail into the top of each of the 8 petals, joining with a slip stitch as you go.

Fasten off and weave in the end, leaving a small tail if you wish to use it for joining.

Making the Stem and Leaf Sprigs

Switch to your green yarn.

Stem: Chain 12. Slip stitch back along 6 of these chains to create a firm, slightly raised stem. This gives the crochet stem a realistic, slightly rounded quality.

Leaf (make 2 per stem): At the midpoint of the stem, join green yarn and chain 8. Work 1 dc into the 2nd chain from hook, 1 htr into the next, 1 tr into the next two chains, 1 htr into the next, 1 dc into the last. Slip stitch back to the base. This creates a simple, pointed leaf shape.

Fasten off and set the stem sprig aside. You will attach these to the main tieback body after the base is complete.

The Tieback Base

The base of the tieback is a long, gently textured band that provides structure and serves as the foundation for attaching the bluebell motifs.

Foundation Chain: Using cream or white yarn (or your chosen background colour), chain 80. This creates a tieback approximately 35 to 40cm long before the ring attachments. For a longer tieback — to suit wider or heavier curtains — chain up to 100. For a shorter tieback, chain 60.

Row 1: Work 1 dc into the 2nd chain from hook, then 1 dc into each chain across. Turn. (79 dc)

Row 2: Chain 1 (does not count as a stitch). Work 1 dc into each stitch across. Turn.

Row 3: Chain 1. Work 1 dc into the first stitch, then work the following pattern across: skip 1 stitch, work (1 tr, ch 1, 1 tr) into the next stitch (this creates a small V-stitch), skip 1 stitch, work 1 dc into the next stitch. Repeat the skip, V-stitch, skip, dc sequence across to the end of the row. Turn.

This third row creates a delicate, open lattice texture that adds visual interest to the band and makes it feel more decorative than a plain fabric ribbon would.

Row 4: Chain 1. Work 1 dc into each stitch and into each chain-1 space across. Turn.

Row 5: Repeat Row 2.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Attaching the Bluebell Motifs

This is the most satisfying part of the whole project — the moment the tieback transforms from a plain band into something truly lovely.

Lay the tieback band flat on a clean surface. Arrange your six bluebell motifs along it, experimenting with the placement before sewing anything down. A pleasing arrangement is to cluster three bluebells together at the centre of the band, then add one on each side spaced a few centimetres apart, and finally one slightly offset cluster near one end of the tieback. This gives an asymmetric, naturalistic feel, as though a small spray of wildflowers has simply tumbled across the band.

Once you are happy with the arrangement, use your yarn needle and a length of blue yarn to stitch each bluebell motif securely to the band. Work small, neat stitches through the base ring of each flower and the corresponding stitches on the band. Make sure each motif is flat against the surface before fastening off.

Next, position the stem sprigs beneath the bluebell clusters. Tuck the top of each stem under the base of two or three bluebell flowers so it looks as though the flowers are growing from the stem. Stitch the stems in place using green yarn, securing both the stem and the leaves.

If you wish, add small single crochet leaf shapes between the flowers — just chain 6, work a leaf as described in the stem section, and tuck these little extras into any gaps that look too bare. This adds to the wild, garden-gathered aesthetic.

Finishing the Tieback: Attaching the Rings

Fold approximately 2cm of each short end of the tieback band over one of your small D-rings and stitch it firmly in place using a yarn needle and a doubled length of yarn. Work back and forth through the folded section several times to make sure the ring is completely secure. Give it a gentle tug to test it before fastening off.

Repeat on the other end.

These rings allow you to hang the tieback on a small hook, nail, or tieback pin mounted on the wall beside your curtain. They also make it easy to remove the tieback for washing.

Making a Pair

One tieback is lovely, but of course you will want a pair. Simply repeat the entire pattern for the second tieback.

If you want the pair to be mirror images of each other — with the bluebell clusters heavier on opposite sides — simply reverse the arrangement when attaching the motifs on the second tieback. This small detail looks intentional and beautifully considered when the tiebacks are hanging on either side of a window.

Caring for Your Crochet Tiebacks

If you have used cotton yarn, your tiebacks can be gently hand washed in cool water with a mild detergent. Press them into shape while damp and allow to dry flat before re-hanging. Avoid wringing, which can distort the bluebell motifs.

Acrylic yarn tiebacks can generally be machine washed on a delicate cycle inside a mesh laundry bag, though always check the specific yarn label for care instructions.

Store unused tiebacks folded loosely in a drawer rather than crushed tightly, and the motifs will hold their shape beautifully for years.

Styling Ideas and Variations

The bluebell tieback works particularly well with natural linen curtains in cream, oatmeal, or soft grey — the contrast between the rough weave of the linen and the delicate crochet is quietly beautiful. It also suits white cotton curtains in a bedroom or bathroom, where the blue florals add a gentle pop of colour without overwhelming the space.

For a cottage or country-style interior, pair these tiebacks with curtains in small floral prints. Choose a blue shade from within the print to tie the scheme together perfectly.

If you would like to adapt the colour, consider a soft lavender for a slightly more formal look, a deep violet for a more dramatic statement, or even a blush pink to create a rose-inspired variation using exactly the same motif structure.

For a more maximalist approach, you could add small glass or pearl beads to the tips of the bluebell petals before working the picot detail. Thread the bead onto the yarn before making the final chain of the picot, then continue as normal. The beads catch the light as the curtain moves and give the tieback an almost jewelled quality.

A Final Note on Handmade Home Details

There is a reason that handmade details in a home feel so different from shop-bought ones. They carry intention. Someone chose the colour, worked the stitches, made the small decisions about placement and proportion. That history is present in the object even when the maker is not in the room.

A pair of bluebell curtain tiebacks is a small thing, in the grand scheme of a home. But small things, chosen carefully and made with skill, are what transform a house into a space that feels genuinely inhabited and loved.

Take your time with this pattern. Enjoy the little flowers as they grow under your hook. And when you hang them beside your window for the first time and the morning light comes through, notice how lovely it is — because you made that.

Happy crocheting.