Front Post Half Double Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial

The Front Post Half Double Crochet Stitch creates a cozy textured fabric, especially when alternated with the back post half double crochet stitch.

If you’re familiar with other post stitches, then this one is made the same way.

You work around the post of the stitch, instead of in the top. With post stitches, it helps to remember that “front” and “back” refer to the starting position of your hook. So in front post stitches, we start our hook in the front. With back post stitches, we’ll start with our hook positioned in the back.

Learn how to crochet the Front Post Half Double Crochet Stitch with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• #5 bulky weight yarn
• 5mm US size H crochet hook
• yarn needle
• scissors
• measuring tape

Abbreviations

• ch(s) - chain(s)
• hdc - half double crochet
• fhdc - foundation half double crochet
• st(s) - stitch(es)
• yo - yarn over

Notes

• Ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
• You’ll need to start with a row of stitches in order to make a post stitch. I start with half double crochets, but you can use almost any stitch.

Instructions

1. Start with a row of regular half double crochet stitches: fhdc 15 or ch 16 and hdc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each ch across, turn.

2. Ch 1, hdc in same st

3. To make a front post half double crochet, yarn over and insert hook from front to back, between post of stitch

4. Slide hook across back of stitch and bring it back out the front, on the other side of the post

5. Yarn over and pull through, around the back of the post and back to the front

6. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook. This completes one FPhdc or front post half double crochet stitch.

7. You can get the texture in the photo below by alternating between FPhdc and BPhdc stitches.