Buttonhole
Horizontal buttonhole
Depending on the required size of
the buttonhole, knit off several
stitches (e.g. five) using a length of
contrast yarn:
Hem
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- Push needles forward until the
stitches have slipped behind the
open latch.
- Lay a length of contrast yarn
(approx. 10 cm long) by hand into
the needle heads, then one by one
pull the needles back again until the
stitch has slipped over the closed
latch and a new stitch has been
formed.
Cast on in waste yarn in a contrasting
colour to the main yarn, i.e. called
contrast yarn (see page 27).
- Knit a few rows in this contrast
yarn.
- Change to the main yarn.
- Knit twice the required hem depth.
After pressing the piece of knitting,
pull out the contrast thread carefully
and sew the loose stitches by hand
using backstitch.
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- Place the purl stitch loops of the
first row knitted in main yarn into
the needle heads.
Continue to knit.