Gray Rose Lace Bedspread Crochet Pattern
You need to be comfortable with double crochet, filet mesh and simple embroidery.
Thirty portable blocks make this a long project you can work on a little at a time.
Red roses sit inside silver-gray mesh, with lace fans that meet in round rosettes.
About This Gray Rose Lace Bedspread Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bedspread is made from 30 square blocks. Each block has a silver-gray filet mesh center with a red cross-stitch rose and two dark green leaves, framed by a lacy border of open arches and shell fans. When the blocks are joined, the corner fans meet and form round rosettes across the whole cover.
The finished size is about 70 by 84 inches, with each block measuring about 14 inches. You will use filet mesh, single crochet, double crochet fans and a little cross-stitch embroidery. It suits crocheters who have finished a few blankets and want a showpiece for the bedroom.
Why You'll Love This Gray Rose Lace Bedspread Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love that every block is small enough to carry in a bag. You can crochet a mesh square while you wait, then add the rose at the kitchen table in the evening.
Gray is calm and goes with almost everything, so the red roses really stand out. It also makes a wonderful gift for a wedding or a new home.
Switch Things Up
Try ivory blocks with burgundy roses, or soft blue blocks with white roses. Make 3 by 4 blocks for a sofa throw, or 6 by 7 blocks for a queen size cover with a drop to the floor. You can also make a single block into a pillow cover to match, or change the outer shells to a simple picot edge.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Rose Block Mesh Center (Make 30, silver gray) :
— Rose Block Lace Border (Make 30, silver gray) :
— Rose Embroidery (Make 30, red and dark green) :
— Layout and Joining :
— Outer Edge (silver gray) :
Assembly Instructions
- Weave in all ends on the Rose Block Mesh Center and Rose Block Lace Border pieces before you embroider.
- Embroider the red rose and the dark green leaves on every mesh center, following the Rose Embroidery chart.
- Wet block each of the 30 blocks to about 14 inches square and let them dry completely.
- Lay the blocks out in 5 columns and 6 rows with all roses upright, as in the Layout and Joining section.
- Join the blocks into 6 strips of 5, then join the strips, working 13 sl st through both blocks on every seam.
- Check that the corner fans of four blocks meet in a round rosette at each inner junction.
- Work the Outer Edge around the whole cover, then block the edge lightly and weave in the last ends.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Losing count in the mesh rows. Count the 22 dc and 21 spaces at the end of every few rows so the square stays exactly 21 spaces wide.
Uneven sc counts in Round 1 of the border. Mark each corner and check you have 41 sc on every side, because the later rounds depend on it.
Joining with right sides together. The fans must stay on the outside, so hold the blocks with wrong sides together.
Pulling the embroidery too tight. Keep the cross stitches loose so the mesh square stays flat.
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Important Notes
Gauge: 21 mesh spaces measure about 9 inches square, and each block should block to about 14 inches. Make one block first and adjust your hook size if needed.
Yarn amounts and sizes are estimated, so buy a little extra gray and keep the same dye lot together.
To get the contrast seen in the photo, lay the cover over a charcoal gray blanket or sheet.
Wash gently in cool water with a color catcher, because the red yarn can bleed onto the gray. Dry flat.
I hope you enjoy making these little roses as much as I did. Send me a message when your first block is done, I would love to hear how it turned out.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
How big is the finished bedspread?
With 5 by 6 blocks at about 14 inches each, it measures about 70 by 84 inches. Add a row or column of blocks for a queen size cover.
Can I use a different yarn weight?
Yes. Worsted cotton with a 4 mm hook makes bigger blocks of about 17 inches, so you would need fewer blocks. Keep the stitch counts the same and check the block size first.
How do I wash and care for it?
Wash on a gentle cycle in cool water with a color catcher, then lay it flat to dry. Cotton lace dries best when it is reshaped by hand.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- sp — space
- st — stitch