How to make Ret1/Sk1 FPdc2tog

INSTRUCTIONS

How to read the abbreviation “Ret1/Sk1 FPdc2tog”:

  • Ret = return → this means you go back to a stitch that was made earlier.
  • 1 = the number of stitches you go back. You will work the first leg of the FPdc2tog around the post of that stitch (usually two rows below).
  • Sk = skip → this means you skip one stitch ahead in the working row.
  • 1 = one stitch ahead → you will work the second leg of the FPdc2tog around the post of that stitch (also two rows below).
  • FPdc2tog = front post double crochet two together → you work two FPdc stitches as one, joining their tops together.

So, Ret1/Sk1 FPdc2tog means:

Work a front post double crochet two together by returning back 1 stitch for the first leg, and then skipping ahead 1 stitch for the second leg — both worked around the posts of stitches two rows below.

What does “second row below” mean?

When you see “work around the post of the stitch located two rows below,” it means that instead of inserting your hook into the working row, you reach down two rows.

Step-by-step instructions

Ret1/Sk1 FPdc2tog (front post double crochet two together worked around posts one stitch back and one stitch ahead): yarn over, insert the hook from front to back to front around the post of the first indicated stitch 1 stitch back and two rows below, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops remain on the hook); yarn over, insert the hook around the post of the next indicated stitch 1 stitch ahead and two rows below, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops (3 loops on the hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops. Always skip the stitch behind the top of each Ret1/Sk1 FPdc2tog.

Ret1/Sk1 FPdc2tog is essentially a standard front post double crochet two together, but worked into specific locations. The first leg is worked around the post of a stitch one stitch back and two rows below, and the second leg is worked around the post of a stitch one stitch ahead and two rows below.
In charts, it is shown using the standard FPdc symbols combined together.

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