Do you like my ribbons?

Miss BB has been languishing for a couple of months for grosgrain reinforcement on the buttonband. Of course, I’ve been wearing it, dangling buttons and stretched out buttonband and all, but this is much better.

Brief step-by-step:

Pin grosgrain to the wrong side of knit fabric over buttonholes, and corresponding area of the other side.

Mark the button-holes with a fabric marker, and unpin the ribbon. Sew buttonholes, centered on those marks, large enough to accommodate your buttons. This isn’t a buttonhole tutorial or anything, just follow your sewing machine’s instructions. It is important to center those buttonholes on the marks, though. There’s a huge difference in how much grosgrain will stretch around a button, and what your knitted yarn-over will do!

Repin the buttonhole-ribbon over the buttonholes in your knitting, and sew along all edges.

Admire the non-stretchy buttonband when you’re done!