Front Post Double Crochet Tutorial (FPDC)

It’s time for front post double crochet (fpdc)!

This is a fun stitch where you make a normal double crochet, but you put your stitch around the post of the double crochet instead of in the top of the stitch.

Make sense?

If not, don’t worry. I’ll show you exactly what I’m talking about in the crochet video tutorial below!

Once you nail the front post double crochet, then you’ll quickly want to learn back post double crochet (bpdc) too.

There are lots of cool patterns that use both fpdc and bpdc together to make really interesting textures. Two of the most famous and popular are basketweave stitch and waffle stitch.

Let’s learn how to Back Post Double Crochet aka BPDC! If you already know how to double crochet, then this croceht stitch is going to be pretty easy for you. You just have to learn how to position your stitch around the back post instead of in the t…

Crochet skills you need for front post double crochet:

Slip knot
Chain
Double crochet

Once you’ve got the front post double crochet down, click here to watch my tutorial on back post double crochet.