How to Crochet the Bouillon Stitch Photo Tutorial
The Bouillon Crochet stitch pattern is one stitch that I have been putting off recording for a long time!
But it is one stitch that everyone should have in their repertoire.
The Bouillon crochet stitch is a classic crochet stitch. You will often see it worked in vintage crochet patterns and worked in all weights and fibres of yarn. It is a timeless crochet stitch that features a delicate and unique look.
One of the reasons why I have been putting off recording this tutorial is that it is not an easy stitch to work, especially if working it with a classic crochet hook. It is a stitch that requires practice and patience and getting the tension just right. That being said, it is one of those stitches that one can feel proud about mastering!
Learn how to crochet the Bouillon Stitch with this photo tutorial.
Materials
- worsted weight yarn
- 5 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
- Bouillon St – Bouillon Stitch (Yarn over 5 times, insert your hook into the next st, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all the loops on your hook. Bouillon Stitch made.)
- Ch – Chain Stitch
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Hdc – Half Double Crochet
- Rpt – Repeat
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- Yo – Yarn Over
Notes
- I find when working this stitch, only remove 1-2 loops at a time from your hook.
- You may wrap the yarn around your hook as many times as you would like to create a taller or shorter stitch. For example, yarn over seven or ten times.
- This stitch is worked in rows in this tutorial. You may work it in one colour or many. I will be working the stitch in a solid colour.
- To begin, make a slip knot and then a foundation chain. For your foundation chain you may use any multiple of stitches plus one. For example, ch 26.
Instructions
Row One: Sc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each ch across. Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), turn.
Row Two: Dc in the 1st st, bouillon st in the next st and in each st across until 1 st remains, dc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Row Three: Sc in the 1st st and in each st across, ch 2 (does not count as a stitch), turn.
And that’s it!
For the rest of the pattern simply repeat rows 2 and 3 for as long as you would like, fasten off, weave in your ends.
