Buttonholes can be made in horizontal and vertical directions. The size of the button and the type of buttonhole depend on the width of the placket.
Loop made using yarn over
(for small buttons)
On the fastener bar, knitted with an elastic band 1 x 1, resp. In front of the purl loop, make 1 yarn over (see photo above), then purl and the next knit stitch together with the knit stitch. In the next purl row, knit a yarn over.
Loop made using 2 yarn overs
Particularly suitable for planks tied with 2x2 elastic.
On the fastener bar acc. In place, knit 1 knit stitch and 1 purl loop (= 1st loop of the next purl stitch) together with a slant to the left, make 2 yarn overs, then knit the 2nd purl loop and the next knit stitch together. In the next purl row, knit the 1st yarn over and knit the 2nd yarn over over the front row.
Horizontal loop
The size of the loop depends on the number of closed loops.
acc. place the required number of loops (see photo) and cast on the loops again in the next row. Next, knit on all loops accordingly. with pattern.
Double bar hinges
Performed as horizontal loops. The distance from the fold line of the bar to both loops of each pair should be the same (in the photo on the left - the fastener bar laid out in one layer)! Only under this condition will the holes for the buttons match after the placket is sewn.
Vertical loop
Particularly suitable for all-knit strips with shelves.
Mark the middle of the bar. First knit on loops to the mark and perform accordingly. the length of the hole is the number of rows, do not cut the thread. On the remaining loops of the bar, make the same number of rows from a separate ball and cut the thread. Then continue knitting on all loops.
How to knit loops with knitting needles
Do-it-yourself knitting differs from crocheting in that, firstly, there are other loops, and secondly, there are also different stitches, and the basis of knitting is two basic types of loops that have a different design, and are built on this design different loops and patterns. Therefore, some craftswomen prefer this type of knitting. Knitting with your own hands is not such a difficult job, the main thing is to have a lot of patience and learn the basic techniques and their derivatives.
Types of loops
The main or basic types of loops in hand knitting yourself are considered loops, which are called purl and knit. The purl loops are the wrong side of the product, and the front loops are its face. In addition to the main loops, there are also others:
- Edge. They can only be knitted in circular knitting, but if you are making a rectangular fabric, then you cannot do without them.
- Crossed. Since ancient times, such loops have been very popular. After all, the fabric that is knitted with such loops is very dense, retains its appearance for a long time and is difficult to deform.
- Decrease loop or decrease loop. This loop is needed to reduce loops in a row.
- Yarn over. Usually used for other openwork products.
- Extended loops can give knitting a more delicate look. Such loops are considered a type of slipped loops.
- Air loops are used to increase the length of the product by adding new loops; also thanks to them, you can make buttonholes.
- English. These loops are knit stitches, which are knitted in a different way - in English.
- Additional and double loops done when you need to increase the number of loops on the product.
How to knit a knit stitch with knitting needles
Knitting stitches
There are two ways to knit knit stitches with your own hands - behind the front and back wall.
1 way will show you how else you can make an English loop with knitting needles. For this method you need to do the following:
- lower the working thread down the product and wrap it around the index finger of your left hand.
- pick up the loop with the right needle. In the direction from left to right.
- Next, grab the working thread on the left side in the same way, while holding the back wall of the loop, then pull the loop through it, which is located on the left knitting needle.
Method 2 . Some people call this method continental, but it needs to be done like this:
- Throw the working thread over the index finger of your left hand, and thus leave it behind the canvas.
- Grab the loop on the left needle from the right side by the back wall and pull the working thread through it.
How to knit purl stitches with knitting needles
Purl loops
You need to make purl loops yourself in this way:
- Throw a thread onto the left needle.
- on the right side, the right needle must be threaded under the front wall of the loop.
- Adjust the working thread with your thumb so that it is in front of the loop.
- Use your right knitting needle to lift the loop up a little, at the same time you need to grab the working thread clockwise and drag it through the wall of the loop.
How to knit edge stitches with knitting needles
To ensure that the edges of the fabric are neat and even, edge loops are used for this. These loops with your own hands can be divided into the first edge loop, with which you start the row, and the second loop, which ends the row.
There are many different ways to knit edge loops, because it all depends on what kind of product you are knitting, because it can be made, for example, either convex in the form of a column of knots, or even in the form of a braid.
How to knit elongated loops with knitting needles
Elongated loops are knitted very simply, and they can be of different lengths, depending on what pattern you are making:
- if you want to make a short loop, the length of which is one or two rows, then you need to remove the loop on the right needle untethered from the right needle, and then pull it up a little.
- In this principle, you will see how to make longer loops: put the knitting needle behind the wall of the loop in the direction from left to right, then throw the working thread several times on the edge of the knitting needle, forming turns in it. Next, pull the future elongated loop through the loop of the previous row. Depending on how high you need the elongated thread in the future, the number of turns will depend. The loop turns out higher when the number of turns increases.
Elongated loops with knitting needles
How to make a yarn over and chain stitch
Making a yarn over is very simple. While knitting, place the working thread on the right knitting needle in front of the knitted loop. In order to make a hole using a yarn over, in the next row, you need to knit it behind the back wall; if you want a closed yarn over, then knit it behind the front wall.
In order to knit air loops with your own hands, you need to throw the working thread over your finger so that it is shaped like a loop, then you need to transfer the thread to the right knitting needle and pull it up very carefully.
How to knit crossed stitches with knitting needles
These loops can be made not only using purl stitches, but also knit stitches. When you make purl crossed stitches, you must adhere to the following steps:
- Throw the working thread over the top of the product onto the index finger of your left hand, so that the thread is above the desired loop.
- in the direction from right to left, use the right knitting needle from below to pry the back wall of the purl loop.
- Next, grab the working thread from right to left and pull out the crossed loop.
It is necessary to take into account which wall of the loop is closest to the edge, and only after that choose the method of knitting the front crossed loops:
- if the front loop faces the front wall, then you need to insert the knitting needle in front of the back wall, and then pull out the loop
- if the back wall of the loop is closer to the edge, then the knitting needle is inserted in front of the front wall, and then the working thread is pulled out.
How to knit an additional and double loop with knitting needles
The double and additional loops may have similar functions, but despite this they look and perform completely differently.
In order to make an additional loop, you need to pull the thread from the gap that is located between the knitted and not yet knitted loops.
The following steps must be done in order to make a double loop with knitting needles:
- make a purl or knit loop behind the front wall, depending on the pattern.
- Then you don’t need to throw off the knitted loop from the left knitting needle, you need to knit it again, only this time behind the back wall.
- when you have done everything, you have a double loop that is knitted from one.
Making decreasing loops
In any place where a row is knitted, you can make decreasing loops; this can be done both on the wrong side and on the front side. In order to make decreasing or decreasing stitches, you need to knit 2 stitches that are on the left needle together as one purl or knit stitch, it all depends on the pattern.
If you want to conquer and master this type of needlework, then first you need to be able to make loops with knitting needles.
, ) there are buttonholes that are both vertical and horizontal. Each type of loop can be made in two ways.
Horizontal loop. Method one(Fig. 1)
Passing the row, in the right place, the required number of loops corresponding to the diameter of the selected button is closed in the form of a pigtail. In this case, they do not use a working thread, but only manipulate it. Then, in the same row, over the loops closed in this way, air loops are picked up with a working thread, the same number of them as were closed.
Method two (Fig. 2)
Using a working thread, close as many loops as will correspond to the diameter of the button. Passing the next row, cast on the same number of loops with the working thread as were closed in the previous row.
Vertical loop. Method one (Fig. 3)
To form a vertical loop, the loops on the needles on both sides of the intended hole are knitted separately, but from one. In this case, first one side of the loop is knitted with the same height as the diameter of the button, then the working end of the right knitting needle makes turns of the yarn thread. The number of turns should correspond to the number of “braids” or “knots” formed on the edge of the already knitted side. When knitting the second side of the hole, the last loop on the knitting needle is grabbed and knitted together with the first turn, which is on the right knitting needle. In the same way, all other turns are knitted up to the height of the first side of the loop already knitted.
Method two (Fig. 4)
Vertical loops can also be knitted from two balls of yarn - the main one and the auxiliary one. It is knitted at the same time, but to the place where the loop will be located, the thread comes from the main ball, and behind the loop - from another ball, additional or auxiliary. After completing the loop, the additional ball is disconnected and transferred only to the main one. A break in the thread of the additional ball leaves ends that should be carefully secured on the wrong side of the work.
Mark first, knit later
Before you begin, decide exactly how many loops you need for each hole and how far apart they should be from each other. To avoid tangling while knitting, place markers on your knitting needles or attach them to the knitted fabric before knitting the holes.
Horizontal buttonholes Particularly good for garter stitch, where they can be hidden between two ribs. A tight buttonhole is a little more challenging than a loose buttonhole because the yarn is woven between two loops to prevent the button hole from stretching. Choose one of the two buttonholes that best suits your button.
Tight button loop
These instructions are for a three stitch hole, but you can use as many stitches as you need. It is best to make a hole on an odd number of loops. The words "thread before work" and "thread behind work" mean that you should pull the thread between the two tips of the needles either forward or backward. Threads are not made here; they don't add loops. The words “cast off 1 stitch” means that you should pull the second stitch on the right needle through the first. To bind off loops, you do not need to knit extra loops.
1. Thread before work, slip 1 loop, thread behind work, slip 1 loop, bind off 1 loop, thread before work, slip 1 loop, thread behind work, bind off 1 loop, slip 1 loop, bind off 1 loop. Slip the last stitch from the left needle.
2. Cast on 4 chain stitches. Slip the last cast-on stitch on the right needle.
3. Cast off 1 stitch. Thread (before work, remove 1 loop, thread behind work, remove 1 loop, thread before work, remove 1 loop, thread behind work.
The button hole is complete. Continue knitting button holes along the entire row.
Loose button loop
This hole can be knitted on any number of loops.
Tie to the place where you want to make the hole.
1. Cast off the required number of stitches. Continue knitting until the end of the row.
2. When on the next row you reach the gap formed by the closed loops, cast on the same number of loops with chain loops. Continue knitting until the end of the row.
You can make an even neater hole for the button. If after the last closed or cast-on loop there is a long broach, in the second and third rows, pick up the broach, twist it and put it on the left knitting needle. Knit the broach together with the next loop, thereby tightening it. In the third row, knit the cast-on loops so that they twist
Buttonhole inside elastic 1 by 1
Vertical holes for buttons look unobtrusive in the elastic band. They disappear miraculously into the purl loops of the elastic.
1 row. Knit the elastic along the wrong side. Where you want to make a hole, knit two from each loop.
2nd row. On the front side, knit according to the pattern until 1 loop remains before the increase loop. Remove 2 loops, as in knitting, separately, transfer both loops to the left knitting needle and knit both loops. Make a double yarn over and knit 2 stitches together.
3rd row. Knit according to the pattern from the wrong side. When there is 1 loop left before the double yarn over, knit 2 loops together purlwise and make a yarn over. Remove 2 loops, as in knitting, separately, transfer both loops to the left knitting needle and purl both loops.
4 row. Work in pattern on the right side, purling each button hole, catching both strands of yarn.
Button loop inside elastic band 2 by 2 (Fig. 6)
1 row. Knit along the right side until there is 1 knit stitch left before the 2 purl stitches where the loop hole will be located. Remove 2 loops, as in knitting, separately, transfer both loops to the left knitting needle and knit both loops, make a double yarn over, knit 2 loops together.
2nd row. Work in pattern on the wrong side until there is 1 stitch left in front of the double yarn over. Knit 2 loops together purlwise, make a double yarn over, slip 2 loops separately as in knitting, transfer both loops to the left knitting needle and purl both loops.
3rd row. Knit the front side according to the pattern. In each double yarn over, knit k1, p1, picking up both threads.
To make the hole small, skip the 2nd row, and knit the 3rd row on the wrong side.
If after knitting buttonhole if it turned out too loose, take yarn of a suitable color and sew up one or both ends (Fig. 7) to make the hole shorter, weaving the thread along the hole so that it does not stretch. You can also sew a buttonhole stitch around the hole using yarn or sewing thread.
Button closure
Let's talk about the clasp, or more precisely, about products with a strapwith button closure.
The button closure is the most common closure.
Whatever you knit - a coat, cardigan, jacket, blouse - all these products have a fastener.
The classic and most common is the button closure.
And one of the main elements of the fastener is the loops,
which are performed on the plank.
Calculating and immediately knitting buttonholes on a placket is a tedious task and does not always bring the desired result the first time.
The first fitting of the product and immediately the first trouble - the mismatch between the important and the main loop at chest level.
And this is a very, very important (main) buttonhole.
It is necessary to knit this particular loop correctly, otherwise the strips of the shelves of the product will diverge in the chest area.
MARKING THE MAIN LOOP ON THE PLANK.
So as not to torment yourself or the yarn every time and not to tie the bar,I'll show you how to make loops in the right places.
Where it (the loop) is really needed, and not where it turned out
when knitting by machine.
Everything is very simple.
We knitted the product, steamed it, and swept it away for fitting.
During fitting, mark (with soap or thread) on the product (not on the bar) the location of the main loop.
I call it the main one, because all the markings come from it.
Of course, you guessed where this magical place is.
Right! This is the chest line.
Our strip is already knitted, steamed, and basted to the product.
I gave this master class at the “Gatherings” forum meeting.
And there is a description in the topic “Caution, rake. Mary's advice"
but, unfortunately, the photos disappeared.
In this master class I showed how to make and process loops
on the bar. I’ll tell you how to knit such strips in another lesson.
Use a little imagination and imagine that the strip is basted to the product.
We mark the place of the main loop on the product at chest level.
We did a fitting. They sewed the item “ready-made”. Sewed on the bar.
Don't forget that the markings on the shelves must match. 
Here - CAUTION, RAKE!
If we mark with soap, then after grinding the strip we must steam the shelves and the soap will disappear.
And if we mark with soap and make several stitches with a contrasting thread,
then calmly steam the iron, the soap will disappear,
but our mark on the product will remain in the form of this thread.
We attach our buttons and make markings on the bar.
On the side where the centimeter lies, imagine
that on this side there is a shelf of the product.
In this case, “buttons” with Russian symbols, with a denomination of 1 ruble.
Don't forget about the ratio of the diameter of the button and the width of the placket.
How to make buttonholes on a knitted placket by hand
Loop design. How to make and fasten a loop by hand.
The places for the loops are determined, and we begin to create them on a flat (tied) place.The loop should be located in the middle of the bar. In this case, 5 loops are enough for us.
Of these 5 loops, we cut only the middle loop
We begin to pull out this trimmed loop, CAREFULLY, with the eye of the needle, in one direction and the other.
We get two tails and a hole in the middle.
We hide the tails in different directions. We stretch (hide) them into the bar.
The plank is knitted with REPS weave or closed sash (extended loop)
and in this weave, all the ends can be neatly hidden in the strip fabric.
There is one hole left. Now we will turn it into a loop.
Take a thread and fold it in half to form a loop.
First, with 2-3 stitches, we secure the vertical column.
Then, using a kettel stitch, we secure the open loops.
Again 2-3 stitches, this is the fastening of the second vertical column.
And we secure the last open loops with a kettel stitch.
We fasten the thread we used and hide its ends in the bar.
Here is a button, and here is a loop.
To ensure that the loop does not stretch during operation,
its size should be slightly smaller than the diameter of the button itself.
How to sew on buttons?
The buttons on the second placket are not sewn exactly in the center,and slightly moving it from the center, towards the side seam, approximately 0.5 cm.
Then, when fastened, the planks cover each other.
I shared with you a simple, but reliable and proven over the years
in practice, a method for making horizontal buttonholes on a placket,
which is knitted on a knitting machine.
Vertical hinges I do it on a sewing machine.
Buttonholes made on a sewing machine behave wonderfully and take much less time to make.
Watch the video tutorial on how to make vertical loops on a sewing machine.
The plank is connected on two fonts with REPS weave (closed sash or elongated loop).
You can master this technique of making a loop on any scrap,
connected by this weave. It's not difficult at all.
And then the buttons on your products with fasteners will always be in their places!
Good luck!
And all the most magical and fabulously kind to you.
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