knitted photo frame

This is another knitted-in-the-round summer knit project, which can be finished very quickly (this one done in about 1 day) and using just one ball of yarn about 30g. The reversible knitted cover is for a photo frame size of 8.9cm x 12.7cm with a 3cm frame width all around. Just slip it on, and you have a plain frame instantly transformed into a unique one!

The stitch patterns I used is supposedly MockCable stitch for the front, and k2p2 ribbing for the sides and back. However, after modifying the mock cable stitch pattern for knitting-in-the round, it doesn’t look anywhere near like it! ;( Nevertheless, the resulting abstract stitch pattern (or twisted mock cable) is just as bulky, to give the frame a ‘full body’ look, just as intended.♪(v^_^) v

Materials

Needles: A set of five 3.3 mm DPNs.

Yarn: 1 ball of Romantic Linen in Pink (82% acrylic, 18% linen); 30g per ball (38m).

Gauge: 26 sts = 10 cm in St st

Instructions

1. co 104 sts; divide the stitches over 4 dpns, like this: Needles 1 and 3 – 22 sts each; Needles 2 and 4 – 30 sts each. Join in the round, and be careful not to twist sts.

2.      Round 1: *kfb, (p4,k,p,k4) 2 times, (p4,k,p,k4) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.

3.      Rnd 2: *k2, (k3,p2,k2,p3) 2 times, (k3,p2,k2,p3) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.

4. Rnd 3: *kfb,kfb, (p2,k2,p,k,p2,k2) 2 times, kfb,kfb, (p2,k2,p,k,p2,k2) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.
5. Rnd 4: *k4, (k,p2,k2,p2,k2,p) 2 times, k4, (k,p2,k2,p2,k2,p) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.
6. Transfer stitches: transfer first and second stitches from Needles 1 and 3 onto Needles 4 and 2, respectively; and transfer second last and last stitches from Needles 1 and 3 onto Needles 2 and 4, respectively; Now you will be able to see the rectangular shape of the project. Note: place a marker at the beginning of the stitch of every round.
7. Rnd 5: *(kfb) 4 times, (k2,p3,k3,p2) 2 times, (kfb) 4 times, (k2,p3,k3,p2) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.
8. Rnd 6: *k8, (p,k4,p4,k) 2 times, k8, (p,k4,p4,k) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.
9. Rnd 7: *k3,kfb,kfb,k3, (p4,k,p,k4) 2 times, k3,kfb,kfb,k3, (p4,k,p,k4) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.
10. Rnd 8: *k10, (k3,p2,k2,p3) 2 times, k10, (k3,p2,k2,p3) 3 times; rep from * one more time, to end of round.
11. Rnd 9: k,p2,*k2,p2; rep from * to the last st; k the last st.
12. Repeat Rnd 9, for the next five rounds (i.e. Rnds 10-14).
13. Rnd 15: k,p2,k,k2tog,k, (k2,p2) 7 times, k2tog, (k2,p2) 9 times, k,k2tog,k, (k2,p2) 7 times, k2tog, (k2,p2) 8 times, k.
14. Rnd 16: k,p2,k,k2tog, (k2,p2) 6 times, k,k2tog, (k2,p2) 8 times, k,k2tog, (k2,p2) 6 times, k,k2tog, (k2,p2) 7 times, k.
15. Rnd 17: k,p2,p2tog, (k2,p2) 6 times, p2tog, (k2,p2) 8 times, p2tog, (k2,p2) 6 times, p2tog, (k2,p2) 7 times, k.
16. Rnd 18: k,p,p2tog,k2p2, (k2,p2) 5 times, p,p2tog, (k2,p2) 7 times, p,p2tog, (k2,p2) 5 times, p,p2tog, (k2,p2) 6 times, k.
17. Rnd 19: k,p2,*k2,p2; rep from * to last st; k the last st.
18. Bind off n k2p2, and weave in ends.

 front panel

  back panel

 

 side panel (L) and the cover minus the photo frame body

Have fun!