I love textured stitches. Front post stitches are by far my favorite, but clusters are up in the top 5. When I was designing my Little Pumpkin Beanie, I wanted to use post stitches, but they didn’t seem thick enough for what I wanted the hat to look like. So, I decided to put the two together. This stitch may be out there, but I’ve never seen it before, so I decided to do a tutorial to help you out.
Step 1: yarn over (yo), insert hook, from front to back, behind next stitch (the same way you do for a post stitch)
Step 2: yo, pull up a loop (you will now have 3 loops on hook
Step 3: yo, pull through 2 loops on hook (2 loops will be remaining)
Step 4: yo, insert hook behind same post
Step 5: yo, pull up a loop (you will now have 4 loops on hook)
Step 6: yo, pull through 2 loops on hook (3 will be remaining)
Step 7: yo, pull through 3 remaining loops
You have now made a Front Post cluster (FPcl). You can also repeat steps 4 – 6 for a 3 part cluster. Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Crocheting!
Thank You!!! I was confused until I read your instructions. Cause my pattern book said after the second hooking from front to back around post I would have 3 loops on hook. I actually had four as your instructions said. What a relief. Thank You…..
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I am looking for a square pattern with pineapple design using fpdc and bpdc . It was a very pretty pattern. But now I am unable to get the pattern on net. Could you pl help.
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I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that pattern, it doesn’t sound familiar. Sorry.
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