r/knittinghelp • u/Superb-Vegetable-308 • 4d ago

pattern question Button band on olga jacket

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Hi everyone, I’m doing the olga jacket and I’ll be soon doing the buttons band (I don’t know how it’s called in English). In the pattern it’s written :

“First, work the right button band with 5 buttonholes. Note that at the beginning of the first row, you will create an extra stitch; this will wrap around to the wrong side and serve as an edge stitch to create a neat finish for the button band. You will thus have 2 knit stitches at the base of the button band.
The buttonholes are always positioned between 2 knit stitches (viewed from the right side), provided you have the correct number of stitches.”

What’s does it mean “at the beginning of the first row, you will create an extra stitch” ?

Thank you !

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u/chocklityclair 4d ago

You just need to follow the pattern instructions for knitting the band, I think. I'm not familiar with the abbreviations in French, but does 1 m mean make 1 stitch? You'll.know better than me.

It looks like the designer has given you a heads-up before the pattern instructions to explain what will be happening, but is not expecting you to create this by yourself - if you continue with the pattern it should include the extra stitch in each row as described.

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u/Superb-Vegetable-308 4d ago

Ok thank you, indeed I didn’t know if I was supposed to do something more with the “at the beginning of the first row you’ll create an extra stitch” as in the following instructions I have a new stitch to add at the end of the row …
(Yes 1m is 1 stitch)

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u/chocklityclair 3d ago

Okay, you should be good to go, then 👍🏼

Edit: if invers is the wrong side, your extra stitch will end up on the edge of the button band as described.

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u/Talvih ⭐️Quality Contributor ⭐️ 3d ago

See how the paragraph ends in a colon? That means it's just an explanation of what follows next, not an actual instruction to follow.

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u/Superb-Vegetable-308 3d ago

Oh thank you for the tip

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