Knitting one-row button holes

In this video from http://www.knittinghelp.com , Amy shares with you a simple method for creating a button hole in a knitted work.

If the button you're using is 4 stitches wide, make a 3-stitch buttonhole (as demonstrated). For a 5-stitch-wide button, make a 4-stitch buttonhole, etc.




Step 1 -- work to where you want buttonhole to begin. Bring yarn to front; slip 1 purl-wise, bring yarn to back.

Step 2 -- Slip 1 purl-wise, pass first slipped stitch over second. (repeat this part 2 more times--passing over 3 stitches total, for a 3-stitch buttonhole) Place last stitch back on left needle. Turn work.

Step 3 -- Cast on 4 stitches (for the 3 stitches you bound off, plus 1) using the cable cast-on method.

Step 4 -- Turn work (so RS is facing). Bring yarn to back; slip first st of left needle onto right needle and pass last CO st over it. ....You're done! Work to end of the row, or to the next buttonhole!

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[Aussieuke2]

Thank you, this turned out to be the best button hole I have ever attempted.

[CuriouslyReticent]

I like pretending Maggie Gyllenhaal is teaching me how to knit a buttonhole.

[mamireynita]

@DeweyManloveJr what also u want to see a legs or what because u are in a wrong channel lol.

[mamireynita]

I can believe somebody was capable to vote tums down in this video, they'r not in theirs main or what?

[DeweyManloveJr]

I hate these videos that just show the hands. How an I supposed to jerk off to that?

[CheekyLee09]

this is helping me so much! thank you

[JessR189]

Thank you! Nice video and clear instructions. I'm a beginning knitter so I can only do very basic projects and this made perfect sense to me. I'm finishing up a simple glasses case for my dad for Christmas and I decided to be adventurous and add a button. This really helped me out!

[YlanasWorld]

That's the first time I've ever done a knitted buttonhole, and I literally watched your video and it worked first time, thank you! :D

[manishadevi]

WOW! I'm so grateful for videos demonstrating knitting as I'm an eager dedicated beginning learning as much as I can, because I love it! Thank you for helping me figuring out how to make a button hole - yeah! Very clear, easy and simple.

[1karenjones9]

thank u!

[galaxygirl197]

thank you for taking the time to show this video it was clear and helpful

[shiroosh23]

does it work on every pattern? (not only knit stich?)