What does this mean?

[crochetdiva]

What does "fpdc" mean? I am not familiar with this. Also is there a good site that tells you how to do crochet stitches? Some patterns have instruction sheets, but I haven't seen this one. It is in a pattern for a hat I am making. Thanks

[Stacey]

That's front post double crochet, where you wrap the hook around the post of the stitch from front to back instead of working into the top of the stitch.

 

I like Stitchguide for instructions - they have little videos, too. Their page on front & back post stitches is here:

www.stitchguide.com/stitches/crochet/stitch_pages/cro_front_back_post.html

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[mc_crochets]

ooh oooh i know that one!! its a front post double crochet (hehe and yeah i knew it before someone else replyed) Now i'm off to visit that link and see if i've been doing it correctly LOL

Sherry--who actually knew the answer for once!<img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/dance.gif" />

[MarvieN]

I have to laugh about that, I thought I knew how to do the fp/bp thing... but it seems I read the directions wrong, or just didn't understand what I was supposed to be doing. I think I invented a stitch :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl I did it on my son's black hat, then again on a hat made for his math tutor... and about a week later found out I'd been doing it ALL wrong :w-lol

 

I've been hesitant to try to do it the right way, at least till I write down how I've BEEN doing it. Just in case I want to do it wrong again.

 

Marvie

[mc_crochets]

ok i must admit, i went and looked and i was doing it wrong too <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/blush.gif" /> at least from what i can tell (i'd watch the video but my dsl service keeps "quitting" on me)

[crochetdiva]

thank you! Stitchguide is awesome!

[MarvieN]

I had to download a plug-in to see the video, but I watched it and it seems I WAS doing it right lol. It just didn't look right when I was looking at the pictures I guess. So no new stitch invention lol.

[Guest SamplerLady]

I'd been doing it ALL wrong :w-lol

Not wrong just a different way. If it achieved the results you were looking for, then, hey, it's right! That's how new stitches or techniques get invented!