Subj: Knit: Re: Knitlist Digest V98 #2251 Date: 98-05-16 08:24:17 EDT From: SM2079@aol.com (SM2079) Sender: owner-knitlist@kniton.com To: knitlist@kniton.com Hi Denise, I have added 4 stitches to to my cast on for the 5-hour baby sweater so that I can make buttonholes instead of ties. I do a simple buttonhole of k2, yo, k2 tog, k1. I have put as many as 5 buttonholes or only 3. I knit the first 4 rows of the sweater instead of the beading row and leave 5 stitches at the beginning and end of each row. Hope this is clear. If you need any more info. please e-Mail. Shirley Merritt (SM2079@aol.com) in sunny, warm Massachusetts