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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

John, who is a member of this forum, posted a method of knitting buttonholes on an American forum around four years ago, and his method is so good and so neat that I would like to reproduce it here exactly as he wrote it:

Here's a tip for buttonholes.
When you cast on the stitches in the next row after the cast off/bind off to complete the buttonhole, cast on one extra stitch (usually knitters have to turn the work round to do the casting on) When you turn back, flip the first stitch on the left hand needle on to the right, and pass the 'extra' cast on stitch forward over. Then slip this first stitch back on to the left hand needle and knit or purl the stitch as usual. It's not as fiddly as it seems and it makes a firm upper edge to the hole

I've tried this method and it really is excellent; it doesn't leave that little loop of thread at the top corner that you get if you construct a cast-off-and-on buttonhole in the usual way.

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CJ · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject:

thanks, will give that a try. Very Happy

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terri · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject:

I'll have a go at that next time I do buttonholes!!!!!

where is John, we haven't seen him for ages Sad

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Fi · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject:

Handy tip.
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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

I think he could be in Poland. Very Happy

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terri · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:48 pm Post subject:

ahhhhhhhhhhhh, yes Rolling Eyes

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Seahorse · Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 1430

That sounds good. Is it worth having a 'tips and tricks' forum or stickied thread with things like this in it, do you think? I know it's just the sort of thing I'll only half remember and end up searching all over the BB for at a later date!

Claire

Blossom · Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:12 am Post subject:

That sounds excellent...I shall give that a go next time I'm doing buttonholes...I always find that loop so frustrating! Laughing

Thanks Debs....and John! Very Happy

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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

If you'd like a Tips and tricks forum, I can make you one if you like? Off to do it now Wink

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Blossom · Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:17 am Post subject:

That is a great idea Debs...thanks! Smile

I put up a post in the Sockamonth or sock forum with a good page for knitting on two circs...maybe that could go in there too??

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