{"title":"How to Crochet a Bow","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-crochet-a-bow","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"Crochet Jewel","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqaVRjYImQu68u1jOmINlfA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7o9Mtif04Q"},"tldr":"Learn how to crochet a bow from a magic ring and double treble stitches. Nine photo steps, sizing tips and ideas for gift toppers and hair clips.","totalDurationSeconds":479,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["F (3.75 mm) or G (4 mm) crochet hook","yarn needle","small scissors","stitch marker"],"materials":["worsted weight yarn","fabric stiffener (optional)","hair clips or glue (optional)"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Make a Magic Circle With Worsted Yarn and a Crochet Hook","text":"Wrap the yarn round two fingers to make a loose loop, with the tail crossing over the working yarn. Slide the hook under the loop, grab the working yarn and pull it through. That is your magic circle. Keep it open and loose for now. Every stitch of the bow goes into this ring, and you pull it tight right at the end."},{"number":2,"title":"Chain 5 Crochet Stitches Up From the Magic Ring","text":"Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook five times. That gives you a chain of five standing up off the magic circle. This chain is the outer edge of the first bow wing, and it also counts as the turning height for the tall stitches that come next. Keep the chain stitches even so the wing does not pucker."},{"number":3,"title":"Wrap the Yarn Three Times for a Double Treble Crochet Stitch","text":"Yarn over three times so you have three wraps on the hook. Push the hook into the center of the magic circle, grab the yarn and pull up a loop. Now yarn over and pull through two loops. Do that four times in total until one loop is left. That is one double treble crochet, the tall stitch that gives the bow its height."},{"number":4,"title":"Work Six Double Treble Stitches to Fan Out the First Bow Wing","text":"Work five more double trebles into the same ring, for six in total. They fan out side by side and start to look like one rounded half of a bow. Keep pushing each new stitch against the last one so they sit close together. Gaps here show up as holes in the finished wing."},{"number":5,"title":"Chain 5 and Slip Stitch Into the Ring to Close the First Bow Wing","text":"Chain five again, then put the hook into the magic circle and slip stitch. This closes the first wing of the bow. The two chains of five sit at each end of the fan and frame it, so the wing has a neat outline instead of a hard edge. Slide the stitches down the ring toward the tail to make room."},{"number":6,"title":"Crochet the Second Bow Wing to Match the First","text":"Chain five, then work six double trebles into the ring, the same as the first side. Finish with another chain of five and a slip stitch into the ring. Count every stitch on this side. The two wings need the same number, or one will end up bigger and the crochet bow will look lopsided once you cinch it."},{"number":7,"title":"Pull the Magic Circle Tight to Pinch the Crochet Bow Together","text":"Pull the starting tail as hard as you can. The ring closes and the two wings fold toward each other into a bow shape. Chain one, cut the yarn and pull the end through the loop on your hook to lock it. Leave this tail long, at least 12 inches. You need it for the wrap in the next step."},{"number":8,"title":"Wrap the Yarn Tail Around the Center of the Bow","text":"Pinch the middle of the bow and wrap the long tail round it, five to eight times. Pull each wrap snug so it squeezes the center and puffs the wings out. The wraps make the knot in the middle of the bow, so keep them neat and side by side rather than piling them up in one spot."},{"number":9,"title":"Weave In the Ends on the Back of the Crochet Bow","text":"Thread both tails onto a yarn needle. Run them under the wraps on the back of the bow, then back the other way, so they cannot pull out. Trim close. Your bow is done. Glue it to a clip, sew it to a hat, or tie it onto a present."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-07T18:46:26.177Z","published":"2026-10-07T18:46:22.133Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}