How to knit buttonbands

Learn how to add buttonbands to your cardigans and vests. This easy to follow video tutorial will show... Read more

Learn how to add buttonbands to your cardigans and vests. This easy to follow video tutorial will show you how to pick up stitches and create buttonholes. These buttonholes require only casting off and casting on skills, perfect for new and advanced knitters alike.

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Learn how to add buttonbands to your cardigans and vests. This easy to follow video tutorial will show you how to pick up stitches and create buttonholes. These buttonholes require only casting off and casting on skills, perfect for new and advanced knitters alike.

See the step by step guide here
Level: Easy
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

How to knit buttonbands - step 1

Step 1

With the right side facing, insert the right needle into the first edge stitch, from front to back.

How to knit buttonbands - step 2

Step 2

Wrap your yarn around the needle and pull it through.

How to knit buttonbands - step 3

Step 3

Repeat until the end of the row.

How to knit buttonbands - step 4

Step 4

Button Row One: Work to where you want to place the first buttonhole.

How to knit buttonbands - step 5

Step 5

Cast off the number of stitches your pattern tells you to.

How to knit buttonbands - step 6

Step 6

Continue in this way until you have the required number of buttonholes.

How to knit buttonbands - step 7

Step 7

After your last buttonholes, work to end of the row.

How to knit buttonbands - step 8

Step 8

Button Row Two: Work to the first buttonhole.

How to knit buttonbands - step 9

Step 9

Turn your knitting around and cast on the same number of stitches you cast off on the previous row, using the cable cast on technique.

How to knit buttonbands - step 10

Step 10

Turn your knitting back around and continue knitting the next buttonhole.

How to knit buttonbands - step 11

Step 11

Finish out the row, repeating the techniques from steps 8-10.