Bullion stitch help

[barbstitches]

I'm trying to learn to do the bullion stitch, but my efforts are not good so far. Any tips or hints to do it better? Is there a special crochet hook that works best?

[minwifeof4boys]

Yes! I bought bullion crochet hooks at Annies Attic..I think I got 4 of them for under 10.00 including shipping.. Seriously, I can do a 10 loop stitch now!

[dixieredhead]

The best type of crochet hook for a bullion stitch is an older boye " inline" hook. That is, it does not have the curved taper of the newer hooks. When I was learning that stitch, I did not wrap the thread really tight and left enough room to easily pull my hook through. It will take some practice, but you will get the feel of it.

[crochetsal]

Another hint: practise starting with fewer 'wraps' than called for in the pattern. For example, if it calls for 10, start with 3 or 4, then build up.

I had a devil of a time! I walked away from it a bit, but I'm not one to totally give up on something, so came back after awhile and finally got it.

Sally

[Ellie 13]

If you use the in line hook and slide the loops off 1 or 2 at a time, not all at once, it's easier.

Ellie 13

[artemis]

Here's a nice video from Margaret Hubert. It has helped me. What I wasn't doing was doing the wrap on the wider part of the hook. Hope this helps.

 

[barbstitches]

Thanks so much for everyone's help. All the suggestions were great and I'm really starting to get better at it. I love my crochet frineds.

[sherryzzz]

I made the bullion stitch belt in the Fabulous & Flirty Crochet book and, though it wasn't the easiest stitch, I just perservered. No matter how loosely I wrapped the yarn, though, I still had to scoot the stitches off the end of the hook 2 or 3 at a time..... by the end of the project, I wasn't any better at this stitch than when I started!!! But I really like the look and the texture it gives.

[texasredhead]

That is a great video! Now I see what I had been doing wrong when I was trying to learn it. I wasn't putting my loops over the wide middle part of the hook. I'm going to try it again!

[RoseRed]

Awesome Video!