Glossary : Buttonholes

Vertical Buttonhole

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Work a ribbed band to 2 rows before the bottom of the buttonhole position, ending on a right side row. *With wrong side facing, work number of sts to the buttonhole opening. Join new yarn (shown shaded here in cream), work to end of row, turn. Work to the buttonhole opening, cross the 2 yarn ends (as you would in Fair Isle or intarsia to prevent a hole), work to end of row with original working yarn. Work to the buttonhole opening, cross the 2 yarn ends, work to end of row with new yarn, turn. Work to the buttonhole opening, drop new yarn, pick up other yarn (without crossing yarn ends), work to end of row. Cont in rib working the appropriate number of rows for the buttons you've chosen. Work 2 more rows in rib, crossing yarns at buttonhole opening and ending with a right side row. Cut new yarn. With wrong side facing, work to end of row with main yarn and continue to 2 rows before the bottom of next buttonhole, ending on a right side row. Repeat from * for each buttonhole.

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One Row Buttonhole

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:37:00 GMT

For a 3(4, 5) st buttonhole. Work to where you want the buttonhole to begin, bring the yarn to the front, slip the next stitch purlwise, and then return the yarn to the back.
1. *Slip the next stitch. Then on the right needle, pass the second stitch over the end stitch. Repeat from * 2 (3, 4) times. Slip the last bound-off stitch to the left needle and turn the work.
2. Move the yarn to the back and use the cable cast on to cast on 4 (5, 6) stitches as follows: *Insert the right needle between the first and second stitches on the left needle, draw up a loop, and place it on the left needle. Repeat from * 3 (4, 5) times. Turn the work.
3. With the yarn in back, slip the first stitch from the left needle and pass the extra cast on stitch over it to close the buttonhole. Work to the end of the row.

Buttonhole Stitch

Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Working into edge half-stitch of the knitted piece, *bring tip of threaded needle in and out of a knitted stitch, place working yarn under needle tip, then bring threaded needle through the stitch and tighten. Repeat from *, always bringing threaded needle on top of working yarn.