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Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern
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2-4 Hours Time Needed
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Beginner Friendly Level

Perfect for those just starting their crochet journey, with clear instructions and simple techniques

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Bite-Sized Project

Finishes in 2-4 hours—perfect for an afternoon of creative relaxation.

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Stylish Touch

An elegant detail to elevate any look, combining traditional techniques with contemporary design sensibilities.

About This Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

This pattern creates a flat crochet girl portrait applique perfect for decorating bags, jackets, or walls. The design includes an attached face, neck and shirt base plus options for hair styles, sunglasses and earrings. Easy stitches and clear shaping make it a quick and satisfying project.

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Includes full instructions for face, neck, shirt, hair and multiple sunglass and earring variations. Finished size depends on yarn and hook; sample finished dimensions are 10 inches x 6 inches.

Why You'll Love This Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it is playful and surprisingly quick to make, giving you a big style payoff with basic stitches. I adore how simple changes in color and small accessories like sunglasses or earrings completely transform each portrait. I created it to be fun and adaptable so you can make a whole set of girls with different looks. Sharing it makes me happy because crocheters tell me how much they enjoy customizing each version.

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern step 1 - construction progress Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to change the personality of the girl just by swapping yarn colors; try pastel palettes for a softer look or bright neons for a bold statement.

To make the portrait bigger or smaller change the yarn weight and hook size; bulky yarn with a larger hook gives you a chunkier applique while fingering weight makes a petite version.

I often switch the sunglasses shape to create variety — heart lenses, aviators, or classic round frames all change the vibe instantly.

For an extra-special finish add embroidered eyelashes, tiny sequins on the shirt, or a little crocheted flower for the hair.

If you want the portraits to be washable, sew them on rather than gluing and use a strong thread to secure edges and accessories.

I sometimes add a small backing of felt to stabilize the applique when attaching to a thin fabric bag; glue or stitch the felt to the back first.

Try converting the portrait into a brooch by gluing a pin back on the reverse, perfect for swapping between jackets and bags.

Make matching accessories like a little crocheted purse or a set of earrings to go with each portrait to create gift sets.

Use variegated yarn for the shirt or hair to add subtle color changes without switching yarns mid-project.

I recommend testing different placements for sunglasses and lips before securing them; small shifts can change the expression dramatically, so pin first and then glue.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the magic loop for the face causes a loose center and uneven shaping; start with a tight magic loop and pull firmly to close the center. ✗ Placing hair chains too far apart leaves skin showing between strands; place the chains close together and glue the chain nearest the face first for full coverage. ✗ Not folding the shirt corners back to create shoulders makes the portrait look flat; fold the top corners of the shirt backwards to form shoulders before attaching the neck and face. ✗ Changing yarn weight without adjusting the hook will alter the finished size significantly; if you change yarn weight, adjust your hook and check the final size so it fits the intended surface. ✗ Gluing pieces before checking placement can result in misaligned features; always pin or temporarily place pieces first to verify positions, then glue or sew securely.

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

Make a charming Crochet Girl Portrait applique to attach to bags, jackets, or use as wall decor. This beginner-friendly pattern walks you through the face, neck, shirt, hair, sunglasses and multiple bonus earring designs. You will love the playful details and easy customization to match any look.

Beginner Friendly 2-4 Hours

Materials Needed for Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Medium weight acrylic or cotton yarn (worsted/medium #4) - colors for skin, hair, shirt and details
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    Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand Yarn - recommended for sample pieces
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    Lily's Sugar n' Cream - recommended for sample pieces
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    Raffia or Ra Ra Raffia from Wool and the Gang - for raffia earring version
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    Assorted small amounts of black and rim color for sunglasses (black lens color plus frame color)
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    Accent colors: earring color, lipstick color, hair ribbon color (small amounts each)

— Tools Required

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    US H/8 5.00 mm crochet hook (main)
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    4.5 mm crochet hook (used for some earring variations and bonus patterns)
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    5 mm crochet hook (used in bonus patterns and some frames)
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    Hot glue gun & hot glue sticks
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    Tapestry needle
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    Scissors
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    Pins for blocking and placement
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    Starch spray and foam block (optional for shaping frames)
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    Small sewing needle and matching thread (optional for secure sewing instead of glue)

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— Face :

Info :

With desired skin color, make a magic loop.

Round 1 :

Work 6 sc into ring - 6 sts. Do not join, continue in a spiral.

Round 2 :

(2 sc) in each st — 12 sts

Round 3 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next sc]— 18 sts

Round 4 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 2 sc]— 24 sts

Round 5 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 3 sc]— 30 sts

Round 6 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 4 sc]— 36 sts

Round 7 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 5 sc]— 42 sts

Round 8 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 6 sc]— 48 sts

Round 9 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 7 sc]— 54 sts

Round 10 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 8 sc] — 60 sts

Round 11 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 9 sc]— 66 sts

Round 11 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 10 sc]— 72 sts

Info :

Fasten off and weave in ends.

— Neck :

Info :

With the same skin color from the face, ch 9.

Row 1 :

Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc in each sc across, ch 1 and turn - 8 sc

Row 2-9 :

Sc in each stitch across - 8 sc

Info :

Fasten off and weave ends.

— Shirt :

Info :

With desired shirt color, chain 20

Row 1 :

Hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each ch across, turn — 18 hdc

Row 2 :

Ch 2, hdc in each hdc across, turn.

Row 3 :

Ch 2, hdc in each hdc across, turn.

Row 4 :

Ch 2, hdc in the next 5 hdc, chain 8, rejoin, hdc in last 5 hdc, turn. Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in the next 5 hdc, hdc 8 into chain, hdc in last 5 hdc, turn. Rows 5-10: Ch 2, hdc in each sc across, turn.

Info :

Fasten off and weave ends.

Info :

Use tapestry needle and make french knots in various locations for the shirt's polka-a-dot pattern. You can also leave in plain or repeat pattern changing colors every other row for a striped shirt.

Info :

Fold the top corners on shirt backwards to make shoulders.

— Hair :

Info :

With desired hair color chain 27 and fasten off. Repeat that 11 more times and by the end you will have 12 strands of hair.

Info :

Place the chains on the left side of the head first in a straight diagonal line from the top center of the scalp to the middle of the left side of the head. Hot glue the chain closest to the center of the face first and then add more going away from the center of the face. Fold the excess chain behind the head and glue it down.

Info :

Do the right side of the head next. Make a curved, swooping bang from about three stitches left of the top center chain to the middle of the right side of the head. Glue more and more going away from the center of the face, folding the excess behind.

Info :

Really place the chains close to one another so the skin doesn't show in between the strands of hair.

— High Bun :

Info :

With hair color, make an oval.

Round 1 :

Chain 8, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 4, 3 hdc in the last chain and rotate your work so you are working on the other side of the chain. 4 more hdc across the bottom of the original chain, 2 more hdc in the first chain. Now you have 3 hdc on each end separated by 4 hdc. (14 hdc)

Round 2 :

Do not join. Make 2 hdc in the first hdc from round one. 1 hdc in the next 4 hdc, 2 hdc in each of the next three stitches, hdc 4, 2 hdc in the next 2 stitches. (20 hdc)

Round 3 :

Do not join. 1 hdc in the first stitch, 2 hdc in the next, hdc in the next 4 stitches, *2 hdc in the next stitch, 1 hdc in the next stitch* repeat from *-* two more times. Hdc in the next 4 stitches, 2 hdc in the next 1 hdc in the next. Repeat from *—* one more time. Finish off and weave ends. (26 hdc)

— Side Low Bun :

Round 1 :

Work 6 sc into ring— 6 sts. Do not join, continue in spiral.

Round 2 :

(2 sc) in each st —12 sts

Round 3 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next sc] — 18 sts

Round 4 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] — 24 sts

Round5 :

[(2sc)in next sc, sc in next3sc] —30sts

Round 6 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] — 36 sts

— Pearls :

Info :

Using white yarn, 6 sc into magic ring. Pull tight and finish.

Info :

Make as many as desired. Place earrings on side of head and necklace along top of shirt. Use hot glue or tapestry needle and yarn to put in place.

— Sunglasses :

Info :

MAKE 2. With lens color— either brown or black

Round 1 :

Work 6 sc into ring— 6 sts. Do not join, continue in spiral.

Round 2 :

(2 sc) in each st —12 sts

Round 3 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next sc] — 18 sts

Round 4 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] — 24 sts

Info :

Change to desired sunglass color with a slip stitch anywhere in the last round.

Round 5 :

7 sc, hdc in next 2 sc, 2dc in next 2 sc, hdc in next 2 sc, sc in the rest of the stitches. Finish off.

— Bridge :

Info :

With Sunglass color, chain 6, sc in second chain from hook, finish off chain with sc. Finish off and weave ends.

— Hair Ribbon :

Info :

With desired ribbon color, chain 15

Row 1 :

Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across, turn — 12 sc

Row 2 :

Ch 1, sc in each sc across, do not turn.

Row 3 :

Chain 5, sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc back toward ribbon and sc into ribbon between rows 1 and 2

Row 4 :

Chain 5, sc in the 2nd chain from hook, sc back toward ribbon, sl st into row 1 and fasten off, weave ends.

— Lashes and lips :

Info :

Use a tapestry needle and black yarn to stitch on lashes. Use picture as guide. Use tapestry needle and desired lip color to stitch lips. Use picture as guide.

— Assembly :

Info :

Use a hot glue gun to attach all the pieces together. You could sew as well but hot glue allows for a cleaner look and saves a lot of time!

Info :

Attach your girl to a bag, a jacket or make it into a wall decoration!

— Heart Sunglasses :

Info :

Materials: Lense color and frame color, 5mm crochet hook

Lense - Round 1 :

Make a magic loop, chain 3. (in magic loop) 3 tr, 3 dc, chain 1, 1 tr, chain 1, 3 dc, 3 tr, chain 2, slip stitch into magic loop. Pull tight.

Lense - Round 2 :

Sc into chain 3 from previous round, single crochet in the top of the original chain 3. 1 sc and 1 hdc in the first trc from previous round. 2 hdc in the next tr 1 hdc, 1 sc in the next stitch 1 sc in the next 4 stitches. Chain 1, dc in the center tr from previous round, chain 1 1 sc in the next 4 sts 1 sc, 1 hdc in the next 2 hdc in the next 1 hdc, 1 sc in the next 1 sc sc in the chain 2 from previous round. slip stitch into center and finish off.

Frame :

With desired frame color, 2 sc into chain 3 from beginning of round 2 1 sc in each stitch going around. 2 sc in the chain 2 from previous round. Finish off. Weave ends.

Bridge :

With frame color: chain 6 5 sc across, chain 1 5 sc across, finish off. Weave ends.

— Reading Glasses :

Info :

Materials: desired frame color, 5mm crochet hook

Instruction :

*Chain 12, 11 sc across Chain 20, attach chain to beginning with a slip stitch.* Finish off. Repeat from *-* chain 3 and attach to other frame with the slip stitch, this chain 3 will be the bridge. Finish off and weave ends. Carefully and manipulate on face before glueing or sewing. It might also help to use sewing pins and spray with starch spray on a foam block, allow to dry and then place on face.

— Aviators :

Info :

Materials: desired frame color, 5mm crochet hook. MAKE 2 With lens color

Round 1 :

Work 6 sc into ring— 6 sts. Do not join, continue in spiral.

Round 2 :

(2 sc) in each st —12 sts

Round 3 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next sc] 12 times — 18 sts

Round 4 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 18 times — 24 sts

Round 5 :

[(2 sc) in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 24 times — 30 sts

Round 6 :

Continue with same color, 10 sc, 4 hdc, (2 hdc) in next stitch, 4 hdc, 5 sc, (25 stitches total) switch to frame color and sc all the way around. (31 stitches total) Finish off.

Info :

You will repeat this again but when you are about to finish off chain 5 and connect to inner corner of the other frame in order to make the bridge and connect frames. Then chain 7 and place that chain underneath the frames a few stitches below the other bridge when glueing onto the face. Use photo above as a guide.

— Statement Earrings :

Item Name (P1) :

Earring #1 - Make 2. Materials: Earring color, 4.5mm crochet hook. 9 sc into magic ring. Finish off. Chain 11, connect to make a ring, leave a tail for sewing. Sew ring to back of first circle made, on the bottom. Attach same color to center of chain 11, chain 3, 6 trc, chain 3, sl st into chain. Finish off.

Item Name (P2) :

Earring #2 - Materials: Earring color, 4.5mm crochet hook. Part 1: 9 sc into magic ring. Slip stitch into first sc, chain 8. Finish off. Weave end. Part 2: Make heart: Make magic ring chain 3, 3tr, 3dc, chain 1, tr, chain 1, 3dc, 3tr, chain 3. Slip stitch into ring. Finish off and pull ring tightly closed. Weave ends. Attach heart (with either a tapestry needle and yarn or hot glue) to the chain 7 from part 1. Have two or three chains exposed between circle of part 1 and heart.

Item Name (P3) :

Earring #3 - Materials: Earring color, 5mm crochet hook. Part 1: 9 sc into magic ring. Slip stitch into first sc, chain 10. Finish off. Weave end. Part 2: 9 dc into magic ring. Finish off. Weave end. Part 3: 9 tr into magic ring. Finish off. Weave end. Attach part 2 and part 3 to the chain 10 from part 1.

— Crochet Girl Earrings Bonus Patterns :

Flower Earrings (CROCHET PATTERN #1) :

The post: 5 sc into a magic loop, slip stitch into first sc, chain 5 and finish off. Cut a really short tail or just weave in. The flower: With yellow, 5 sc into a magic loop, finish off and weave ends. Attach white to any single crochet and *chain 2. 3 dc in the same stitch, slip stitch into the same stitch to finish one petal.* Slip stitch into the next yellow stitch and repeat from *-* until you have five petals total. Finish off and weave ends.

Palm Leaf Earrings (#2) :

With pink: 5 sc into a magic loop, slip stitch into first sc, chain 5 and finish off. Cut a really short tail or just weave in. The Palm: Chain 7, tr in the third chain from the hook, dc, hdc, sc, sl st in the last chain, chain 1 and turn so that now you are working back up the other side of the chain. Sl st in the first stitch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, chain 2 and sl st to the very beginning. Finish off and weave ends.

Raffia Earrings (#3):

With raffia and 5mm hook: 8 sc into a magic loop, slip stitch into first sc, chain 5 and finish off. Cut a really short tail or just weave in. Bigger circle: Into a magic loop, 10 dc, finish off and weave ends. Pick three dc from the bigger circle that you will make the tassels. Slip stitch the raffia into the stitch and finish off, leave two short tails. Repeat that two more times to make three tassels.

Assembly Instructions

  • Use a hot glue gun to attach the face to the top of the folded shirt, aligning the neck section over the shirt's folded shoulder seam for a smooth join.
  • Position the neck under the center bottom of the face and glue or sew securely, ensuring the neck rounds align with the shirt opening before finishing.
  • Attach hair strands by hot gluing the chains close together starting near the center top of the scalp and working outward; fold excess chain behind head and glue down.
  • Glue the sunglasses lenses onto the face, then attach the frame around each lens and glue the bridge between them; pin pieces in place to check alignment before gluing.
  • Add earrings to the sides of the head using hot glue or a tapestry needle and yarn, and place any pearls or necklaces along the top of the shirt as desired.
  • When attaching to a bag or jacket, center the portrait and hot glue or sew around the edges for a secure finish; use pins to keep placement correct while gluing.

Important Notes

  • 💡Gauge does not matter for this project; you can make the applique however big or small you need for your desired surface.
  • 💡Final sample dimensions are 10 inches x 6 inches but will change with yarn weight and hook size, so check against your target surface before finishing.
  • 💡Place hair chains close together so the skin doesn’t show between strands; glue the chain closest to the center of the face first.
  • 💡Carefully manipulate glasses and frames on the face before gluing; starch spray and a foam block help set frames if needed.
  • 💡Hot glue gives a cleaner look and saves time, but you may sew pieces for extra durability if the applique will be handled often.

This Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern is a delightful, stylish applique that adds personality to bags, jackets and home decor. Make a whole squad of girls with different hair, sunglasses and earrings to match every mood. Personalize with colors and tiny accessories for a truly unique handmade gift. 🧶✨😊

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished portrait measures approximately 10 inches x 6 inches when using the recommended medium weight yarn and a 5.0 mm hook; size will vary with yarn and hook used.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but the final size and look will change; adjust your hook size accordingly and check the fit on your chosen surface before finishing.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is beginner friendly and uses basic stitches like chain, single crochet, half double crochet and increases; familiarity with magic loop and working in a spiral is helpful.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 2-4 hours, depending on experience and how many accessory variations you add.

How should I attach the finished portrait to a bag or jacket?

The pattern recommends using a hot glue gun for a clean, quick finish, or you can sew the applique on for extra durability, especially for items that will be washed or handled frequently.