Back Post Double Crochet (BPdc): Video Instructions

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Crochet post stitches are a basic technique every crocheter should know. Once you understand how to work your hook to make a stitch pop forward or backward, you’ll be ready to dive into crocheting cables and creating beautiful textured fabrics.

Back post double crochet (BPdc) pulls stitches back and creates an interesting ridge line that shows off the top of stitches from the row below. Some patterns take advantage of the ridge to create ribbing while others hide the ridge to the back of the work.

No matter how it’s used in the pattern, you’ll want BPdc in your skillset. Here’s how it is done:

How to work back post double crochet (BPdc) step by step

How to Crochet BPdc

Yarn over.
Note: You are going to work around the post, not into the top of the stitch. Insert the hook from the back to the front in the space between the stitches.
Insert the hook from front to back between the next two stitches. When viewed from above, it should look like the post of the stitch in the row below is pushed to the back of the work.
Yarn over and pull up a loop [yarn over, draw through two loops on hook] 2 times.

Yep, it’s really that easy!

If you’re a visual learner and want to see post stitches being crocheted, you’ll find this video helpful:

Expert crocheter Kim Werker shows you how to work front post double crochet and a back post double crochet.

Bookmark this page so you can reference it easily as you practice your BPdc skills!

Anatomy of Back Post Double Crochet

Working around the front or the back of a post of the previous row gives an interesting, raised ridge on the crochet fabric.

Ridge created by back post double crochet — BPdc pulls stitches to the back of the work.

Top view of back post double crochet — When viewing from above, you can see a ridge of top chains.

Yarn wrapped around the posts in back post double crochet — The post stitch wraps the yarn around the post in the row below.

Around-the-post double crochet is worked by inserting the hook from the front or back and around the post of the double crochet of the previous row. While this technique is commonly worked in double crochet, the same methods can apply to single or treble crochet.