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Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern
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2-3 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 that you can attach to bags, jackets, or use as wall art. It includes sections for face, neck, shirt, multiple hair styles, sunglasses and bonus earring variations. The design is simple, modern and highly customizable with color and accessory choices.

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

Perfect for beginners, the pattern uses basic stitches and works in the round and rows. Bonus patterns for heart sunglasses, reading glasses, aviators and several earring styles are included.

Why You'll Love This Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it turns a few simple stitches into a stylish, personality-packed applique. I love that it is so customizable—change the hair color, sunglasses or shirt to create an endless variety of looks. I enjoy how quick it is to make, so you can create multiple girls for a gallery wall or to decorate gifts. The bonus earrings and sunglasses give it that extra creative spark that I always find fun to play with.

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 many ways you can customize this portrait: change hair color, sunglasses frames, shirt stripes, or even add embroidered freckles to give each girl her own personality.

You can make a mini keychain version by using a finer yarn and smaller hook; switch to bulky yarn and a larger hook for a chunky applique9 to use as a bold patch.

I often swap sunglasses styles between rounds: try bright neon for a retro look or metallic yarn for a glam appearance.

Try using textured yarn for hair or create braids by crocheting longer chains and braiding them for a playful style.

Make a themed set by coordinating shirt and earring colors — holiday palettes or team colors look great when grouped on a tote or jacket.

I like to add felt backing to sunglasses lenses for a crisp, solid look; glue felt behind the lens before attaching the rim.

For a wearable badge, sew a loop to the back and attach a pin or small Velcro square so you can move the portrait between accessories.

Experiment with embroidery for lashes and lips instead of yarn for finer, more detailed facial features.

If you want posable hair, add thin wired ribbon or craft wire under the hair chains to bend and shape buns or ponytails.

I recommend making a sample lens and frame first to practice spacing; once you find a look you like, replicate it across multiple portraits for a cohesive series.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the magic loop step can create a loose center on the face; make a tight magic loop and pull firmly to close the hole. ✗ Not placing hair chains close enough will leave skin visible between strands; place chains closely and glue edges flat to hide gaps. ✗ Changing hook sizes mid-project without adjusting pattern will alter your final size; maintain the recommended 5mm (US H/8) hook or adjust pattern stitch counts accordingly. ✗ Using too much hot glue when attaching small details can create lumps; use small dabs of glue and press pieces flat until set.

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

Make a charming crochet girl portrait applique you can attach to bags, jackets, or use as wall decor. This easy beginner-friendly pattern walks you step-by-step through the face, neck, shirt, hair, sunglasses and bonus earrings. You can customize colors, hair styles and accessories to create a unique look every time. Perfect for gifting or adding personality to everyday items.

Beginner Friendly 2-3 Hours

Materials Needed for Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Medium weight yarn (4) - acrylic or cotton (recommended brands: Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand, Lily's Sugar n' Cream)
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    Colors needed: skin color, hair color, shirt color, sunglasses lens color (black or brown), sunglasses rim/frame color, earring color, lipstick color, hair ribbon color
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    Lily Sugar n' Cream (recommended for sturdier, cotton look)
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    Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand (recommended acrylic option)
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    Ra Ra Raffia from Wool and the Gang (for raffia earrings)
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    Small amounts of contrast colors for details (white for pearls, black for lashes, highlight colors for sunglasses)

— Tools Required

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    Crochet hook size 5.00 mm (US H/8)
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    Crochet hook size 5 mm and 4.5 mm for bonus earring patterns
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    Scissors
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    Hot glue gun & hot glue sticks
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    Tapestry needle / yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends
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    Pins for blocking and placement
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    Starch spray and a foam blocking block (optional for shaping glasses)

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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.

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Fasten off and weave ends.

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

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Fold the top corners on shirt backwards to make shoulders.

— Hair :

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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.

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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.

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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.

— 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. 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 (MAKE 2) :

Info :

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 :

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

Bridge :

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 :

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

— Assembly :

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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!

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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

Info :

Lense: Make a magic loop, chain 3

Round 1 :

(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.

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 sitches. 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 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 :

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Materials: desired frame color, 5mm crochet hook

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*Chain 12, 11 sc across

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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.

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Carefully and 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

Info :

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 (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 (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 (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* :

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YOU WILL NEED 5 mm crochet hook. I use an assortment of yarn brands but every earring is made with acrylic- 4 medium weight yarn. The Ra Ra Raffia from Wool and the Gang. Hot glue gun and sticks.

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The stitches/ skills you will need to know and KEY: Chain (ch). Slip stitch (sl). Single Crochet (sc). Double crochet (dc). Triple crochet (tr). Increase (inc). Decrease (dec). Weave ends and finish off.

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Notes: To attach the post to the earring I hot glue the chain to the back of the earring. Then I hot glue the top of the post to where her ear would be!

— Flower Earrings (#1) :

Item Name (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.

Item Name (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) :

Info :

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) :

Info :

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 all the pieces together for a clean finish, or sew if preferred for durability.
  • Place and glue the sunglasses lenses and frames onto the face, then glue the bridge between the two lenses according to the photo for correct spacing.
  • Attach the pearls/earrings to the sides of the head and position the necklace along the top edge of the shirt, securing with hot glue or a few stitches.
  • Fold the top corners of the shirt backward to form the shoulders before attaching the neck and head, then glue or stitch in place for a neat finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Gauge does not matter for this project so you can size the portrait to your desired surface.
  • 💡Place hair chains close together so skin does not show between strands and glue excess chain behind the head for a neat look.
  • 💡Use hot glue sparingly when attaching small pieces to avoid lumps and press pieces flat until the glue sets.
  • 💡When making glasses, block and shape them with starch spray and pins on a foam block before gluing to the portrait for best results.

This cheerful Crochet Girl Portrait is perfect for adding handmade charm to bags, jackets, or as wall decor. 🧶 Customize hair, sunglasses and earrings to create endless looks and fun gifts for friends. ✨ Happy crocheting — make a whole squad of stylish girls to brighten your day! 🎀

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished portrait measures approximately 10 inches x 6 inches using the recommended yarn and 5mm hook; you can resize by changing hook or yarn weight.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but the final size and drape will change; choose an appropriate hook and adjust stitch counts if needed.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated beginner-friendly and uses basic stitches like sc, hdc, dc and chains, so basic crochet knowledge is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete the portrait in about 2-3 hours, though time will vary with complexity of accessories and your experience.