A free video tutorial from Knitting Love walks you through every step of creating this exquisite Crochet Lace Medallion, and the way each motif connects to the next in a seamless, flowing repeat is genuinely breathtaking!
The Lace Medallion
The Crochet Lace Medallion is one of those pieces that feels almost too beautiful to have come from your own hands. Each finished motif carries an airy yet structured quality, with its lattice center fanning outward into soft, scalloped edges that catch the light like something borrowed from a Victorian jewelry box. This is a piece for the crafter who loves slow, intentional work, who finds pleasure in watching a flat circle of thread transform into something with real presence and intricacy. Whether you make one medallion or join several into a long, undulating strip, the result has a whisper of elegance that feels handmade in the most meaningful sense.
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The vivid turquoise shown in the reference images is an inspired choice, giving the lace a fresh, almost Mediterranean energy that sits beautifully against sun-warmed skin or white linen. But this Crochet Lace Medallion also flourishes in ivory, blush, sage, or deep teal, each palette shifting the mood from coastal and bright to romantic and soft. Think of the color you choose as the personality of the piece before a single stitch is even placed.
Materials and Tools
For a Crochet Lace Medallion with this level of crisp, defined detail, you will want to reach for a fingering weight or sport weight thread or yarn, ideally in a smooth mercerized cotton that holds its shape beautifully after blocking. A 2mm or 2.5mm steel crochet hook is ideal for thread-weight work, while a 3mm hook gives a slightly more relaxed drape if you prefer a softer hand. Cotton is the classic fiber choice here because it blocks firmly and keeps all those tiny open spaces looking intentional and precise rather than floppy. A good pair of small scissors and a blunt tapestry needle for weaving in ends are the only other tools you truly need beside your hook.
Stitch by Stitch
This Crochet Lace Medallion draws on a small, elegant vocabulary of crochet stitches that combine to create its layered, openwork structure.
BULLET:CH (Chain) The foundation of every motif, chains create the airy bridges and picot spaces that give the lace its signature openness.
BULLET:SC (Single Crochet) Used to anchor and join sections of the medallion, single crochet stitches form the firm, tidy edges between decorative elements.
BULLET:DC (Double Crochet) The workhorse of this pattern, double crochets build the graceful fan sections and lattice grid that define the medallion’s center.
BULLET:SS (Slip Stitch) Slip stitches travel quietly across the work to position the hook for each new section without adding unwanted height or bulk.
The meditative rhythm of working through each fan repeat, counting chains and DCs in a steady loop, makes this the kind of project that quiets the mind and rewards patience in the most satisfying way.
Construction
Each Crochet Lace Medallion is worked in the round from a central chain ring, building outward through the lattice center before finishing with the radiating fan border and scalloped picot edging. The motifs shown in the video are then joined side by side as you work, using SC joins at key connection points so the strip grows organically without any sewing required afterward. The video tutorial from Knitting Love walks through the joining process in real time, which makes it very approachable even if you have not worked with joined motifs before. If you want to customize the scale, simply moving up one hook size, say from a 2.5mm to a 3mm hook with the same thread, will produce a noticeably larger medallion with a more relaxed, drapey feel.
Wearing Your Lace Medallion
A finished strip of Crochet Lace Medallions works beautifully as a hair accessory pinned across a loose updo, as a choker-style necklace backed with a thin satin ribbon threaded through the outer picots, or as a delicate trim stitched along the neckline of a simple linen dress. There is something particularly lovely about wearing handmade lace against the collarbone in summer, where it sits like a piece of wearable art rather than mere decoration. Finish even one or two motifs and you will already be imagining the next ten.
Keeping Your Lace Medallion Fresh and Beautiful
After completing your Crochet Lace Medallion, wet blocking is strongly recommended to open up all those lattice spaces and set the scalloped edges into their proper shape. Soak the piece in cool water with a tiny drop of wool wash or gentle soap, press out excess moisture in a clean towel, then pin it flat on a foam blocking board using rust-proof pins until fully dry. For washing after wear, always hand wash in cool water and lay flat to dry rather than machine washing, which can distort the fine open structure of the lace. Store finished medallions flat or loosely rolled in acid-free tissue to prevent the cotton thread from creasing or yellowing over time.
Every Crochet Lace Medallion you finish is a small, lasting thing made entirely by your own hands, and that is worth far more than any shop-bought trim or accessory. Save this article to your crochet board on Pinterest and share your finished medallions so other makers can find their way to this pattern too.
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Tutorial and photos of this lace medallion by: Knitting Love 💗.