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How to front post double crochet

Front post double crochet (FPdc) · Front post treble (FPtr) in UK patterns

A front post double crochet is worked around the post of the stitch below instead of into its top. The hook goes in from the front, round the back of the post and out to the front again, which pushes the new stitch forward into a raised ridge.

  1. Front post double crochet, step 1, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Yarn over (2 loops on hook).
  2. Front post double crochet, step 2, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Insert the hook from front to back round the post of the next stitch, and out to the front again.
  3. Front post double crochet, step 3, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Yarn over and draw up a loop (3 loops on hook).
  4. Front post double crochet, step 4, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook).
  5. Front post double crochet, step 5, in 3D yarn on a hook
    Yarn over and draw through the last 2 loops (1 loop on hook).
  6. Front post double crochet, step 6, in 3D yarn on a hook
    One front post double crochet made.

Rendered from Krowshea's 3D yarn, not photographed or drawn by hand, and shown for a right-handed crocheter.

Good to know

Where it's used
Ribbing, basketweave, waffle stitch and cables.
Its partner
Back post double crochet, which sinks the stitch back instead. Alternate the two for ribbing.
Chart symbol
A double crochet symbol with a curved hook at its foot. Front and back post hooks curve opposite ways.

Written in Krowshea

Front post double crochet as code

Krowshea is a programming language for crochet. Ribbing: after a row of double crochet, front and back post stitches take turns across each row. Krowshea checked it, then wrote the pattern and drew the chart.

front-post-double-crochet.krowKrowshea

STASH {
    YARN sea = #2F8C8A [ weight: 4 ]
}

// Ribbing: front and back posts alternate
LAYOUT Linear {
    ROW 1 [COLOR: sea]: CH 12, TURN
    ROW 2: CH 3 AS DC, DC 11, TURN
    ROW 3..6: CH 3 AS DC, *FPDC, BPDC* 5 TIMES, DC, TURN
}

Written pattern · US terms

  1. Row 1 (sea): Ch 12, turn. (12 ch)
  2. Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc in next 11 sts, turn. (12 dc)
  3. Rows 3–6: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), [FPdc around post of next st, BPdc around post of next st] 5 times, dc in next st, turn. (2 dc, 5 FPdc, 5 BPdc)
Written by Krowshea from the code, with every stitch count checked

Symbol chart

Crochet symbol chart of the front post double crochet swatch, drawn by Krowshea
Drawn by Krowshea. Symbols follow the Craft Yarn Council chart standard

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