How to work a double knitted band with buttonholes

In this DROPS video we show how to work double band with buttonholes. Pick up stitches along right front piece, with a long yarn end to pick up stitches with. Begin pick up at the bottom of front piece and pick up 1 stitch in every knitted row along the entire front piece or skip every 4-5 stitch, inside 1 edge stitch. Look at your pattern what it says. Now continue piece at the end of row where ball is (bottom of front piece). Cast on new stitches for band as an extension of the stitches pick up at the bottom of front piece (cast on stitches from wrong side. We cast on 16 stitches, but it can be different from pattern to pattern). Work band over the 16 stitches at the same time as band is knitted together with stitches picked up along the front piece as follows: ROW 1 (= right side): Slip first stitch on to right needle purlwise with strand in front of piece, * knit 1, slip 1 stitch on to right needle purlwise with strand in front of piece *, work from *-* until 1 stitch remains of the 16 band stitches, slip last stitch on to right needle knitwise, with strand behind piece, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over stitch worked, turn. ROW 2 (= wrong side): * Slip first/next stitch on to right needle purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1 *, work from *-* over all the 16 band stitches, turn. Repeat rows 1 and 2. Read in the pattern you are working from when buttonholes should be knitted. Work buttonhole, begin from right side, as follows: Work the first 8 stitches as before, turn and work over the 8 stitches as before, work 3 rows in total over the 8 stitches (work last row from right side). Cut the yarn. Work 4 rows in total as before over the remaining 8 band stitches (work first row from right side) and work last stitch from right side together with next stitch along edge of jacket as before. On last row from wrong side work as before over all band stitches and continue as before over all band stitches. We use the yarn DROPS Snow in the video. You must read a pattern to be able to follow this video properly. You’ll find a pattern using this technique by clicking on the pictures below.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 241-30

DROPS 235-29

DROPS 236-33

DROPS 235-31

DROPS 236-37

DROPS 236-30

Video #1728, listed in: Learn to knit, Knitting tips & tricks, Knitting Bands and Buttonholes

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Myriam wrote:

J’aimerais voir comment vous faites le rabattage sur cette bande de boutonnage s’il vous plaît.

25.01.2026 - 16:31

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Myriam, avant de rabattre les mailles, on tricote 1 rang en tricotant toutes les mailles ensemble 2 par 2 à l'endroit, puis au rang suivant, on rabat les mailles (à l'endroit sur l'endroit ou à l'envers sur l'envers). Bon tricot!

26.01.2026 - 09:31

Dorte wrote:

Jeg har nu strikket hele knaphuls stolpen, men den er blevet for lang i forhold til trøjen. Jeg slog 1 maske op i hver strikket pind som der stod i opskriften med pind nr. 5. Hvad kan jeg gøre nu? Trevle det hele op igen!? Og så skifte til en pind der er 1-2 numre mindre? Eller springe nogle masker over når jeg slår op? Eller gøre begge dele? Hvad vil I råde mig til?

24.11.2025 - 20:50

DROPS Design :

Hei Dorte. Hvilken oppskrift strikker du etter? Og hvilket garn strikker du med? Prøv å hopp over hver 3-4 maske og sjekk etter noen cm og det legger seg pent (ikke trekker seg for mye sammen). mvjh DROPS Design

01.12.2025 - 08:15

Irmis wrote:

Väldigt bra beskrivet för nubörjare

22.07.2025 - 21:23

Iris wrote:

Welche Nadelstärke wähle ich für die Blende? Die gleiche wie für das Hauptmuster oder eine kleinere?

20.10.2024 - 12:05

DROPS Design :

Liebe Iris, für solche Modellen hat man eine Nadelstärke etwas kleiner benutzt - siehe z.B. diese Jacke. Viel Spaß beim Stricken!

21.10.2024 - 09:54

Denise wrote:

Bonjour, j’ai beau voir et revoir la vidéo, je ne comprends pas comment démarrer le tricot après avoir relevé les mailles et monté 12 supplémentaires. Le patron est ai-404. Merci de votre aide

03.10.2024 - 14:37

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Denise, prévoyez la longueur nécessaire pour relever les mailles et utilisez cette longueur pour relever les mailles sur l'endroit, en commençant en bas du devant droit (le fil de pelote doit rester côté bas du gilet, on le reprendra ensuite) - quand toutes les mailles sont relevées (time code 2:05), faites (comme dans la vidéo) glisser les mailles relevées sur l'aiguille circulaire pour que la 1ère maille relevée soit désormais la 1ère maille de l'aiguille gauche, tournez l'ouvrage (sur l'envers, time code 2:14) et montez 12 mailles (time code 2:24), tournez sur l'endroit de nouveau (2:40) et tricotez comme indiqué. Bon tricot!

04.10.2024 - 07:55

Syd wrote:

Hi, I was wondering how to determine how long the buttonhole should be. Since you have to cut the yarn to do the other half of the buttonhole, I want to ensure that the hole will be large enough for the button before starting. Thanks!

06.08.2024 - 01:09

DROPS Design :

Dear Syd, the buttonhole should be somewhat smaller than the diameter of the button; you can work a swatch to test first so that you are sure to get the desired heigth. Happy knitting!

06.08.2024 - 09:34

Corina wrote:

Dag als ik de bies langs de hele rand van het vest wil laten lopen wat is dan handig/mooi; - links beginnen en via de v-hals links, hals midden achter, v hals rechts naar onderkant randbies rechts en afkanten, of - linkerborst starten tot midden achter hals en steken op een hulpnaald zetten en vervolgens de rechterboezem breien tot midden achter hals en de beiden uiteinden samenbreien. Graag jullie advies

01.08.2024 - 20:03

Ann wrote:

I think you want to check your translation. “Buttonhole” is not the same as “butthole”! Read in the pattern you are working from when **buttholes** should be knitted.

18.05.2024 - 13:57

DROPS Design :

Dear Ann, thank you very much for your feedback, text has now been updated. Happy knitting!

22.05.2024 - 11:05

Celia wrote:

No entiendo la explicacion del borde lado izquierdo. Hay algun video?

10.04.2024 - 04:26

DROPS Design :

Hola Celia, por favor indica qué número de patrón estás trabajando para que podamos aconsejarte sobre la cenefa izquierda.

14.04.2024 - 17:49

Hannie Deen wrote:

Hallo, waar ik tegen aan loop bij de dubbele bies breien. ( Ik heb bovenstaand filmpje bekeken, en ik doe de steken net als zij. ) Maar ik heb dunnere wol, toch ziet mijn resultaat er anders uit. en wat is vooral mijn probleem? Dat ik niet omhoog ga met het breien. Aan de linkerkant, de rand van het vest, ga ik wel omhoog, maar rechts blijft het heel gedrongen. Dus ik denk, dat gaat niet goed komen als ik verder ga.....ik zou een foto willen sturen, maar ik zie hier niet hoe ik dat kan doen....

07.02.2024 - 13:23

DROPS Design :

Dag Hannie,

Misschien is het nodig dat je de naalddikte aanpast of dat je nadien het werk heel voorzichtig opperst (met een natte katoenen doek tussen het werkstuk en het strijkijzer, voorzichtig 'deppen'), zodat de bies in vorm komt.

07.02.2024 - 19:46