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Front Post and Back Post Crochet Stitches
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Instead of entering the top V, a post stitch places the hook around the vertical body of a stitch from the previous row.
Front post
Insert the hook from front to back, travel behind the post, then return to the front. Complete the stitch around that post. The post is pulled forward and becomes raised on the working face.
Back post
Insert from back to front, pass in front of the post and return to the back. The post recedes from the working face, creating the alternating depth used in ribbing.
Do not catch the top loops
Spread the fabric and identify the entire vertical post. Accidentally entering a top loop changes the height and interrupts the texture.
Watch the row height
Post stitches can pull fabric inward or make a row feel shorter. Use the hook and turning instructions given by the pattern, and make a swatch when the final width matters.
Keep this in mind
Wrap the hook around the full post in the stated direction and keep the top loops out of the insertion path.
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