I love front post double crochet!
One of the things I love about this versatile stitch is how it can be used to achieve so many different looks and fabrics. For example the heart square on the left, is very puffy and three dimensional. I achieved that look by using half double crochet as the background and fpdc for the heart.
Front post double crochet (fpdc)/Back post double crochet (bpdc) can be used for many kinds of projects from cables to shaped “puffs” and of course my other favorite stitch pattern the basket weave.
A flat fabric with a hint of three dimension can be achieved using regular double crochet to embrace the front/back
post double crochet, as you can see in the photo on the right. I’ve been experimenting with hearts.
The heart on the left was made top to tip, the heart on the right was created tip to top.
I’ve found in creating any kind of shapes, from diamons, hearts, “circles” and even fishies in relief is that you must start with an odd number of stitches,
You create rounded corners and increase angles by crocheting twice into the same stitch, and angles by crocheting 2tog. To round a corner, as in the heart square on the left, I began by fpdc 2tog, fpdc2tog, hdc, fpdc2tog, fpdc2tog, then on the return row, I crocheted bpdc around each of the fpdc posts.
There’s no pattern for it yet, but stay tuned, Free members may just get a valentine’s gift for me.
PS about the site slowdown. I won’t explain why, but I know why and I had a little bit to do with it (cough) though my host was also running slow today. Beta Testing continues for the other parts of the site, so stay tuned!
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