Back To Crochet Basics - Lesson 11 - Back Post Double Crochet

Back To Crochet Basics - Lesson 11 - 

Back Post Double Crochet

By Sara Sach of 

Posh Pooch Designs

Lessons are done using American Stitches and Techniques.

Each lesson has a Lesson Portion and 

a Practice Project Portion.

In Our last lesson, Lesson 10, we learned to Crochet a

 Front Post Double Crochet.

Today's Lesson we are learning the Back Post Double Crochet.

And how to use them together  for a fun technique.

See The Video On my Youtube Crochet
 Channel At This LINK

Lesson Portion:

What You need

Crochet Hook - H / 5.00 MM

Yarn - Cotton Yarn

(any 4 weight cotton will work)

Practice Project Portion 

A Little Cotton Washcloth Crochet Pattern By Sara Sach

Skill: Intermediate 

Materials:

Crochet Hook - H/ 5.00 MM

Yarn - Cotton yarn (4) 1 oz any color of your choice.

Yarn needle

Scissors

Stitches:

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet (dc)

Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc)

Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc)

Size:

4 X 4 inches
The perfect size to wash your face 
and remove your make up.

Notes:

 Ch 3 counts as a dc

R: 1 - Ch 16, 1 dc in the 4th ch from the hook,

 (1st 3 chs count as a dc)

1 dc in each ch across, turn, ch 3. (14 dc)

R: 2 - 1 dc in the next dc, 

*fpdc in the next 2 dc, bpdc in the next 2 dc*

Repeat From * to * 1 more time, 
1 fpdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the last 2 sts,
ch 3, turn.

(14 sts)

R: 3 -  1 dc in the next dc, 

*bpdc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next 2 sts*
Repeat From * to * 1 more time, 
1 bpdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the last 2 sts,
ch 3, turn.
(14 sts)

Now We Will Do the Opposite of what we have been doing.

R: 4 - 1 dc in the next dc, 
*bpdc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next 2 sts*
Repeat From * to * 1 more time, 
1 bpdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the last 2 sts,
ch 3, turn.
(14 sts)

R: 5 - 1 dc in the next dc, 
*fpdc in the next 2 sts, bpdc in the next 2 sts*
Repeat From * to * 1 more time, 
1 fpdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the last 2 sts,
ch 3, turn.
(14 sts)

Again, We Will Do the Opposite of what we have been doing.

R: 6 - 1 dc in the next dc, 
*fpdc in the next 2 sts, bpdc in the next 2 sts*
Repeat From * to * 1 more time, 
1 fpdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the last 2 sts,
ch 3, turn.
(14 sts)

R: 7 - 1 dc in the next dc, 
*bpdc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next 2 sts*
Repeat From * to * 1 more time,
 1 bpdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the last 2 sts,
ch 1, turn.
14 sts)

R: 8 - sc evenly around the 4 sides of the wash cloth,
 place 2 sc in each corner. join to the 1st sc with a slst,
 ch 10 to make a loop, join to the 1st sc, 
tie off, weave in your ends.

Back To Crochet Basics Lessons 1-11 
are at this LINK