Self-Reinforcing One-Row Buttonhole WTP Sampler by natalief on flickr
Yarn: Patons 100% Cotton 4ply (fingering)
Needles: 2.25 mm
Pattern: Self-Reinforcing One-Row Buttonhole
Stitch Count Repeat: I used 25 sts; a 5 st garter stitch border each side and a 5 st buttonhole in the middle of the centre 15 sts. The book does not say.
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 354
Comments, if any: The centre 15 sts were, from bottom to top, on:
- garter stitch.
- stocking stitch (stockinette) buttonhole knit on the RS (right/knit/facing side).
- stocking stitch (stockinette) buttonhole knit on the WS (wrong/purl/reverse side).
- seed stitch.
My preferred/favourite buttonhole is the one on stocking stitch kit on the purl/wrong side with seed stitch second and the garter stitch third. I dislike the pouty lips look of the buttonhole knit on the right/knit side of the stocking stitch (stockinette) sample.
Knit by: natalieford on Ravelry = Natalie Ford Knits (natalieford.com) = natalief on flickr
September 11, 2011 at 1:46 PM
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November 22, 2011 at 9:42 PM
I agree. The garter stitch version really pulls the rows. This is a good reminder for when one is planning a button hole band. Thanks!