How do I make a post stitch?
It’s easy to create texture with these stitches…
A front post stitch is the easiest to try first: Step 1 Work to the place where you want a post stitch. To start a post stitch, yrh the usual number of times for the stitch you’re making – for treble yrh once, for double treble yrh twice, etc. Then identify the post of the next stitch on the row below.
Step 2 For a front post stitch, insert the hook into the front of the fabric, around the back of the post of the stitch below, and bring the hook out on the other side of the post, at the front of the fabric, like this.
Step 3 Now you’ll work the stitch in a similar way to a standard stitch, so yrh and pull the loop of yarn out of the fabric, moving the hook in the reverse direction to Step 2.
The yarn should loop around the post of the stitch. Make sure you pull up this loop to the height you need to keep the row even – I’m working a slightly elongated FPtr among standard trebles.
Step 4 Now finish the stitch as for a standard stitch, working ‘yrh and pull the yarn through the first 2 loops’ until only one loop remains. Your front post stitch will be finished! Here’s what a front post treble looks like.
Steps 5 and 6 To practise making a back post stitch, repeat Step 1. Now insert the hook into the back of the fabric, around the front of the post of the stitch below, and bring the hook out on the other side of the post, at the back of the fabric, like this. It can help to tilt the fabric towards you slightly so that you can see the back of the fabric. Step 7 Now you’ll work the stitch in a similar way to a standard stitch, so yrh...
Step 8 ...and pull the loop of yarn out of the fabric, moving the hook in the reverse direction to Steps 5 and 6. The yarn should loop around the post of the stitch. Make sure you pull up this loop to the height you need to keep the row even – I’m working a slightly elongated BPtr among standard trebles. Step 9 Now finish the stitch as for a standard stitch, working ‘yrh and pull the yarn through the first 2 loops’ until only one loop remains. Your back post stitch will be finished. A back post treble should look like this.