Crochet Basketweave Rows - Square or Scarf

Crochet Basketweave Rows - Square or Scarf
Written by Teresa Richardson
Video Tutorial: Crochet Basketweave Rows - Square or Scarf

FPDC =Front Post Double Crochet:

• Wrap the yarn over your crochet hook.
• From the front of your work, insert your hook to the right side of your next stitch.
• Bring it up on the left side of the stitch.
• Wrap the yarn over your crochet hook.
• Pull your yarn through. You will be pulling it behind the post of the previous double crochet. This will give you 3 loops on your hook.
• Complete your double crochet the same way that a double crochet is created.

BPDC = Back Post Double Crochet:

• Wrap the yarn over your crochet hook.
• From the back of your work, insert your hook to the right side of your next stitch.
• Bring it up and around to the left side of the stitch inserting the hook to the back of your work.
• Wrap the yarn over your crochet hook.
• Pull your yarn through. You will be pulling it in front of the post of the previous double crochet. This will give you 3 loops on your hook.
• Complete your double crochet the same way that a double crochet is created.

Materials
Size H Crochet Hook
4-Ply Worsted Weight Yarn

Abbreviations
FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet
BPDC = Back Post Double Crochet
CH = Chain
DC = Double Crochet
SL ST = Slip Stitch

Chain 22
Row 1: DC in the 2nd CH from the hook. 1 DC in ea of the next 19 CH's. (20 DC total) The first 2 Chains will not count as a stitch.

Row 2-15: CH 1, 1 FFDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 BPDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 FFDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 BPDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 FFDC around ea of the next 4 St's. The beginning post stitch will be completed around the Ch 1 and first FPDC.

This will create a complete a 6 inch by 6 inch square. You can continue on to create a scarf.

Rows 16-120: CH 1, 1 FFDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 BPDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 FFDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 BPDC around ea of the next 4 St's, 1 FFDC around ea of the next 4 St's. The beginning post stitch will be completed around the Ch 1 and first FPDC.