Bullion Stitch Archives - KatiDCreations

Don’t be afraid; there is not a single Bullion stitch in this square! Although you don’t have to tell anyone that, haha. This square is called ‘Mock Bullion Flames’ because there is a square called ‘Bullion Flames’ that I simply have not finished (I may have started it 2 winters ago) and gotten published yet. It has a very similar look to this square, except there are no Mock stitches in it.

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This square works up really quickly, has so much texture to it and would be perfect to help use up one of those randomly small balls of yarn. There are plenty of photos and tutorial links included incase you should have any issues. And if working Back Post stitches is something you just really hate to do…..just do them anyway, this square is totally worth it!

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Mock Bullion Flames Granny Square
Copyright KatiDCreations.com, 2017

Materials:
Lions Brand Vannas Choice
Pink
Radiant Yellow
Dusty Purple
J/6.00mm hook

Gauge:
13 rows SC x 12 sts = 3 inches

Stitches:
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
sk st – Skip Stitch
sl st – Slip Stitch
YO – Yarn Over
Blo – Back Loop Only
TR – Treble Crochet
sp – Space

Special Stitches:
Invisible Join – Tutorial by LookatwhatImade
BPDC – Back Post, Tutorial by Mooglyblog
Standing DC – Standing Double Crochet, Tutorial by Mooglyblog
Mock Bullion – DC in indicated st, (YO, working around the DC, pull up a loop) repeat 3 more times. YO, pull, through 8 loops, YO pull through remaining 2 loops
MTC – Modified Treble Crochet – YO 2x, insert hook were indicated, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops, YO and pull thorough remaining 3 loops

Notes:
– When instructed to work into the top of the Mock Bullion st, be sure you are crocheting in the DC that the loops are worked around.
– If you prefer you can join the new color with a Standing SC instead of the Joining, CH1, SC combination that is written in the pattern
– In R9 and R15 you will skip the first HDC after the corner,
– On R14 there will be 20 SC worked on every side, you can use stitch marker to determine where you corners are, work the stitches accordingly to where you joined your R13
– On R15 locate where the directions are for working in the ‘CH2 sp’ and then work backward to see what your stitch order will be

Colors:
CA – Pink
CB – Dusty Purple
CC – Radiant Yellow

CA
Magic Circle
R1. CH1, work 8SC in Magic Circle, Join with slst in first st.

R2. CH2, *YO working around the CH2, pull up loop; repeat from * 3 more times, YO pull through 8 loops, YO, pull through remaining 2 loops. CH1, **work a Mock Bullion st, CH1; repeat from ** in the remaining 6 SC. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join in the first Mock Bullion st where you pulled through the remaining 2 loops (8 Mock Bullion sts)

CB
R3. Join in BLO in top of any Mock Bullion, CH1, Blo SC in top of Mock Bullion and next st, SC around the CH, working in front of CH, work a BPDC st around the post of the SC between the 1st and 2nd Mock Bullion st of R2, *Blo SC in next 2 sts, SC around CH, working in front of CH, work a BPDC st around the post of the SC between the next two Mock Bullion st of R2; repeat from * around. Join with sl st in first SC (32 sts)

R4. CH1, SC in same as joining and around. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join

CC
R5. Working in any st, join with a Standing DC, CH2, sk next st, *DC, CH2, sk next st; repeat from * around. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join (16 DC, 16 CH2 sps)

CA
R6. Blo join in the top of any DC st, CH1, Blo SC in same as joining, SC around CH, working in R4, BPDC around Post st just to the left of the DC you worked on R5, (YO, working around the DC, pull up a loop) repeat 3 more times, YO, pull, through 8 loops, YO pull through remaining 2 loops, *SC around CH, Blo SC in next DC st, SC around CH, BPDC around next Post st just to the left of where the next DC on R5 was worked, (YO, working around the DC, pull up a loop) repeat 3 more times, YO, pull, through 8 loops, YO pull through remaining 2 loops; repeat from * 16 more times, SC around CH. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join (16 Mock Bullion sts)

CB
R7. Blo join in the top of any Mock Bullion st, CH1, Blo SC in same as joining, working around the Post of the next sk st from R5 work a BP TR, sk next 2 sts, Blo SC in next 2 sts, *Blo SC in top of Mock Bullion DC, working around the next Post of the next sk st from R5 work a BP TR, sk next 2 sts, Blo SC in next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join with sl st in first SC (64 sts)

R8. CH1, SC in same as joining and around. (64 SC)

R9. CH1, SC in same as joining and in next 5 sts, HDC in each of the next 3 sts, DC in next st, DC and MTC in next st, CH2, MTC and DC in next st, DC in next st, HDC in each of the next 3 sts, *SC in each of the next 6 sts, HDC in each of the next 3 sts, DC in the next st, DC and MTC in next st, CH2 MTC and DC in next st, DC in next st, HDC in next 3 sts; repeat from * around. Join with st st in first st (72 sts)

R10. CH1, SC in same as joining and next 7 sts, HDC in the next 4 sts, work 4HDC in the CH2 sp, HDC in the next 4 sts, *SC in the next 9 sts, HDC in next 4 sts, work 4HDC in the CH2 sp, HDC in next 4 sts; repeat from * around, SC in next st. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join (84 sts)

CC
R11. Join with Standing DC in any st, CH1, sk next st, *DC in next st, CH1, sk next st; repeat from * around. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join

CA
R12. Join in the top of any DC with Standing SC, work a Mock Bullion around the next post st of R10 (post st just to the left of worked DC from R11), *SC in top of next DC, Mock Bullion around next post st of R10; repeat from * around. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join. (42 Mock Bullion sts)

CB
R13. Join in the top of any Mock Bullion, SC in same as joining, working in R10 BP TR around unworked post st, sk next 2 sts, *SC in top of next Mock Bullion, working in R10 BP TR around unworked post st, sk next 2 sts; repeat from * around. Join with sl st in first SC.

R14. (Depending on where you joining your R13 will depend on what order you sts will be) SC in same as joining, SC across to corner, (2HDC, CH2, 2HDC) in corner, *work 20 SC across to next corner, (2HDC, CH2, 2HDC) in corner; repeat from * around, SC in remaining unworked sts. Join with sl st in first SC.

R15. (Depending on where you joined your R13 will depend what order your sts will be) CH1, HDC in same as joining and next 5 sts, SC in next 7 sts, HDC in next 8 sts, (2HDC, CH2, 2HDC) in CH2 sp, *HDC in next 8 sts, SC in next 7 sts, HDC in next 8 sts, (2HDC, CH2, 2HDC) in CH2 sp, repeat from * around; HDC in remaining st. Join with sl st in first st.

Edging. CH1, HDC in same as joining and in each st across to corner, work 4 HDC in CH2 sp, *HDC across to corner, work 4 HDC in corner; repeat from * around, HDC in remaining sts. Finish off. Join with Invisible Join

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Here is my second 12′ square. This one did not come near as easily as the first one did! The biggest problem was trying to figure out which stitches I wanted to use. After several attempts at making a flower that was not turning out anywhere close to what I was picturing in my head; I decided it was time to go in a completely new direction.

Now something you may not know about me is I like to push myself; so I figured why not learn a new stitch!? So after searching around a bit I came across the Bullion Stitch. This stitch is a beautiful, but apparently it is a bit of a challenge to master; and I now was down to 3 days to master this stitch and design a square using it. Can we say ‘procrastinate much’? But, that’s okay; I love the rush as a deadline quickly approaches.

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Dit patroon werd in het Nederlands vertaald door HET HAAKBEEST. Je vindt de vertaalde versie *hier*

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Bullion’s in Bloom

Materials:
Red Heart with Love – about 150 yards
5.5mm hook
Embroidery Needle

Gauge:
14 rows = 4 inches
14 SC = 4 inches

Stitch Guide:
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
Sl st – Slip Stitch
BLO – Back Loop Only
ch sp – Chain Space
YO – Yarn Over
Bullion Stitch
MTR – Modified Treble Crochet
FP – Front Post
Invisible Join

Special Stitches:
Bullion Stitch: Photo Tutorial by The Stitching Mommy found HERE

Video Tutorial by B.hooked Crochet found HERE

Invisible Join: Tutorial by Look At What I Made found HERE

Modified Treble Crochet: YO 2x, insert hook in specified stitch, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through remaining 3 loops.

Front Post Stitch: Tutorial by The Lavender Chair found HERE
This tutorial shows you how to work the stitch with a DC, be sure to work the indicated stitches listed in the pattern.

Special Notes:
You may need to push the CH3 from Round 2&3 to the back of your work.

With each color change you will finish off and Invisible Join. You can see in the photos below why I have chosen to do this instead of carrying the yarn up each row. The photo on the bottom has a much nicer look than the photo on the top where you can see the different joining’s.

Color A
Magic Circle

Round 1: CH1, work 8SC in Magic Circle. Join in first SC (8 SC)

Round 2: CH3, 8 loop Bullion stitch in same as joining, CH2 (in addition to the CH used to close off the Bullion stitch), *8 loop Bullion stitch in next stitch, CH2 (in addition to the CH used to close off the Bullion stitch); repeat from * around. Finish off; Join with Invisible Join in closing CH of first Bullion stitch. (8 Bullion stitches)
Color B

Round 3: Blo join in top of the first Bullion stitch of Round2, CH1, blo SC in same as joining, blo SC in next CH (the CH created when finishing off Bullion stitch from Round 2), working in front of the CH2, around the SC post of Round 1 and between the first and second Bullion stitches of Round 2 work a 10 loop Bullion stitch, sk next CH, blo SC in next CH stitch, *blo SC in top of Bullion stitch, blo SC in next CH (the CH created when finishing off Bullion stitch from Round 2), working in front of the CH2, around the SC post stitch of Round 1 and between the next two Bullion stitches of Round 2 work a 10 loop Bullion stitch, sk next CH, blo SC in next CH stitch; repeat from; repeat from *around. Finish off; Join with Invisible Join (40 SC)

Color A
Round 4: Blo join in the top of any stitch, CH1, blo SC in same as joining and around. Finish off, Join with Invisible Join. (40 SC)
Color B

Round 5: Blo join in any stitch, CH1, blo SC in same as joining and next, blo HDC, blo DC in next 2 stitches, (BL MTR, CH3, BL MTR) in next stitch, blo DC in next 2 stitches, blo HDC, *blo SC in next 3 stitches, blo HDC, blo DC in next 2 stitches, (blo MTR, CH3, blo MTR) in next stitch, blo DC in next 2 stitches, blo HDC; repeat from * around, SC in last stitch. Finish off; Join with Invisible Join. (44 Stitches, 4 CH3 spaces)

Color A
Round 6: Blo join in any first SC of the 3SC, CH1, blo SC in same as joining and next 5 stitches, FP HDC around next stitch, work 5SC in the ch sp, FP HDC around next stitch, *blo SC in the next 9 stitches, FP HDC around next stitch, work 5SC in the ch sp, FP HDC around next stitch; repeat from * around, blo SC in last 3 stitches. Finish off; Join with Invisible Join. (64 Stitches)

Color B
Round 7: Blo join in the first SC after any FP HDC, CH1, blo SC in same as joining and next 8 stitches, FP HDC around next stitch, blo SC, 2BL SC in next stitch, blo SC, 2BL SC in next stitch, blo SC, FP HDC around next stitch, *blo SC in next 9 stitches, FP HDC around next stitch, blo SC, 2blo SC in next stitch, blo SC, 2blo SC in next stitch, blo SC, FP HDC around next stitch; repeat from * around. Finish off; Join with Invisible Join. (72 Stitches)

Make an additional square using Colors A and B, then make 2 additional squares using colors B and other color of choice

Arrange squares as desired.

Seaming
*With wrong side of 2 squares together, match up stitches (see photos). Working in both squares, join with Color B, CH1 and SC in each stitch across, finish off; repeat from * once more, to finish stitching the square together.

If you need further assistance this is a photo tutorial by Repeat Crafter Me found HERE

Quad Bullion Square - KatiDCreations.com

Line you stitches as shown when joining. This will keep the FP stitches in line with each other.

Edging
Right side facing, join in the top right corner SC after the first FP HDC, CH1, SC in same as joining and next 8 stitches, FP HDC around next stitch, *SC in the next 9 stitches, FP HDC around next stitch; repeat from * once more, SC in next 2 stitches, 2SC, SC, 2SC, SC in next 2 stitches, ^(FP HDC around next stitch, SC in the next 9 stitches) repeat twice more, FP HDC around next stitch, SC in next 2 stitches, 2SC, SC, 2SC, SC in next 2 stitches; repeat from ^ twice more, FP HDC in around last stitch. Finish off; Join with Invisible Join.

Block square as needed.

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