Learn The Open Buttonhole Stitch

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Here's a fun, open stitch for the loom. It would look great as a tote bag with an interesting liner peeking out behind it! Thank you for reading and supporting this blog-Nicole

Open Buttonhole Stitch (loom knitting)

Row 1 Knit

Row 2 Purl

Row 3 K8, *BO 6 sts, k6 (including last st used in BO), rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 4 P8, *CO 6 sts, p6, rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.

Row 5 Knit

Row 6 Purl

Row 7 K2, *BO 6 sts, k6 (including last st used in BO), rep from * to last 8 sts, BO 6 sts, k2 (including last st used in BO).

Row 8 P2, *CO 6 sts, p6, rep from * to last 8 sts, CO 6 sts, p2.

Repeat rows 1-8.

Note: See our glossary at the top of this page for stitch definitions/ video links/how-tos. The true cable cast on works great on sts that require casting on in the middle of the pattern stitch.