No-Sew Simple Frame Crochet Tutorial

Craft type: Crochet
Yarn: Medium-weight, two colors of your choice
Tool: 3 mm crochet hook
Stitches used: Chain Stitch, Single Crochet Stitch, Slip Stitch
Others: A yarn needle, nine stitch markers, and a pair of scissors

Recommended Materials and Tools:

• Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Yarn
• Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling Yarn
• 3mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Bent Needles
• Stitch Markers
• Scissors

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Simple Frame Crochet Tutorial

Written Pattern

Abbreviations and meanings

• Chain Stitch: ch
• Slip Stitch: sl st
• Single Crochet Stitch: sc
• Stitch(es): st
• Work into Back Loop Only: BLO
• Row X (Number): There are # stitches in Row X.
• Round X (Number): There are # stitches in Round X.
• Rows X–Y (Number): Instructions – Repeat the same instructions for Row X through Row Y; there are # stitches in each row.

Front Panel

1. Make 50 ch as a foundation chain.

   Mark the 10^th, 25^th, 35^th, and 50^th ch with stitch markers. When working on Round 1, we will make 3 sc into each of these chain stitches to form corners of a rectangle.

   Placing stitch markers in the places indicated throughout this pattern is highly recommended. They will help us locate the correct stitches in the assembling phase.

   We’ll work in rounds to make the front panel. Insert the hook into the first ch made in the foundation chain to make the first st in Round 1. After inserting the hook, we’ll see a big loop is formed.

2. Round 1 (58): Starting from the first ch made on the foundation chain:
   • 9 sc
   • 3 sc in the next st (Place a stitch marker in the third sc made in the st. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
   • 14 sc
   • 3 sc in the next st (Place a stitch marker in the third sc made in the st. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
   • 9 sc
   • 3 sc in the next st (Place a stitch marker in the third sc made in the st. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
   • 14 sc
   • 3 sc in the next st (Place a stitch marker in the third sc made in the st. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
3. Make 1 ch (doesn’t count as a stitch) to secure the final st.

Back Panel

1. Make 11 ch as a foundation chain.
2. Row 1 (10): Starting from the second ch from the hook, 10 sc
3. Rows 2–15 (10): Turn, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a stitch), 10 sc
4. 1 ch (doesn't count as a stitch)
5. With the final stitch made in row 15 on the top left (facing the project, your left), we’ll work counterclockwise to make a border with single crochet stitches. Please refer to the video for detailed steps (see below as well).
   
   • For the left edge, working into the side of each row: make 1 sc for each of the first 14 rows. Then, make 3 sc for the final row. (Mark the third sc made for the final row. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
   • For the bottom edge, working into the other side of the foundation chain: one sc into each of the first 9 st. Then, make 3 sc into the final st. (Mark the third sc made in the final st. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
   • For the right edge, working into the side of each row: make 1 sc for each of the first 14 rows. Then, make 3 sc for the final row. (Mark the third sc made for the final row. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)
   • For the top edge, working into the stitches from Row 15:
     • 5 sc (one in each of the first five st)
     • Then, make 20 ch.
     • Next, continue to work into the stitches from Row 15: 4 sc (one in each of the next four st).
     • Then, make 3 sc into the final st. (Mark the third sc made in the final st. This third sc will be referred to as the “final sc made for this corner.”)

Assembling

With the working yarn from the back panel on the top left side, we’ll use sl st to crochet the left, bottom, and right edges of the front and back panels together, working into only back loops of the stitches. Also, we’ll make 1 ch after completing each connecting sl st to create a create a zigzag-looking boarder. Please refer to the video tutorial for more details.

1. Place the front panel over the back panel with the front panels’ yarn tails on the lower left side (facing the project, your left).
2. On the front panel, locate the final sc made for the top-left corner (the one with a stitch marker). The stitch that is just after the final sc is the place we’ll start to work into to connecting the two panels. Insert the hook into the back loop of this stitch.
3. On the back panel, continue to insert the hook into the back loop of the stitch right after the final sc made for this corner. Then, make 1 sl st. Next, make 1 ch. One set of loops from front and back panels are connected.
4. Continue to use the same method to connect sets of loops from the front and back panels. Pause when reaching the final sc made for the top right corner.
5. Starting from the final sc made for the top right corner, we’ll work into only the border stitches on the top edge of the back panel:
   
   • For each of the first six stitches, 1 sl st then 1 ch.
   • Then, sl st into each of the next 20 chain stitches.
   • Continue to work into the border stitches on the back panel’s top edge. For each of the six upcoming stitches, 1 sl then 1 ch.
   • Then, we reach the final sc made for the top left corner. We’ll connect the front panel’s final sc made for this corner with the back panel’s final sc made for this corner, using the same connecting method as in Step 3: Insert the hook into the back loop of the front panel’s final sc made for this corner. Then, continue to insert the hook into the back loop of the back panel’s final sc made for this corner. Make 1 sl st. Then, make 1 ch.
6. Fasten off the yarn. Weave in ends.

One simple frame is finished.

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