How to Do a Front-Post Double Crochet FPDC

Front Post Double Crochet Makes for a Thicker, Raised Stitch

Marie Anne St. Jean

The front-post double crochet (FPDC) stitch is worked like a regular double crochet except that you put the hook around the stitch in the previous row rather than through the top loop. My pattern using this stitch can be found at: http://ht.ly/3h7jc

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A Top 1000 Content Producer for the last three years, Marie Anne is a retired U.S. Marine MSgt whose weapons of choice are now crochet hook and pen. When not writing for Yahoo! sites such as YCN! Voice...  View profile

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  • Jeanne Baney11/24/2010

    Nice work! The photos make it crystal clear!

  • Carole Anne Somerville11/20/2010

    Excellent method of teaching.

  • Darren Koobs11/19/2010

    Really good tutorial. Your photos are perfect to illustrate each step. My wife is still catching up with your crochet series and I know she'll like this one a lot.

  • Tiffany Booth11/19/2010

    Awesome- Thanks =0)

  • Major Jester11/18/2010

    Wow. Neat slideshow, easy to understand.

  • Jeff Rogers11/18/2010

    I think you should You Tube this. Call it Marie Anne's Crochet Tips.

  • Jolynne M Hudnell11/18/2010

    I like how you did this in a slideshow with instructions. Many times in crochet it is best to actually see the stitch rather than just explaining it.

  • Fern Fischer11/18/2010

    Excellent instructions!

  • Zona Zirconia11/17/2010

    Awesome tutorial - thanks for sharing

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