Diamond Pattern

Using the Front/Back Post Double Crochet, one can make a wide assortment of patterns, one of the most common being the Diamond pattern.

DIAMOND PATTERN:

-Chain Multiples of 5 + 3 more for start of row.

-Starting with 3rd chain from hook, DC in each stitch. Chain 2 and turn piece

-1 FPDC for fist stitch, 1 BPDC in next 4. Repeat till end. Chain 2

-FPDC and BPDC are reversed when you turn your piece. Skip 1st stitch, FPDC in 2nd stitch, BPDC in skipped stitch, FPDC in next 2 stitches, Skip next, and BPDC in one after, FPDC in skipped one, repeat till end

-From here you should be able to figure out how to continue moving the two lines of FPDC's toward each other. When you cross them, you can choose to work on top of them, so that they're crossed right over left, or behind them, so they are crossed left over right. Alternating between these two will give you a nice weave. Just remember that an even number of stitches must seporate the two that you are moving toward each other. You may also double them back oppisite directions to form a string of diamonds.