How to Crochet the Front Post Diagonal Stitch Photo Tutorial

Crochet is full of surprises. Sometimes with a simple variation of the basic stitches we can create combinations that make for incredibly beautiful textures. That’s what happened with this textured diagonal stitch that I'm going to show you in this photo tutorial: half double crochets and front post crossed double crochets and… beautiful texture!

Materials

• crochet yarn
• 7 mm crochet hook

Instructions

The first thing we are going to do is make a foundation chain with a multiple of 4 chains.

Row 1: Chain two and then work half double crochet into each stitch.

Row 2: Repeat row 1.

Row 3: Chain 2, work 1 half double crochet. Now *work 1 front post crossed double crochet, skip 1 stitch, y work 3 half double crochets*. Repeat from * to * until there are 2 stitches left. Work 1 front post crossed double crochet, skip 1 stitch, work the last stitch in half double crochet.

Row 4: Repeat row 1.

Row 5: Chain 2, work 3 half double crochets. *Work 1 front post crossed double crochet, skip 1 stitch, work 3 half double crochets*. Repeat from * to * until the end of the row.

Now repeat rows 3 to 6 to make your piece as long as you want.