Happy Together

A DIY craft blog

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Tutorials
  • Q&A
  • Published

Crocheted Hair Bows (Tutorial)

August 4, 2010 by Jessica 66 Comments

Ever get an idea in your head and you just have to make it happen? That was these hair bows. I’m sure it’s been done before, I mean really, it’s a crocheted hair bow, but I wanted to make some! And, I wanted to share you how I did it and put some up in the shop for those who can’t or don’t want to make them but want some. Let’s look at some pretty pictures first 🙂

Now that you have had to endure all those pictures, it’s time for the tutorial! This isn’t specific, just a basic how to. You can make them however big or little you like.

What you need:
–Yarn
–Crochet Hook
–Hot Glue Gun
–Fabric Glue
–Yarn Needle
–Optional: ribbon covered hair clip

1. Start by making a chain.
2. Then sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc across.
3. Then turn and create the next row on top with sc stitches. Make as many rows as you like.

4. Once you are done with the last row, start to sc around the whole rectangle, except for the top row you just did. This cleans up the edges. I also try to crochet over the beginning strand of yarn that is left.
5. Then take your yarn needle and thread in the end(s). Make sure the ends are coming out of the back of the rectangle as you will then cut them and dab a little bit of fabric glue over them.

6. Create the middle piece the same way as in steps 1-2. Make it long enough to go around the rectangle to glue. Then tie the ends together and trim excess yarn.

7. Dab a dot of glue from your hot glue gun on the middle front large rectangle.

8. Quickly place the middle piece on it, making sure the middle is on the glue.
9. Then turn over and do a dab of hot glue on the middle back and quickly pull over the front piece and hold in place until dry.
10. Repeat for the other side, but this side will lie on top of the other end of the middle piece.

And there’s your bow. So nice and cute.

If you like, you can glue on a hair clip or whatever.

One is perfect to hold side hair back.

Or add two onto ponytails!

You can find these available in the shop. I will be posting all of them throughout the next two weeks.

Share This Post
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • email

Related Posts

  • Shop Update
  • The Shop
  • Shop Update

Filed Under: crochet, hair accessories, hairbows, how to, shop postings

Comments

  1. *Sarah says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    cuuute! they remind me of Hello Kitty.

    Reply
    • Donna says

      June 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      was just thinking the same thing, my daughter is obsessed with HK. Perfect way to use up left over yarn.

      Reply
  2. Alida@IMakeStuff says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Those are darling! I’ve never crocheted anything in my life or I’d be all over this one 🙂

    Reply
  3. CraftCrave says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [04 Aug 12:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

    Reply
  4. Emily says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    Adorable! Looking through my yarn stash to see how many different colors I can make! 🙂 What size hook did you use for your bows? Thanks!

    Reply
  5. dana says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    oh jessica, i love love LOVE this! this is the kind of crocheting project I can handle! Darling pictures and great idea.

    Reply
  6. Meg says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    i’ve actually been wanting to make some of these! thanks for the tutorial! they’re so stinking cute!

    Reply
  7. luvinthemommyhood says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    LOVE these! too adorable!

    Reply
  8. The4Rs says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    LOVE these, wish my “little girl” would let me put them in her hair like she used to. I might make them for my grand nieces instead…thanks for the great tut!

    Reply
  9. Happy Together says

    August 4, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    I used a size g hook.

    Reply
  10. Melissa says

    August 4, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    I can’t crochet so I am not interested in the tutorial but I adore the pictures – how cute!!

    Reply
  11. mcgeemommy says

    August 4, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    ADORABLE! My girl is going to love these! Thanks for the tut!

    Reply
  12. naturallady says

    August 4, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    How adorable, I love hair bows for my daughters. I think I will pull out some yarn and make some right now.

    Reply
  13. Heather says

    August 4, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    Those are adorable great job I featured them you can check them out and grab a button if you’d like.
    http://soverycreative.blogspot.com/2010/08/crocheted-hair-bows.html

    Reply
  14. Sibel'in hobi dünyası . . . says

    August 4, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    They look great, just for the cute girls, thanks…

    Reply
  15. Ariana says

    August 4, 2010 at 6:44 pm

    Geez, these are so stinking cute I might have to go to the craft store tomorrow for ribbon to make them!

    Reply
  16. Anneliese says

    August 4, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    LOVE the crochet hair bows! I am so into crochet right now, I have to fit these in somewhere!

    Reply
  17. Nooly says

    August 5, 2010 at 1:52 am

    too cute!!! can you be more specific about how many there are in the chain?
    thanks!!!

    Reply
  18. Happy Together says

    August 5, 2010 at 6:09 am

    As for how many to chain, I usually did 9. But the size of yarn and hook will determine how long that really makes them. The longer you make it the bigger it will be the the shorter it is the smaller it will be. I suggest playing around with it a bit until it is a size you like.

    Reply
  19. Kntting with Beer says

    August 5, 2010 at 8:24 am

    Where can I find the ribbon covered clips? I’ve not seen these yet.

    Reply
  20. Happy Together says

    August 5, 2010 at 8:29 am

    I made the clip myself by hot gluing ribbon on alligator clips which you can buy at the craft store. People on Etsy sell plain ribbon covered clips too.

    Reply
  21. Miti says

    August 5, 2010 at 8:31 am

    Hey Jessica! Just dropping in via 30 Days. Your Peanut Butter Pie looks yummy as yummy can be :o) I’ll have to try it.

    You are so talented! I love these little bows! They are so precious! I’d love to learn how to crochet. You can make the prettiest things with it. I did learn to knit but I had to have someone there showing me how.

    Well, just wanted to say hi and I look forward to following!

    Reply
  22. CraftCrave says

    August 5, 2010 at 8:36 am

    Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [05 Aug 11:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria

    Reply
  23. Michelle says

    August 5, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    Cute cute cute! I love them….I know some little girls to make these for!

    Reply
  24. Delia says

    August 5, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    I really like to crochet and I haven’t for a while. I will have to try this! I love the pictures by the way. You are so creative with presentation. The black background adds a professional quality and brings out the colors in the picture so nicely. Well done.

    Reply
  25. mel @ the larson lingo says

    August 5, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    oh my goodness…these are the cutest! I am so glad they are in your shop…I will be buying some of these for my girls in the next week or 2. I just found your blog tonight via 30 days. I love it & I am your newest follower! Can’t wait to read more!

    Reply
  26. kristen says

    August 6, 2010 at 9:02 am

    cute!! hmm i know how to knit but never attempted crocheting….i shall try!

    Reply
  27. hair bows says

    August 9, 2010 at 1:58 am

    These are so cute!! I love them all!! Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial! I’ve always wanted to know how, but i thought that they would be too difficult to make.

    Reply
  28. CrochetDad says

    August 9, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    These are great! And easy, too. Thanks for the tutorial.

    Reply
  29. veee says

    August 11, 2010 at 9:59 am

    so cool!!! wish i knew how to crochet..

    Reply
  30. von Hand zu Hand says

    August 12, 2010 at 3:21 am

    simple and cute. i love them.

    i’m linking.

    thanks for this tutorial.

    doro.

    Reply
  31. Shippymolkfred says

    August 12, 2010 at 8:44 am

    What a great idea!
    Thanks for the tutorial.
    Greetings from rainy Scotland.
    Shippy

    Reply
  32. GRAS.GRUEN says

    August 15, 2010 at 4:24 am

    realy..realy cute ;-)) -love this – am sad about to be over 4o 😉 to ware al of this hello kitty stuff but perhapts my nice – she is 1 and a half years old — thank you for this blog

    Reply
  33. Sandy says

    August 16, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    This is such a cute idea. I love the yarn you used, so many pretty colors. Can you share what brand you used? Thanks so much.

    Reply
  34. Happy Together says

    August 16, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    “Can you share what brand you used?”
    I used scraps, so it’s all kinds of brands! Most are from Lionbrand and Lily Sugar and Cream. You can really use anything. You could even cut really thin strips from t-shirts and crochet that into bows!

    Reply
  35. Jessica Stier says

    August 21, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    I just wanted to thank you for this post/tutorial. I made a baby headband using your general technique of making a rectangle and another rectangle to pinch it into a bow. I made it out of fabric since I am helpless with a crochet hook, but your post was the inspiration. It turned out really cute. I forgot to take a photo of it… Anyway, thanks!

    Reply
  36. Jennifer says

    August 30, 2010 at 8:47 am

    I’m so excited I finally got to try this! It was for my newborn, so I actually made it into a headband. 🙂

    Thanks again for the fabulous idea!
    Jennifer
    http://perrilyncreations.blogspot.com/2010/08/crochet-hair-bows-and-another-baby-hat.html

    Reply
  37. Natasha says

    September 13, 2010 at 7:43 am

    Clever girl! I love these and will definitely (hopefully) be whipping up a slew of them for Samster’s fall wardrobe.

    Thanks, LOVE it!

    Reply
  38. lucy says

    September 22, 2010 at 3:21 am

    Whoahh… How I wish I know how to do a crochet. I would also love to try to make that lovely hair bows.

    Reply
  39. iLive! iLuv! iTeach! says

    October 28, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    too cute! my daughter and I are going to try these! thanks! ‘n we’re your newest followers. Feel free to visit/follow us back at iliveiluviteach.blogspot.com

    Blessings,
    jC

    Reply
  40. Sara says

    November 14, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    These are super cute! I started a blog to keep track of the crochet patterns I find on web. So many creative bloggers out there! I hope you don’t mind I linked to one of your photos with a short description and a link back to your site for the pattern. Thank you for sharing! These would be great gifts for some of the little girls in my life. http://www.tangledhappy.blogspot.com

    Reply
  41. natalie says

    November 15, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    these are perfect! I may be an adult, but I want some crochet bows for my hair. perfect project to do with my mom over Thanksgiving weekend!

    Reply
  42. Swirlyarts says

    November 18, 2010 at 2:21 am

    Morning! I just wanted to let you know that I have featured your tutorial on Cuteable this morning and that I found you via Whip Up.

    Lynsey x

    http://cuteable.com/

    Reply
  43. Before the Sun Goes Down says

    December 30, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    I love these bows! So quick and easy! I found them via Tangled Happy. I’ll be making many more! Got to go plug in my glue gun!

    Reply
  44. Katie Lawrence says

    January 19, 2011 at 5:57 am

    What size crochet hook did you use? Love the bows.

    Reply
  45. Happy Together says

    January 20, 2011 at 11:45 am

    “What size crochet hook did you use?”

    I used a size g hook.

    Reply
  46. Walking by Faith says

    September 8, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    I love this tutorial! As soon as I found it, I ran and made my baby girl a Hokie hair bow for the game this weekend. 🙂 Thank so much for sharing!

    Kim @ Little Rays of Sunshine
    morrowsunshine.blogspot.com

    Reply
  47. Chelsea says

    January 7, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    I just made my first one of these! (I used size I hook.) Thank you for the tutorial!

    Reply
  48. Anonymous says

    January 22, 2012 at 2:34 am

    I definitely need to invest in a hot glue gun! I love the simplicity of these. I can crochet but not real good at following a pattern so this is perfect!

    Reply
  49. Anonymous says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    you can make your own ribbon covered clips by measuring the ribbon against the clip and adding some hot glue. easy as chocolate cream pie!!!

    Reply
  50. ginnie says

    June 2, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    OMG these are so cute and easy to make a great way to use up all that scrap yarn I even mixed and matched the yard to make 2 color bow great for back to school

    Reply
  51. Anonymous says

    June 2, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    I am so excited to find your pattern for these bows; I have two great granddaughters (one is just two weeks old) the other one is four & one half. I have been crocheting for them almost constantly so I will be doing these also! Thanks they are so cute!

    Reply
  52. Anonymous says

    September 6, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    They are really beautiful Thankyou for sharing the pattern, I am going to try and make some for my daughter ( they wont be as nice and neat as yours though!!)

    Reply
  53. Lee says

    January 13, 2013 at 9:39 am

    These are adorable! I’d like to make some for my granddaughters but I can’t figure out what step #10 means. Can you explain? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Happy Together says

      January 15, 2013 at 12:26 am

      Thank you 🙂 Yes I can. In steps 7-10 you are gluing on the middle piece. At step ten is the part where you glue down other end of the middle piece. Right in the middle of the back of the rectangle. I usually end up overlapping the two ends. I hope that helps 🙂

      Reply
  54. Lee says

    January 15, 2013 at 7:27 am

    Oh! I get it now. Thank you so much for your help! I see some bows in my granddaughters’ futures. : )

    Reply
  55. Anonymous says

    May 15, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Can’t wait to ATTEMPT these I’m not a great crocheter but I’ll try!

    Reply
  56. Anonymous says

    January 12, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    These are so cute. I’m new to crocheting. Can you please tell me what the abbreviations mean and what kind of yarn you used and where you purchased it from?

    Reply
    • Jessica Fediw says

      January 13, 2014 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you 🙂 As for the yarn, I used all kinds from my stash for these bows. I buy yarns from stores like Michael’s and Hobby Lobby. My favorite to use for these bows is the Lily Sugar n’ Cream brand (the yellow I’m using in the tutorial is that kind). For abbreviations, sc is single crochet and ch is chain. If you even see an abbreviation you are not sure of, just do an internet search like “sc crochet abbreviation” and you will find a quick answer. Also note, that different countries do use different abbreviations. I used American crochet terms for this tutorial.

      Reply
  57. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    These are so pretty and I love the colors. So I tried it and mine come out with a lot of holes or open spaces whereas yours look pretty tight. Am I doing something wrong?

    Reply
    • Jessica Fediw says

      January 25, 2014 at 4:09 pm

      You might want to try a smaller size hook and make sure your tension (how tight you crochet it) is tight enough. I have been making these ever since I did this tutorial and I have gotten it down really well, so it’s like many things. The more you do it, the “better” it gets. I have found that I like the look of this bow with the Lily Sugar n’ Cream yarn the best. Let me know if a smaller hook helps 🙂

      Reply
  58. kariesha subire says

    April 5, 2014 at 9:58 am

    this is soo adorable! thank you for this pattern love love love! :*)

    Reply
  59. cecy says

    November 9, 2014 at 3:04 pm

    I LOVE it!!!! Thank you so much for posting the steps…

    Reply
  60. Virginia Copping says

    April 29, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    My granddaughter sent me a picture of these some time ago and wanted to know if I could make her two daughters some. So now I can. thank you so much for the instructions.

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      May 4, 2016 at 9:56 am

      You are very welcome 🙂 That’s so sweet you are doing that for her. They will look adorable with their hair bows 🙂

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. 17 Easy Crochet and Knitting Patterns for Kids | Tip Junkie says:
    September 18, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    […]  Crochet Hair Bows Tutorial ~ These little hair bows are adorable! Perfect for baby to elementary age! Learn how to make one or […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

facebook instagram twitter pinterest etsy

photo(125) Welcome to my blog Happy Together. My name is Jessica Fediw and this is where I share my adventures in life, crafting, and more. Thanks for stopping by!

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

happytogetherbyjess

happytogetherbyjess
I have this idea for Valentines decor on our mantl I have this idea for Valentines decor on our mantle and these fun confetti hearts I made are going to be a part of it. You can find a tutorial to make your own from @amanda_evanston . A few of the items I used in mine were: shredded Anthropologie shopping bag (and cut up the fabric handle too), cut up newspaper, hole punched card stock, fringe from yarn, cut up gold circle confetti, crinkled gift filler paper, etc... It was fun using all kinds of random things 😊
More Here Follow on Instagram

 

Categories

Copyright

The images and content of Happy Together are protected by copyright laws. DO NOT distribute or copy the content found within this blog without written permission. DO NOT edit or remove watermarks from any image.

If you want to share an image feel free to pick just ONE IMAGE with a direct link to its original post. For questions contact me. Thank you!
Creative Commons License

Copyright © 2021 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.