DianaHM
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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.
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:
- 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. 
- 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.
- 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. 
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Hot glue the crocheted frame to the cardboard around the rectangular hole you cut out.
- Cut holes and insert ribbons on both sides so that you can hang this frame on the wall in two positions.
- Insert a photo and enjoy the work done. This frame can stand on the table if the cardboard halves are slightly pushed apart.
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