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Portable Crochet Photo Frame


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August 2, 2021

The frame with a photo inside.This crochet frame not only looks original but is lightweight so you can carry it with you. It can be hung on a wall or placed on a table. It can also be a great DIY birthday present. Instead of a photo, you can insert a picture and use it as a double sided card.

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Total Time: 2 Hours

Yield: Frame & Card 6 inches wide, 7.5 inches long for photo or picture about 3 inches wide, 4.5 inches long

Supplies:

  • beige cotton yarn 180 m/50g
  • blue cotton yarn 169 m/50g
  • crochet hooks 2.5, 3.5 mm
  • cardboard
  • pencil
  • needle
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • triangle
  • blade or very sharp knife to cut cardboard
  • PVA (white) glue
  • transparent hot glue sticks and hot glue gun
  • ribbons

Steps:

  1. Use beige yarn and hook 3.5 mm. Crochet a chain of 4 loops, 1 sl st to connect the chain. 1 ch for lift.

    Then work in rounds, do not turn. Don't crochet tight.
    RND 1: 4 ch, 2 bs in one loop, 1 ch. * 3 bs in one loop, 1 ch. Repeat from * .
    RND 2: 4 ch, 2 bc in one arch, 1 ch, 3 bc in the same arch, 1 ch. * 3 bs in one arch, 1 ch, 3 bc in the same arch, 1 ch. Repeat from *. 1 sl st.

    Finish off crochet. Hide the ends of the yarn. You will have a square motif with a side of 1.5 inches.

    Crochet 14 motives in the same way.
  2. A collection of crocheted squares.
     
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  3. Using beige yarn and crochet hook 2 mm connect the motives as in the photo by crocheting them on the wrong side: sc in every back loop.
  4. Joining the squares together.
     
    A frame made from crocheted squares.
     
  5. Crochet the inside edges of the frame using blue yarn and crochet hook 2 mm. Work in rounds, do not turn. You have to know how to crochet half double crochet (hdc), picot (p).
    3 ch, * 5 dc in one stitch, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 p, 1 hdc in the same stitch, 3 sc. Repeat from *. At the corners 4 dc.
  6. Adding blue edging to the center of the frame.
     
  7. Crochet the outside edges of the frame using beige yarn: sl st in every stitch, at the corners 2 sl st. Don't crochet tight.
  8. The frame with blue edging.
     
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  9. Cut out rectangle from cardboard 6 inches wide, 15 inches long and fold in half (as a double sided card). Cut on one side in the center rectangular hole 3 inches wide and 4.5 inches long (see photo).
  10. A white cardboard frame.
     
  11. Cut a rectangle 5.9 inches wide, 7.4 inches long out of cardboard and glue it on three sides inside where the rectangle was cut. On the fourth side, you will insert a photo.
  12. Placing a photo inside the frame.
     
  13. Hot glue the crocheted frame to the cardboard around the rectangular hole you cut out.
  14. The crocheted frame with the cardboard one inserted inside.
     
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  15. Cut holes and insert ribbons on both sides so that you can hang this frame on the wall in two positions.
  16. Inserting the frame into the crochet.
     
    Placing a photo inside the frame.
     
  17. Insert a photo and enjoy the work done. This frame can stand on the table if the cardboard halves are slightly pushed apart.
  18. The frame with a photo inside.
     
    The frame with a photo inside.
     
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