| 4) Insert the yarn needle knitwise into the next stitch on the back needle and knitwise into the first stitch on front needle (same st as step 1). Draw yarn through and slip stitch off front needle. Repeat steps 1-4. |
The Buttonhole
5) Buttonhole row 1 (RS) Slip 1, p1, p2tog, wrap yarn twice around needle as shown (for a double yo), then knit to the end of the row. |
6) Buttonhole row 2 (WS) Work to the yo, knit into the yo without dropping it, knit into the back of the yo, as shown, and drop it from the needle, work to the end of the row. On the next (RS) row, purl together the 2 sts that were made in the double yarn over.
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