Back Post Half Double Crochet Stitch Photo Tutorial

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

Pair this stitch with the front post half double crochet stitch for an ultra textured and eye catching fabric.

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 half double crochet stitches in order to make a post stitch. You can use almost any stitch to start, if you like.

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, I will make a front post hdc in the next st, and then start with the BPhdc to contrast them.

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

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

5. Yarn over and pull through, around the front of the post and to the back (3 loops on hook)

6. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook. This completes one BPhdc or back post half double crochet stitch. You can see in the photo it sits in the back, while the front post half double crochet is on the front side.

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