Thank you!Thank you SO much, Rachel! The pattern says “Row 4….”skip first 2 fpdc’s, fpdc in next 2 fpdc’s, working in front of just made fpdc, fpdc in each of the 2 fpdc’s you skipped, dc in the next 6 dc’s” Can anyone clarify the part where it says to work in front of just made…etc. Do I crochet in the first or second row when it says below? You will have to know the Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) and Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc), and then you’re good to go!
Does this mean to work in the row I just finished or to go another row below that even? Step 1: Yarn over the hook 3 times.
Thanks!Hi Suzanne, if you worked fpdc around a stitch, then you would skip the stitch that you just worked around and work into the next stitch to make your next double crochet.I am working a pattern that says work FPDC around DC in row below the next DC, DC in next DC. Can you help me understand how to do this stitch? I’m doing the Moss Stitch Afghan from the Lion Brand website and I’ve been stumped by one of the lines.Rachel, I am at a complete loss, can you explain what this means: work fpdc around next hdc one row below,( I figured that out) working in front of fpdc just made, work fpdc around hdc one row below slipped hdc. Again thank you so much for all the sharing that you do.Hi Linda! (You’ll pull the yarn back around the post where you just inserted your hook.) Yarn over. It says to insert hook into front and come out the front and then go into the back and out the front, so I am right back where I started from. Different looks are achieved by crocheting around the stitches directly […]Got to say, love your photographs, so well focused and framed compared with some sites, or even published books!I was also happy to learn from the Making clothes warmer segment. dc2tog-double crochet the following 2 stitches together.
If you’d like to learn to crochet, I’ve got you covered there, too! I sooo wish I could go back in time and learn from these instead of struggling with ancient library books I checked out as a kid. hdc-half double crochet. I am using a cane for a while and long handled purses or bags flop all around. Yo, insert hook from front to back and to front again around the vertical post (upright part) of next st, yo and draw yarn through, yo and complete dc. So, yo and insert your hook in the empty space beside the post, wrap hook around the post and through the empty space on the other side of the post.Here are some other ideas for crochet patterns that I found that incorporate the fpdc in their design:As I’ve already said, the fpdc stitch is the same stitch as the double crochet stitch. Today’s tutorial is part of an entire ongoing series on how to crochet, including:For the purpose of this tutorial, I’m going to assume you’ve already crocheted your foundation chain and a row of double crochet stitches. How to Crochet Front Post Double Crochet & Back Post Double Crochet: I love using these stitches to create texture and ribbing in a project. How to make Front Post double crochet (FPdc) and Back Post double crochet (BPdc) Crochet tutorial for absolute beginners. Greatly appreciated!thanks….awesome photos…..better than some videosam trying to figure out how to do this step . Front Post Double Treble Crochet. So you’ll make 4 fpdc lik this tutorial shows.This part is what I don’t understand: “working in back of sts just made, work FPdc over 4 skipped dc”. […] Most people assume that making cables is difficult, but as soon as you master these two techniques: Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) and Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc), cabling will be part of your everyday crocheting […]Although I live in Arizona, I do crochet gifts for family in Wisconsin and they want WARM stuff.I taught myself to crochet first with one of those “basics” books with hand drawn pictures, and later on the web to find more advanced direction.
Of all the tutorials I’ve read/watched, yours are definitely the easiest to understand and most informative. Help!I am trying to make a 2 button visor Hat and I am done with round 5 but round six has me confused. Thanks.I’ve just done an fptr in a previous row but the pattern tells me to skip 3 stitches behind fptr and I have no idea what this means – could you help?Try following the steps in this tutorial. Crocheters can make them, too! Hi Monica, the “dc in row below the next dc” would refer not to the next dc, but the dc underneath the next dc.