I thought in the interest of getting involved in the community I would post a pic of the cardigan I just finished up. I started this about 10 years ago and never got around to finishing it. I set aside some time to knit the band and sew it all together, which is all I had left to do, and this is how it’s turned out:
There are some things I could have done better. The buttonholes are a bit dodgy, and I’m not sure why. I should practice on a swatch next time and get it right. I tried mattress stitch for the first time (on the band) and love it. Much better than the backstitch I used on the sleeves.
Pattern was from Patons Book 5000, yarn was Patons Tiny Tasman 4 ply, and needle size was 2.75mm.
Thanks salmonmac. I actually tried the one-row buttonhole, but I couldn’t get it to work. I ended up just using the one that’s in the pattern, which is a 2-row ‘simple’ buttonhole. i.e. cast off two on one row, then turn - cast-on 2 - turn at the same place on the next row. I think my problem may have stemmed from the fact that I was doing my cast on and cast off in knit (on both sides) and the band is in moss? I end up with a loop in the middle of the buttonhole that almost bisects the hole. I thought I could fix it up with a reinforcing stitch at the end, which is why I persevered, but when it came time to do it, it didn’t look feasible with the way the holes turned out, so I have just left it as they are good enough to be functional.
Very sweet, definitely worth finishing.
When you do buttonholes again, or anything where you might run into difficulty, be sure to post your questions. Someone will be able to help you figure it out.
I learned to do it during my first and only knitting lesson.