Angels Around the World

Happy Holidays to all my friends around the world! Designed by Bonnie Pierce 2000 Materials: Red Heart 4 ply Yarn Color A = Aran, Color B = Country Blue Crochet Hook: Size F or size needed for gauge. Size G for edging. Gauge: Each Square = 6"

Note: Skill level: Intermediate. Instructions for 7" square included. Blocking: Block lightly & briefly with a warm damp pressing cloth on the reverse side of the square with a med-hot iron.

Pattern Stitches
Bullion Stitch (Bullion St.): Yo 10 times LOOSELY, EVENLY, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a loop, even with the 10 loops, yo, draw through all 12 loops, (wiggling the hook and rolling the yarn back and forth) Bullion made. Bullion Stitch giving you fits? Try this link http://crochet.miningco.com/hobbies/crochet/library/blbullion.htm

Instructions
Beginning: With size F hook and color A, ch 8, join with a sl st Round 1: Ch 1, 24 sc, join with a sl st.

Round 2: Ch 5, sk 1, trc in next st., sk 1, trc in next st, ch 5, sk 1, sl st in next st., ch 5 cont. around. Join with a sl st in first sl st. FO Color A. (Four Angel Skirts made.) Round 3: Join in color B in back of sl st between skirts. Working behind skirts, ch 5, dc in same sp, ch 2, dc in same sp. *Ch 3, (dc in next back of sl st sp, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in same sp. Continue around from *. Join with a sl st in third ch of ch 5. Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 3, dc in center dc. Ch 3, sc in next dc, *ch 3, sc in next dc, work (ch 3, dc in center dc, ch 3) for corner. Sc in next dc. Continue around from *. Join with a sl st in first sc. Do not finish off. Drop Color B by pulling the loop up a few inches. Round 5: Angel arms and body Working in front of Round 4, join Color A with a sl st, ch 1 by inserting hook between 2 trcs of Round 2, and under ch 3 of Round 4. *In same space work (sc, ch 3, 10 yo bullion, ch 4, sl st). Ch 5, sl st in sl st between skirts, ch 5, sl st, ch 1 by inserting hook between two trc of Round 2 and ch 3 of round 4. Continue around from *, end ch 5, join with a sl st in first sp between trc's. Do not FO. Drop Color A by pulling the loop up a few inches and keeping to front of work. Gently pull angel arms away from the bullion body. Round 6: Working in back of Round 5, and on Round 4 sts, with dropped Color B, ch 6. Dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 2, dc in center dc, ch 2, dc in ch 3 sp, ch 3. *Dc in sc, ch 3 (behind angel), dc in sc, ch 3, dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 2, dc in center dc, ch 2, dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3. Continue around from *. Join with a sl st in third ch of ch 6. FO Color B. Round 7: Angel Wings and Head: With dropped Color A, ch 3, sl st in Color B ch 3 sp of Round 6 before angel, ch 3, sl st in same sp, ch 3, sl st in next dc, sl st in top of bullion. Ch 3, 4 dc in same sp. Remove hook from loop, insert in top of ch 3, insert hook in dropped loop and draw loop through, *ch 2* (this is ch 2 sp behind angel's head), sl st in next dc. Ch 3, sl st in next Color B ch 3 sp. Ch 3, sl st in same Color B ch 3 sp. Ch 3, join with a sl st at waist of angel, at base of bullion in sl st. FO Color A. Do next Angel in same way, joining Color A with a sl st at the right side base of bullion in sl st. Round 8: Join Color B in corner dc. Work (ch 5, dc, ch 2, dc in same corner). Working behind angel in Round 6 sts, *ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next ch 3 sp, in the same sp as wing sl sts in Round 7, but to the left of wing sl sts, ch 2, dc in ch 3 sp behind angel, ch 2, dc in next ch 3 sp, in the same sp as wing sl sts in Round 7, but to the right of wing sl sts, ch 2, dc in dc, ch 2. In corner dc work (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) Continue around from *. Join with a sl st in third ch of ch 5.

Round 9: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next sp, in corner work (hdc, ch 2, hdc). Work 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, hdc in dc. Work (hdc in ch 2 sp, hdc in dc), 6 times. Work 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp. In corner work (hdc, ch 2, hdc). Continue around. Join with a sl st in top of first ch 2. FO Color B Round 10: With Color A and size G hook, 3 sc in corner, sc across 10 sts, insert hook in *ch 2 sp* in back of angel head from right to left (counts as one loop) and in next st on working round, (yo and draw through 2 loops on hook), twice. Sc in same st and next 8 sts, (20 sc) 3 sc in corner. FO Color A. Note: For 7 inch square, Round 11: Work one round of dc in each st, corner (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 sp. Finish off and weave in all ends.
Bullion Stitch how to This stitch consists of a coil of wraps around the hook, through which the thread is drawn. Wind thread around the hook smoothly 10 times (or as many times as called for in your directions); insert hook in work, wrap thread over hook and draw a loop through, wrap over hook again and draw carefully through the coil of all the loops on the hook, (you may find it necessary to pick the loops off the hook with your fingers, one at a time), wrap thread over hook again and draw through the remaining stitch. The length of the roll stitch (bullion stitch) is determined by the number of wraps around the hook. Handbook of Crochet, early 1900s, says this about the roll stitch (bullion stitch): "A slender needle, tapering to the hook, is better for the purpose than a straight one, and its passage through the coil or roll is facilitated if the latter be held firmly between the thumb and finger of the left hand as the hook is worked through by the right." (In the early 1900s, crochet hooks were often called crochet needles.) Photo from Handbook of Crochet No. 2, Needlecraft Publishing Company, Augusta, Maine; No date in publication, circa early 1900s At the Site Elegant Crochet: Tips for Working With Bullion Stitches Some of the squares at this site use bullion stitches within the designs: Free Patterns at Elegant Crochet Free Tassel Pattern that uses the roll (bullion) stitch here: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa082899.htm