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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*

I have had the privilege of this square being included in Moogly 2015 Afghan CAL!  You can check out the other amazing free 12inch squares HERE 

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

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.

Copyright KatiDCreations, November 2015.  Please do not repost any portion of this pattern.  If you would like to link back to this original post you may grab one photo.

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