2 (3, 4, 5) Stitch One-Row Buttonhole

Work to where you want the ­buttonhole to begin, bring yarn to front, slip one purlwise, bring yarn to back (Figure 1). *Slip one purlwise, pass first slipped stitch over second; repeat from * one (two, three, four) more time(s). Place last stitch back on left needle (Figure 2), turn. Cast on three (four, five, six) stitches as follows: *Insert right needle between the first and second stitches on left needle, draw up a loop, and place it on the left needle (Figure 3); repeat from * two (three, four, five) more times, turn. Bring yarn to back, slip first stitch on left needle onto right needle and pass last cast-on stitch over it (Figure 4), work to end of row.

Figure 1	Figure 2
Figure 3	Figure 4

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