This is a great photo tutorial for creating buttonholes from Tin Can Knits.
Buttons on our Playdate cardigan from Max and Bodhi’s Wardrobe
There are many techniques for creating buttonholes. This tutorial shows you how to make a one-row buttonhole. For information on spacing your buttonholes and creating a button band check out our button band tutorial here.
1-stitch buttonhole: This is my preferred method, it is simple and creates a small, tidy hole. To work a 1 stitch buttonhole simply work (yo, k2tog)
A 1-stitch buttonhole works perfectly for Lush, especially if you are using smallish buttons.
2, 3, and 4-stitch buttonholes : For larger buttons, or in lighter weight sweaters (fingering / sock weight for example) a 1 st buttonhole would be too small, so you will have to go with something bigger. For 2, 3, and 4 stitch buttonhole you will work as follows:
1. slip the next 2 sts
2. pass the first over…
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