What does front post and back post mean in crochet?

This part of the stitch forms the body of whatever fabric you're making. For front post stitches you insert your hook from front to back to front. For back post stitches, you insert your hook from back to front to back.

What is a back post stitch?

To make a back post stitch, you'll insert your hook from the back to front and work around the post of the stitch. Complete the double crochet stitch as normal. Continue alternating front post and back post stitches to the end of the row.

Where is the post on a single crochet?

Since a single crochet stitch doesn't really have a post to work around, you're going to insert the hook into your normal single crochet stitch, under the 2 loops. But instead of yarning over and pulling up a look, insert the hook from back to front under the 2 loops of the next stitch. That becomes the 'post'.

What is a post in crochet?

The bottom part of the stitch — that actually makes up the fabric — is called a post. So when you're working post stitches, you work around the post instead of into the top of the stitch, inserting your hook into the space between the posts of the previous row.

Single Crochet Tutorial #8: Back Post Single Crochet (BPSC)

What does BP stand for in crocheting?

Standard name: Back Post Crochet. Standard abbreviation: BP.

Is there a right side for single crochet?

When you're talking about the right or wrong side of a piece of crocheted fabric, the first row of stitches (not counting the foundation chain) is generally considered the right side. You can always distinguish which side of the fabric you're looking at by locating the tail of the foundation chain.

Does single crochet have a wrong side?

Another way to think of this is the back of your work. These terms are true for any individual stitch (chain, single, half-double, double, triple…) and the fabrics that they create. Every crochet stitch has a front (right) side, and a back (wrong) side.

What is a back post double crochet UK?

Back Post half double crochet (bpdc)

Yo, working from the back of the fabric, insert hook in front of the post of the stitch from the row below (from back to front, so the post is at the back of the hook), yo pull up a loop, yo, pull through all three loops to complete the stitch.

What does BLO stand for in crochet?

BLO in crochet means Back Loop Only. When we talk about Back Loop Only, it means that when we begin a stitch we insert the hook under the back loop out of the two loops you usually see at the top of each stitch.

Why is crochet so hard?

Crocheting is hard in the beginning because you haven't developed the fine motor coordination or the muscle memory needed to create easy and seamless stitches. Both of these things take time and practice.