Crochet Hair Bows Pattern (How to Make)

This crochet hair bows pattern is perfect to make hair accessories. Made using basic stitches of chains and double crochets, they come is cute sizes and are very quick and easy to make.

And you will not only learn how to make the bows, but also how to attach them to hair clips, hair ties and hair bands to make your own handmade hair accessories. Plus the tutorial also includes free pattern you can easily download and print.

Black hair band with red crochet bow, black snap clip with green crochet bow, brown hair tie with white crochet bow and 2 hair barrettes with white and orange crochet bows each.

These hair bows are crocheted with DK weight yarn. The thinner gauge of the yarn gives these cute little bows a lacey look and a more defined shape. Each bow is made up of a row of 10 basic chain stitches and 11 repeat row of double crochets. And the completed bows measure approximately 3cm by 5cm each.

To turn them into hair accessories, they are attached to hair clips and hair bands by wrapping and stitching the excess yarn to the accessories.

For more free crochet bow patterns, you might also want to check out my basic tutorial on how to crochet a bow. This is a beginner tutorial and the bows are made using single crochet stiches with worsted weight yarn.

And if you want to learn how to make bows with long tail, check out this easy crochet bow pattern tutorial to make them.

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❤️Why you will love this project
🎥Video tutorial
🧾Tools and supplies
🪡Stitches used (US terms)
✂️How to make the mini crochet hair bows
⭐How to attach the bows to hair accessories
💡Tips:
🖨️Printable crochet hair bow pattern
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❤️Why you will love this project

The bows are very quick and easy to make.
Given the small size of these bows, they make perfect bows for little girls.
They also do not require much yarn making them a great crochet project for scrap yarn.
You can easily adjust the sizes to make them larger by increasing the number of starting chains and rows of double crochets.

🎥Video tutorial

Here is the full video tutorial on how to make these sweet little bows and how to attach them to various hair accessories. The full list of supplies, types of stitches used and written instructions with step by step images are right below.

🧾Tools and supplies

Crochet yarn, stitch marker, tapestry needle, crochet hook, scissors, snap clip, barrette, hair tie, alligator clip and hair band.

DK weight yarn
2.0 mm crochet hook (you can use a larger hook size if you are more comfortable with one)
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Hair accessories - snap clips, hair bands, elastic hair ties, barrettes and alligator clips.

🪡Stitches used (US terms)

Chain (ch)
Double crochet (dc)
Stitch (st)
Slip stitch (sl st)

✂️How to make the mini crochet hair bows

Make a slip knot and ch 10 (image 1).

An arrow pointing to the 4th crochet chain from hook.

Making one double crochet on a set of chain stitches.

Row 1: Starting in the forth ch from hook, work one dc in each st. You will be making 7 dc (images 2 & 3).

Rows 2 - 11: Turn over. Ch 1. Work one dc into 2nd stitch from hook (the 2nd stitch should be the first dc in the row below). Repeat to make 11 rows of dc altogether (image 4).

Making slip stitches to joint the ends of a rectangle crochet piece.

Ch 1 and turn over. Make 7 sl st to join the shorter ends of the rectangle (image 5).

Pulling yarn to fasten crochet stitches.

Ch 1 and leaving a long piece of tail yarn, cut off the remaining yarn. Fasten (image 6).

Threading excess crochet yarn with tapestry needle.

Insert the starting tail yarn into a tapestry needle. Insert into the stitches and cut off the excess (images 7 & 8).

Insert the ending tail yarn into the needle.

Position the joint ends of the crocheted loop in the center (image 9).

Inserting a needle through a crochet piece.

Fold the crochet piece into 2 horizontally and run the tapestry needle though it in the center (image 10).

Wrapping yarn in the center of a rectangle crochet piece to make a bow.

Pull the yarn tightly and wrap around the middle of the crochet piece to form a bow shape (images 11 & 12).

Threading yarn with needle into crochet stitches to fasten.

Tightly wrap yarn around the center of the bow a few more times and make a simple knot at the back of the bow by looping the yarn over the needle (image 13).

That completes the little crochet bow, but do not fasten and cut off the excess yarn as yet. You will be needing it to attach the bow to the hair clips, ties and bands.

Four mini crochet bows in red, green, orange and white.

⭐How to attach the bows to hair accessories

Design 1: Crochet bow snap clip

A black snap clip with green crochet bow.

Make the crochet bow as per the steps above. Leave a long tail of yarn to attach the bow to the clip.

Holding a snap clip on top of a crochet bow.

Step 1: Hold the clip against the back of the bow (image 14).

Step 2: Wrap the excess yarn around the center of the bow and through the 2 holes at the top of the clip (image 15).

Step 3: Next, make a few stiches on the sides of the clip and the crochet bow to secure the clip well in place and to make sure it does not move (image 16).

Step 4: Wrap the yarn a few more times around the bow through holes in the clip.

Cutting of excess yarn with a pair of scissors.

Step 5: Fasten and run the yarn across the stitches in the bow a few times before trimming off the excess (image 17). And that completes the snap clip.

Design 2: Crochet bow hair band

Make the crochet bow as per the tutorial above. Leave a long tail of yarn for attaching to the hair band.

Holding a red crochet bow against a black hair band.

Step 1: Hold the hair band against the back of the bow (image 18).

Note: Determine the position of the bow before you start stitching it to the hair band.

Wrapping yarn around a crochet bow and hair band.

Step 2: Wrap the excess yarn around the middle of the bow and the hair band underneath it. And then use the remaining yarn to make a few wraps on the hair band, on both the sides (image 19).

Fasten yarn around a black hair band with a simple knot.

Step 3: Fasten the thread on each side with a few simple knots by looping the yarn over the needle and pulling the needle through (image 20).

Step 4: Fasten, thread the remaining yarn into a few stitches in the bow and cut off the excess (image 21).

Design 3: Crochet bow hair barrette

A barrette clip with white crochet bow and an orange crochet bow.

Make the crochet bow as per the tutorial above. Leave a long tail of yarn for attaching to the barrette.

Removing the center metal piece of a hair barrette clip.

Step 1: Remove the center piece metal bar from the clip (image 22).

Note: Removing the bar will make it much easier to stich the bow to the clip.

Step 2: Open the clip and hold it to the back of the bow, making sure it is perfectly centered on the bow.

Wrapping yarn around a crochet bow and hair barrette.

Step 3: Wrap the excess yarn a few times around the bow and the clip (image 23).

Threading yarn through a crochet bow to fasten.

Step 4: Thread the needle into the center of the bow to hold the yarn (image 24). And then thread the yarn to the end of the clip.

Stitching a hair barrette clip to a crochet bow.

Step 5: Stitch the end of the clip to the bow (image 25).

Note: Make sure to check the position of the bow and the clip are well centered before stitching.

Step 6: Run the needle to the other end of the bow and repeat the stitches (images 26 & 27).

Step 7: Fasten the yarn and run the thread through the crochet stitches on the bow a couple of times and cut off the excess (image 28).

Reattaching the center metal piece of a hair barrette clip.

Step 8: Insert the metal bar removed earlier back into the clip to complete the barrette (image 29).

Holding a crochet bow hair barrette clip.

Design 4: Crochet bow hair tie

A brown hair tie with white crochet bow.

Make the crochet bow as per the tutorial above. Leave a long tail of yarn for attaching to the hair tie.

Wrapping yarn around a white crochet bow and a brown hair tie.

Using a needle to thread yarn into crochet bow stitches.

Step 1: Place the hair tie at the back of bow and use the excess yarn to wrap tightly round the bow once or twice and then make a few simple knots by wrapping the yarn around the needle and pulling it through (images 30 & 31).

Step 2: Continue wrapping a few more times. Use the needle to run the yarn though the bow (image 32).

Step 3: Thread the yarn to the sides and make a few stitches to hold the hair tie to the bow. Repeat on the other side of the bow as well (image 33).

Step 4: Fasten with a simple knot and run the thread across a few crochet stiches before trimming off the excess to complete the hair tie (images 34 & 35).

Design 5: Crochet bow alligator clip

Make the crochet bow as per the tutorial above. Leave a long tail of yarn for attaching to the hair band.

Step 1: This clip is made with a slightly larger, medium size crochet hair bow. Make the bow with 12 starting chains and 15 rows of double crochet (image 36).

Step 2: Shape the piece into a bow (refer to the tutorial above).

Wrapping yarn around an orange crochet bow and an alligator hair clip.

Step 3: Hold the alligator clip to the back of the bow. Make sure it is well centered. Press the clip open and wrap the excess yarn around the bow and the clip a few times tightly (image 37).

Threading excess yarn with a tapestry needle.

Step 4: Fasten the yarn and run it through the bow a few times before trimming off the excess yarn (images 38 & 39).

💡Tips:

To make a medium sized or slightly larger bow (like the one used to make the crochet alligator clip above, make the bow with 12 starting chains and 15 row counts of double crochet. To make an even larger or bigger bow, increase the number of starting chains to 15 and the number of double crochet rows to 22. Larger bows can be attached to larger, full sized hair barrette clips.
If you find it difficult to hold the hair accessories when attaching the bows, you can use hot glue to stick them to the accessories (except for hair ties). Wait until the glue dries and the stitch them.