# [Sample popcorn and bullion texture](https://threadcabin.com/explore/225/sample-popcorn-and-bullion-texture)

> A popcorn closes a group into a raised unit; bullion texture relies on multiple wraps. Both need their own sample for tension and consumption.

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- Language: en
- Published: 2026-09-25T17:26:34.0421936+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T17:26:39.0725748+00:00
- Craft: Crochet
- Primary image: [Illustration: Four small crochet texture samples with clustered stitches, soft puffs, prominent bobbles and popcorn-like bumps, shown as distinct surface forms.](https://threadcabin.com/images/explore/focused/crochet-textures.jpg)

A popcorn closes a group into a raised unit; bullion texture relies on multiple wraps. Both need their own sample for tension and consumption.

## Before you start

Confirm whether the instructions use US or UK terms. On a smooth-yarn sample, mark the first and last stitch and note whether the turning chain counts.

## Try this example

Place three raised units on a plain trial strip using the pattern’s exact instructions. Check that closing a unit has not added an unintended top stitch.

## Check your result

- Count stitch tops separately from chain spaces and compare successive row or round totals. Lay the sample down without stretching it to inspect the shape.
- A symbol or familiar stitch name does not supply a complete construction. Use the project’s own counts, turning rules and joining instructions.

## Sources

- [www.craftyarncouncil.com: crochet abbreviations](https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/crochet-abbreviations)
- [media.craftyarncouncil.com: CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf](https://media.craftyarncouncil.com/files/CIP/CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf)

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## Sources and provenance

- [Reading crochet charts: symbols, rows, rounds, and repeats](https://threadcabin.com/explore/4/reading-crochet-charts-symbols-rows-rounds-and-repeats)
- [Compare clusters, puffs and bobbles](https://threadcabin.com/explore/224/compare-clusters-puffs-and-bobbles)
- [Estimate yarn from a crochet rectangle](https://threadcabin.com/explore/211/estimate-yarn-from-a-crochet-rectangle)
- [Crochet loop placement changes texture and movement](https://threadcabin.com/explore/12/crochet-loop-placement-changes-texture-and-movement)