Garter Stitch

Garter Stitch Button Band

Pick up and knit 2 stitches for every 3 rows along the side of the front of your front opening. Knit all rows until you have reached one half of your desired depth. At this point you will add button holes.

For buttonholes
Step 1:
Place a stitch marker at each point you would like place a buttonhole. Knit to your first buttonhole marker, bind off 1, 2 or 3 stitches (depending on how large your buttons are), repeat at each buttonhole marker then work to the end of the row.

Step 2:
Work to the first set of bound off buttonhole stitches, where the stitches were bound off cast on the same amount of stitches to create the second half of the buttonhole, repeat at each set of bound off buttonhole stitches.

Knit all remaining rows until you have reached your desired band depth. Bind off all stitches using the decrease bind off.

Garter Stitch Band

Pick up and knit 2 stitches for every 3 rows along the side of the front of your front opening. Knit all rows until you have reached your desired band depth. Bind off all stitches using the decrease bind off.

Sew on buttons on the opposite side from the buttonholes.

Ribbing

Ribbed Button Band

Pick up and knit 2 stitches for every 3 rows along the side of the front of your front opening. Work all rows in your desired ribbing pattern until you have reached one half of your desired depth. At this point you will add button holes.

For buttonholes:
Step 1: Place a stitch marker at each point you would like place a buttonhole for ribbing the buttonhole usually lies on a purl rib. Knit to your first buttonhole marker, bind off 1, 2 or 3 stitches (depending on how large your buttons are), repeat at each buttonhole marker then work to the end of the row.

Step 2: Work to the first set of bound off buttonhole stitches, where the stitches were bound off cast on the same amount of stitches to create the second half of the buttonhole, repeat at each set of bound off buttonhole stitches.

Knit all remaining rows until you have reached your desired band depth. Bind off all stitches using the sewn bind off.

Ribbed Band

Pick up and knit 2 stitches for every 3 rows along the side of the front of your front opening. Work all rows in your desired ribbing pattern until you have reached your desired band depth. Bind off all stitches using the sewn bind off.

Sew on buttons on the opposite side from the buttonholes.

Cabled

Single Cable Twist Button Band

A lovely cabled button band for a more decorative option. Note: This technique will be used for the buttonhole side, to omit holes (simply knit where it says to bind off in row 2 and and purl where it says to cast on in row 3) for the button side.

Sew on buttons on the opposite side from the buttonholes.

Pattern Instructions
With RS facing, pick up a multiple of 8 sts + 2 along your sweater front.
Row 1: (wrong side) *K2, p6; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2
Row 2: *P2, k6, bind off 2 sts, k5; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2
Row 3: *k2, p6, cast on 2 sts, p6; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2
Row 4: *P2, C6F; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2
Row 5: *K2, p6; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2
Bind off all stitches