Are you ready to start making texture in your crochet work? If so, then lets get stared with the basics! Front post double crochet is also known as front raised double crochet. Front post can be done using many stitches, but for this tutorial we will focus on the popular double crochet stitch. You will need to know the basics of crocheting before attempting this tutorial. Visit the Crochet Tutorials Section for more help.

The only thing that is different in a front post double crochet compared to a regular double crochet is the location you insert your hook to make your stitch.

This tutorial is for both right and left handed people. For left handed pictures, roll your mouse over the image and it will change for you.

To make a front post double crochet, follow the instructions below:

Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)

Insert your hook into the front of your work, behind the indicated stitch, and then through your work such that your hook is now at the front of your work again.

Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)

Pull up a loop

Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)

Pull through 2 loops on your hook.

Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)

Pull through final 2 loops on your hook.

You just completed one front post double crochet! The stitch should look just like a regular double crochet but is slightly raised forward compared to the rest of your work.

Visit the Crochet Tutorials Section for more fun tutorials!

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