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December 27, 2005
Buttonloops
I hope you are all enjoying the delights of the season. As promised, here is the tutorial for the applied (ie sewn on afterwards) buttonloops used in Jemima. You can find the tutorial for the tubular cast on here.
I think the pictures are not as good as my previous efforts. Hopefully you will get the gist.
1. Thread your needle with the yarn for your buttonloop. Secure it with a few small stitches on the wrong side, then bring the yarn through at the left edge of your buttonloop. Make a long, loose stitch, the size you want your buttonloop to be, passing the needle through your knitted fabric at the right edge of your buttonloop.
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2. Bring needle back through knitting at left edge of buttonhole again. The aim is to have two loops of yarn, the size, shape and position of your finished buttonloop.
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3. Insert needle from front to back under both loops. Note, the needle isn’t going through any knitted fabric – it’s passing under the loops the way a button will. Wrap the yarn around the back of needle then round to the front, then pull needle out through back of buttonloop.
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4. You’re left with a little knot, hugging the left edge of the buttonloop.
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5. Repeat step 3 – needle through buttonloop, yarn around back of needle, pull through.
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6. Work stitches to cover length of buttonloop. Don’t work too many though or it won’t lie flat. Fasten off yarn and weave in loose end.
Posted by Anna at December 27, 2005 02:33 PM
Comments
Great tutorial. I've used a variation of this technique a long time ago, but I really like the elegance and symmetry of this method. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Julia at December 27, 2005 03:17 PM
Oh! Nice tutorial! I like the photos, myself...very clear.
Posted by: eunny at December 27, 2005 04:41 PM
This is a very useful method, for adding buttons as an afterthought and they look good too. Thanks for showing.
Posted by: erin at December 27, 2005 05:19 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: J. at December 28, 2005 06:40 AM
This technique looks like crochet, but the application is quite similar to naalbinding. Interesting.
Posted by: Christina at December 28, 2005 07:13 AM
Thanks for the great tutorial!
Posted by: Chris at December 29, 2005 02:09 PM
How cool is that!?
Posted by: Scout at December 31, 2005 02:52 PM
That's fabulous! I am in dire need of a button loop tutorial - thanks for coming up with the goods!
Posted by: Leisl at January 1, 2006 09:35 PM
Great instructions. I used it for making button loops on doll clothes.
Posted by: Eleanor at May 5, 2006 03:38 PM
hi, I tried and failed miserably making a nice button loop on a baby sweater last night. I took it out and went to bed. Thanks so much for the tutorial. NOW I see how to do one!
Thanks,Sherilyn
Posted by: Sherilyn at May 5, 2006 11:52 PM