Comments on: my third sweater: abusing a test swatch and my first buttonholes http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/ (p.s. I now have comments, yay.) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:23:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: maria http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-146635 maria Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:05:10 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-146635 Thanks for the yarn compliment! I used to work at a yarn shop; the discount helped me buy sweater quantities of yarn that I might not otherwise be able to. LOL I think the Jo Sharp is the softest tweed I've ever felt. Thanks for the yarn compliment! I used to work at a yarn shop; the discount helped me buy sweater quantities of yarn that I might not otherwise be able to. LOL I think the Jo Sharp is the softest tweed I've ever felt.

]]> By: megan http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-146390 megan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:40:15 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-146390 KarWar - Thanks, that second to last one is perfect. It's the same that as what Maria (#1) suggested. Yay, I have a buttonhole, thanks to you both. KarWar - Thanks, that second to last one is perfect. It's the same that as what Maria (#1) suggested. Yay, I have a buttonhole, thanks to you both.

]]> By: KarWar http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-146210 KarWar Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:31:32 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-146210 how about this one? http://www.lanagrossa.com/service/stricktipps/stricktipp_knopfloecher.html how about this one?
http://www.lanagrossa.com/service/stricktipps/stricktipp_knopfloecher.html

]]> By: The Queen http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145942 The Queen Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:59:14 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145942 your knitting is so gorgeous. your knitting is so gorgeous.

]]> By: drcarrie http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145844 drcarrie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:34:30 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145844 Hey, I just finished my CPH--and am weaving in loose ends. I made 3/4 sleeves for spring, and added pockets in the side seams right above the ribbing. I decided not to block my pieces, either. So far, so good. We'll see how it looks after a washing. Hey, I just finished my CPH--and am weaving in loose ends. I made 3/4 sleeves for spring, and added pockets in the side seams right above the ribbing. I decided not to block my pieces, either. So far, so good. We'll see how it looks after a washing.

]]> By: megan http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145057 megan Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:23:14 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145057 Maria - Thank you so much! I'll give this a try tonight. Your CPH yarn is gorgeous. Maria - Thank you so much! I'll give this a try tonight. Your CPH yarn is gorgeous.

]]> By: maria http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145044 maria Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:10 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2008/04/21/my-third-sweater-abusing-a-test-swatch-and-my-first-buttonholes/#comment-145044 I made this sweater (using Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed), and found the tubular bind off didn't look as nice (to me) as binding off in pattern. For my buttonholes, I just bound off two on one row, then cast on two on the next. (Probably used the cable cast on.) I did this in the knit stitches in the ribbing, as opposed to the purl. However, I think this only worked for me because the yarn I was using is so tweedy. I took some photos of the button band for you and put them on Flickr. Here's a link to a closeup of one buttonhole. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2431299803_abcdc4488e_o.jpg I think in your yarn, you could would two decreases (both leaning away from the middle of the button hole), with a double yarn over between them. Then on the next row, when you get to the double yo, you'll knit 1, then knit into the back loop. Hope this helps. I made this sweater (using Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed), and found the tubular bind off didn't look as nice (to me) as binding off in pattern. For my buttonholes, I just bound off two on one row, then cast on two on the next. (Probably used the cable cast on.) I did this in the knit stitches in the ribbing, as opposed to the purl.

However, I think this only worked for me because the yarn I was using is so tweedy. I took some photos of the button band for you and put them on Flickr. Here's a link to a closeup of one buttonhole.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2431299803_abcdc4488e_o.jpg

I think in your yarn, you could would two decreases (both leaning away from the middle of the button hole), with a double yarn over between them. Then on the next row, when you get to the double yo, you'll knit 1, then knit into the back loop. Hope this helps.

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