Front Post Treble Crochet 2 Together (abbreviated fptr2tog or split fptr2tog)

Front post treble crochet 2 together is a decorative stitch that is worked over several stitches. It is used to make an inverted V shape on your fabric. It is made by working the first part (or leg) of the stitch in one location, skipping several stitches, working the second part (or leg) of the stitch in another location, then working them both legs together as one to complete the stitch. This is counted as one stitch.

Note: Crochet does not have standardized naming conventions for special stitches. Designers may call stitches by whatever name they prefer. For this reason, it is difficult to search online for how a particular special stitch is created. Another reason it is hard to find the “correct” way to work a particular special stitch is because each designer might work a special stitch in their own unique way. Be sure to follow the directions stated in the pattern for how to work the stitch.

The explanation below is one way to work a front post treble crochet 2 together.

This video shows working part of a row of inverted V-stitches using the front post treble crochet 2 together stitch. The first angled stitch creates a partial inverted V at the start of the row.

Front post treble crochet (to do this: yarn over twice, insert the hook around the post of the indicated stitch from front to back to front again, yarn over, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook] 3 times).

Skip the stitch behind the front post treble crochet just made, single crochet in the next 3 stitches.

Front post treble crochet 2 together as follows:

Yarn over twice, insert the hook around the post of the indicated stitch from front to back to front again, yarn over, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook] twice (2 loops on hook), yarn over twice, insert the hook around the post of the next indicated stitch from front to back to front again, yarn over, pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), [yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook] twice (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 3 loops.