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Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern
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5-7 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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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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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 ideal for bags, jackets, or wall decor. It includes step-by-step instructions for the face, neck, shirt, multiple hair styles, sunglasses and a selection of earrings. The design is beginner-friendly and easy to customize with your favorite yarn colors and trims.

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

Make one portrait or a set in different colors and styles for a playful collection. Includes bonus patterns for heart sunglasses, aviators, reading glasses and three statement earring styles.

Why You'll Love This Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it transforms simple stitches into a delightful, wearable art piece you can attach to bags or jackets. I enjoy how easy it is to customize hair, skin tone and accessories to create totally different personalities. The pattern is forgiving and beginner-friendly, so I can relax while making something that looks polished. Sharing these portraits as small gifts always brings a smile and encourages creativity in choosing color combinations.

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 customize this portrait by swapping yarn colors for skin, hair and shirts; pastel tones make a soft look while bright hues make a bold statement.

I often change the sunglasses shape to create different personalities—try heart lenses, aviators or round reading frames for distinct looks.

To make a mini keychain version, I use a lighter-weight yarn and a smaller hook; this creates small portraits perfect for gifts or zipper pulls.

I also experiment with textures: use boucle or novelty yarn for hair to add volume and tactile interest to the design.

If you want a more polished finish, I block the sunglasses frames with starch spray on a foam board before gluing so they hold their shape longer.

I sometimes add embroidered eyebrows or freckles to change expressions—small stitched details can alter the personality dramatically.

For seasonal variations, I change shirt colors and add tiny appliqued motifs like hearts or snowflakes to make themed portraits.

I like to mix materials too: swap one earring for a tiny metal charm, or use ribbon and beads for a mixed-media accessory.

To create a set, I make three portraits with complementary palettes and mount them on a fabric panel for an eye-catching wall display.

I recommend trying thin wire or flexible florist wire behind hair strands if you want a posable or sculptural effect—be sure to cover wires for safety and glue firmly.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the magic loop and starting with chains can leave a small hole at the center; use a tight magic loop and pull firmly to close the center completely. ✗ Not keeping chains for hair close together will show gaps of skin between strands; place and glue the chains tightly side-by-side so the scalp is covered. ✗ Changing color without fastening or weaving ends neatly can leave loose tails; fasten off and weave in ends or glue them behind pieces before assembly. ✗ Forgetting to count increases can produce an uneven face shape; count stitches after each round and mark every 10th stitch if needed to stay accurate. ✗ Using too little hot glue or heating the glue gun inconsistently causes pieces to lift later; apply sufficient glue and press pieces firmly until set for a secure bond.

Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

Create a charming crochet girl portrait applique to decorate bags, jackets, or wall art. This friendly pattern guides you through the face, neck, shirt, hair, sunglasses and bonus earrings. You can customize colors, hairstyles, and accessories to make each portrait unique and fun to gift or display.

Beginner Friendly 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Crochet Girl Portrait Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Medium weight acrylic or cotton yarn (worsted/medium weight #4) for skin, hair, and clothing
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    Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand Yarn (medium weight) - recommended
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    Lily's Sugar n' Cream (cotton, medium weight) - recommended
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    Ra Ra Raffia (Wool and the Gang) or raffia for raffia earring option
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    Assorted colors: skin color, hair color, shirt color, sunglasses lens color (black or brown) and rim color, earring color, lipstick color, ribbon color

— Tools Required

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    Crochet hook size US H/8 (5.00 mm)
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    Crochet hook size 5.0 mm (for bonus patterns) and 4.5 mm (for detail earrings)
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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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    Starch spray and foam blocking board (optional for shaping glasses)
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    Pins for positioning pieces before gluing

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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

Rows 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 shirts' 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

Round 5 :

[(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 :

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 :

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

Lens :

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

Info :

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

Info :

*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 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 (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 Patterns :

Item Name (Flower Earrings #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.

Item Name (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.

Item Name (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 shirt and neck area, aligning the bottom center of the face with the top center of the folded shirt shoulders; press firmly until set.
  • Glue hair pieces (chains) to the scalp starting at the center lines described in the Hair section, placing chains close together and folding excess behind the head before securing.
  • Position sunglasses over the eyes, aligning the bridge to the nose area, and glue both lenses and the bridge in place. Weave in any bridge chain ends to hide them under the lenses.
  • Attach earrings and pearls by sewing with yarn and a tapestry needle or hot gluing them to the side of the head and top of the shirt respectively, ensuring symmetry and secure attachment.
  • Fold the shirt top corners backward to form shoulders, then glue the neck into the shirt opening and press until secure; finish by trimming any stray ends and pressing gently if using starch for lenses.

Important Notes

  • 💡Gauge does not matter for this flat applique project; make the pieces as big or small as you need for your desired surface.
  • 💡Place hair chains close together so skin does not show between strands and secure excess behind the head with glue.
  • 💡Use hot glue for a clean, quick finish but pin parts in place first to check positioning before gluing permanently.
  • 💡Weave in ends and trim tails neatly to avoid lumps or glue visibility on the finished piece.

This Crochet Girl Portrait pattern makes a fun, stylish applique perfect for bags, jackets, or wall art. Customize hairstyles, sunglasses, and earrings to create a whole collection of unique portraits. Display them proudly or gift them to friends for a sweet handmade surprise. 🧶✨🎀

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

My final dimensions are 10 inches x 6 inches when using medium weight yarn and the recommended hook sizes; you can change yarn or hook to alter size.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size; adjust hook size accordingly to match your desired dimensions.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated beginner friendly, so basic crochet skills like single crochet, half double crochet, and working in a spiral are recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters finish this project in about 5-7 hours depending on customization and assembly time.