POST STITCHES
Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC)
Back Post Double Crochet (BPDC)
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Post Stitches
cSandra Petit, http://www.crochetcabana.com

These are stitches worked around the post of a stitch, usually a double or treble crochet. It's sometimes difficult to get a picture of the different steps since I have only two hands and need them to hold the camera. LOL I suggest doing a search at YouTube or other online resource for videos. Nexstitch has a good one you can look at.

Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC)

Instructions: yo, insert hook behind post of stitch (from front to back), yo, pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed, yo, pull through 2 loops, (2 loops on hook), yo, pull through rem 2 lps to complete stitch

Here is the video demonstration followed by pictures and text.

yo	insert hook behind post of stitch (from front to back) in other words insert hook from front at the right of the indicated stitch, go through to the back and come out again on the left side, at the front of the post of the stitch.	yo
pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed	yo	pull through 2 loops, 2 loops remaining on hook
yo	pull through remaining two loops to complete stitch completed fpdc as seen from the front	completed fpdc as seen from the back

Back Post Double Crochet

Instructions: yo, insert hook into the back of your stitch (in other words from back to front), go in front of the post, pull through (3 loops on hook) bringing stitch up to height of previous stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops (2 loops remaining),
yo, pull through remaining 2 loops to complete stitch

Here is a video demonstration followed by pictures and text.

Here is a picture of the completed stitch as seen from the back

yo, insert hook into the back of your stitch (in other words from back to front)	go in front of the post	This is what it looks like from the back
looking at it from the back, yo	pull through (3 loops on hook) bringing stitch up to height of previous stitch	yo, pull through 2 loops (2 loops remaining)
yo, pull through remaining 2 loops to complete  stitch Here is a picture of the completed stitch as seen from the front	Here is a picture of the completed stitch as seen from the back

06/08/11

The buttons above were my first at the Cabana. I keep them for sentimental reasons. :-)

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