How to Knit Buttonholes (Knitting Technique)

Learn how to Knit Buttonholes. My easy-to-understand 5-Step process guides you through every knit stitch and technique required to create knitted buttonholes in your creative project.

Knitting Supplies

• Yarn
• Knitting Needles
• Buttons
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors

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5 Step Instructions to Knit Buttonholes

Step 1 – BUTTONHOLE SIZE

• Start on the Right Side of Your Work
• Place Button on Knitted Work
• Determine the Number of Knit Stitches to Create a Buttonhole, slightly less than the button diameter

Step 2 – BEGIN BUTTONHOLE EDGE

• Bring Yarn to the Front
• Slip 1 Stitch Purlwise
• Bring Yarn to Back

Step 3 – KNIT BOTTOM EDGE

• Slip 1 Stitch Purlwise
• Pass Slipped Stitch Over (PSSO)

Repeat 2-Step Pattern Above for Number of Knit Stitches to Create Buttonhole, then

• Place Last Stitch on Right Needle onto Left Needle

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Step 4 – KNIT TOP EDGE

• Turn Work from Right Side to Wrong Side
• CABLE CAST ON knitting technique for Number of Knit Stitches to Create Buttonhole PLUS 1

Step 5 – FINISH BUTTONHOLE EDGE

• Turn Work from Wrong Side back to Right Side
• Slip 1 Stitch Off Left Needle Onto Right Needle Purlwise
• Pass Slipped Stitch Over (PSSO)

Watch Video Tutorial

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