Back Post Treble Crochet
The back post treble crochet stitch is an advanced yet beginner-friendly way to create recessed textures and three-dimensional patterns in your crochet projects. With consistent tension, careful hook placement, and practice combining BP TR with FP TR, you can craft professional-looking designs like basket weave, cables, and ribbing. Mastery of this stitch enhances the visual depth of your projects and allows for more complex, visually striking crochet patterns.
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Beginner’s Guide to the Back Post Treble Crochet Stitch (US: BP TR, UK: BP DTR)
The back post treble crochet stitch is a tall, textured stitch that creates recessed vertical lines, forming a “valley” effect in your crochet fabric. In US terminology, it is called BP TR, while in the UK it is referred to as BP DTR (Back Post Double Treble).
This stitch is worked around the post of the stitch from the previous row, inserting the hook from the back of the fabric. BP TR is often used in basket weave patterns, cables, ribbing, and other textured designs to create depth and contrast with front post stitches.
For beginners, learning BP TR is a great way to achieve advanced textured effects and enhance three-dimensional designs
Beginner Tips
- Keep tension consistent to maintain uniform recessed ridges.
- Insert the hook fully behind the post to ensure clean, recessed lines.
- Alternate BP TR with FP TR in practice swatches to see how textures interact.
- Use scrap yarn for swatches to clearly observe depth and contrast. 5. Work slowly at first to develop control over yarn overs and loop management.
Common Mistakes:
- Not fully inserting the hook behind the post, causing uneven or shallow ridges.
- Pulling loops too tight, making it hard to work subsequent rows.
- Skipping posts or accidentally adding extra posts, disrupting the pattern.
- Inconsistent tension, leading to uneven recessed lines.
- Confusing BP TR with FP TR, reversing the textured effect.
