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Back Post Single Crochet

How do you crochet a back post single crochet (UK: back post double crochet)? Here’s how.

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Image 1 shows what a finished back post single crochet looks like.

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For a back post single crochet, first insert your hook from back to front into the space right before the stitch post. Then, guide the hook across the front of the post and push it from front to back into the space right after the same stitch post.

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Image 5 shows that, to finish, you just need to yarn over, pull up a loop, and complete the stitch like a regular single crochet. Your back post single crochet is done!

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