Crochet abbreviation
What does BPdc mean in crochet?
Work a double crochet around the post of the stitch below, inserting the hook from back to front to back. Pushes the stitch away from you.
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| US patterns | UK patterns | |
|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BPdc | BPtr |
| Meaning | back post double crochet | back post treble |
BPdc is short for back post double crochet in US patterns; UK patterns write BPtr (back post treble). Check which terms a pattern uses before you start — the same letters can mean a different stitch.
How to work BPdc (back post double crochet)
- Yo once.
- Insert the hook from the back, in front of the post of the next stitch, and out to the back.
- Yo and pull up a loop around the post — 3 loops on hook.
- Yo and pull through 2 loops — 2 loops on hook.
- Yo and pull through the last 2 loops — 1 bpdc made.
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How BPdc appears in real patterns
Rnds 20–23: Ch 2, *fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st; rep from * around, sl st in first st. (60)
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), sk first st, *fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st; rep from * 2 more times, dc in top of tch, turn. (8 sts)