I don’t know what it is about summer, but suddenly every bag needs a tiny accessory hanging from it. A fruit charm, a flower, a little thing dangling from the strap, doing more preparation for summer than I did when I forgot the sunscreen. So this time, I wanted to make a crochet sunglasses pattern that felt fun, retro, and small enough to finish without turning it into a three week emotional commitment.
Round sunglasses would have been cute. Fine. Safe. But the cat eye shape had that little vintage attitude I wanted, so cat eye crochet sunglasses it was.
They have dark little lenses, a bold pink frame, and that retro crochet sunglasses look that feels perfect for summer bags, beach totes, market days, or just pretending your everyday purse is on vacation too.
The finished piece works beautifully as a crochet bag charm pattern, but you can also turn it into a crochet keychain pattern if your keys need a tiny makeover. It is lightweight, playful, and honestly a very good excuse to use cute yarn colors for no serious reason.
Basically, these little crochet sunglasses are here to do one job: make your bag look cuter.
And they do take the job very seriously.
Materials Needed
Abbreviations
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: treble crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
sc3tog: a decrease of 3 single crochet together
R: round / row
Notes – Cat Eye Crochet Sunglasses
Every round (unless it says otherwise) ends with a slip stitch into the first stitch to join round. Every row ends with a chain 1 then turn.
The gauge for the yarn is: 12 sc x 12 rows = 5 x 5 cm.
The finished crochet sunglasses measures: 15,5 cm x 6,5 cm.
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The Left Eye
The lens – Retro Crochet Sunglasses
With the black yarn, make a magic circle.
Round 1: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc (7)
Round 2: 1 sc, sc inc, 1 hdc, (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc) in the next stitch, hdc inc, sc inc x 2 (13)
R3: 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, (1 hdc, 1 dc) in the next stitch, dc inc, (1 hdc, 1 sc) in the next stitch, 1 sc, 3 hdc, sc inc (18)
R4: 2 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, (3 dc in the next stitch), dc inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, sc inc, 2 sc (27)
Round 5: 2 hdc, hdc inc, sc dec, 1 hdc, 2 dc, dc inc, 1 dc, (4 tr in the next stitch), dc inc, hdc dec, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc (34)
Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.
Lens Rim
With pink yarn, ch 33, then sl st into the first ch to close the piece. The slip stitch will create one extra loop, giving you 34 loops in total.
Round 1: starting the very first loop of the chain (the one where we slip stitched): 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 dc, dc inc, 2 dc, dc inc, 1 dc, (1 dc, 1 tr) in the next stitch, (3 tr) in the next stitch, 1 dc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc (47)
Cut the yarn and finish the round with an invisible join. Weave in the ends. Make two left lens rim this way.
The Right Eye
The Lens
With the black yarn, make a magic circle.
Round 1:
2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc (7)
Round 2: sc inc x 2, hdc inc, (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc) in the next stitch, 1 hdc, sc inc, 1 sc (13)
R3:
sc inc, 3 hdc, 1 sc, (1 sc, 1 hdc) in the next stitch, dc inc, (1 dc, 1 hdc) in the next stitch, 2 sc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc (18)
R4: 2 sc, sc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 2 hdc, dc inc, (3 dc in the next stitch), hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 2 hdc (27)
R5: 3 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc dec, dc inc, (4 tr in the next stitch), 1 dc, dc inc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, sc dec, hdc inc, 2 hdc (34)
Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.
Lens Rim – Crochet Bag Charm Pattern
With pink yarn, ch 33, then sl st into the first ch to close the piece. The slip stitch will create one extra loop, giving you 34 loops in total.
Round 1: starting the very first loop of the chain (the one where we slip stitched): 3 hdc, hdc inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 3 hdc, hdc inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, (3 tr) in the next stitch, (1 tr, 1 dc) in the next stitch, 1 dc, dc inc, 2 dc, dc inc, 1 dc, hdc inc, 1 hdc, hdc inc, 1 hdc (47)
Cut the yarn and finish the round with an invisible join. Weave in the ends. Make two left lens rim this way.
Join the rims and lens together
Place the black lens between the two pink lens rim pieces, like a sandwich. Make sure the inner opening of the rims is aligned with the last round of the lens.
Start by sewing around the inside edge of the rims, joining them to the last round of the lens. The lens and the rims each have 34 stitches, so they should match up nicely stitch by stitch. Sew all the way around the inner opening, keeping the black lens centered between both pink rim pieces.
Once the inside edge is completed, continue by sewing the outer edges of the two pink rims together. Work around the outside of the frame, joining both rim layers neatly so the lens is enclosed between them.
Fasten off and weave in the ends. Repeat the same steps for the other side of the sunglasses.
For an extra cute detail, use a small piece of white yarn to add a tiny light reflection on each lens.
The Center Bridge
Ch3, then starting the second loop from the hook:
Row 1: (1 hdc, 1sc) in the first stitch, (1 sc, 1 hdc) in the last stitch (4)
Row 2: hdc inc, sc dec, hdc inc (5)
Cut the yarn and fasten off. Make a second piece the same way, then place both pieces on top of each other and sew them together to create a thicker, sturdier center bridge.
Sew the bridge to the center of the sunglasses frame, between the two lens rims, to connect them together.
Sunglasses Arms – Crochet Keychain Pattern
With pink yarn, make a magic circle. Work the sunglasses arms using the amigurumi method, in continuous rounds, without joining at the end of each round.
Round 1 to 3: 6 sc (6)
Round 4: sc dec, 4 sc (5)
R5 to 6: 5 sc (5)
R7 to 9: 1 sc, (3sc) in the next stitch, sc3tog (5)
R10 to 33: 5 sc (5)
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Make two crochet sunglasses arms thiw way.
Sew the arms to the back of the crochet sunglasses.
To finish your crochet bag charm pattern, make a hanging loop by chaining 25, then sl st into the first ch to close the loop. Sew the loop to one side of the crochet sunglasses, then attach the carabiner or keychain clasp.
Now you can hang your crochet sunglasses bag charm on your bag, and it’s ready to go!
You can also pair it with my previous Summer Crochet Bag Charm Pattern to create an even cuter combination!
And that’s it, your little pair of cat eye crochet sunglasses is ready to be clipped, carried around, and judged by strangers in the best possible way.
It uses a small amount of yarn, does not ask for your entire weekend, and somehow still manages to look like it deserved a full photoshoot. You can keep it as a crochet bag charm, turn it into a crochet keychain, or make a few in different colors.
If you make your own version, I’d love to know what colors you used. Leave a comment below and tell me if you went classic retro, full Barbie vacation, cherry red, pastel, or something completely unhinged but cute.
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