From KnitCat@aol.comTue Mar 14 13:10:26 1995
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 95 17:34:34 -0600
From: KnitCat@aol.com
To: Multiple recipients of list <knit@geom.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: Knitting buttonholes

A friend of mine gave me a one-row buttonhole pattern that I love, have been
using ever since.  Can't remember where she got it from, though I know she
told me, but it goes like this:

Knit to where you want buttonhole to start, bring yarn forward, slip 1, put
yarn to back of work.
*slip1, psso*
  repeat from * to * for as many stitches as you need for your buttonhole
Turn work
Using cable cast-on, cast on as many stitches as you cast off, plus 1.
 Before putting the last stitch on the left-hand needle, bring yarn forward;
then put stitch on left needle.
Turn work
Slip 1, psso
Keep knitting to next buttonhole.

Makes wonderful firm, unstretchy-out-of-shape buttonholes.

Happy knitting!

Grace L. Judson
KnitCat@aol.com