Crochet Button Tutorial
I am crocheting a cardigan right now and have to make some buttons for the piece. Below I show you how i made my buttons.
The yarn is 100% mercerized cotton, 50 g/100 m 1,75 oz/109 yards: Drops Muskat.
The buttons I chose are 3 cm – 1 1/8 inches wide:
First you make an adjustable ring as explained in the magical ring tutorial. You make the ring up to this photo:
Then you crochet 3 chains:
Crochet 13 dc in ring. Hold work with one hand and pull one tail and then the other tail of the yarn, so the center ring closes nicely. You might have to try a couple of times which tail to pull first. Close ring with a slip stitch in this row’s 3rd beginning chain:
Work one sc in each stitch of previous row. Close row with a slip stitch:
You can now bend the fabric slightly inwards:
Crochet 1 dc in every second stitch (7 dc).
Put the button into the button hole:
Fasten off tightly with one yarn tail.
Sew button to fabric with remaining yarn tail.
Voila! 5 buttons for my cardigan.
This yarn is relatively thick, so it is hard to get the centerhole very small. With a thinner yard this project would result in even more perfect buttons ;-)
Abbreviations
dc = double crochet
sc = single crochet
Do you make your buttons differently? Please, share ideas and links with me in the comments section.
Crocheting around white plastic curtain rings is another way of making these buttons. They come in different sizes and you don’t have to worry about matching holes with the buttons. Curtain rings come in different sizes so the thread is easily adapted to the size of the ring.
Hi Neen,
Thanks for this tip! I will give it a try some day :-)
How do I download the illustration?
Hi,
There is a little printer icon to the left. Or you could mark the page with Ctrl-A and save it as a Word document.
My hubby made me some wooden buttons that work great
Thank you, really easy instructions.
You are welcome, Felicity!
Hi, I am new and i love crocheting, though my eyes sometimes wont allow it, but I will definately try out the buttons – can’t wait.
Hi Kassy,
They are very easy to make, so I am sure you can master them as a crochet beginner.
Thank you…the magic ring is something I will be using again and again.
I crochet left handed, but your pictures are so easy to follow.
Hi Elaine,
I use the magic ring also where patterns suggest you crochet the center by making chains and join them with a slip stitch. It just looks more even with the adjustable ring.
Wonderful…now my buttons will match the item I’m making.
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Hey, just letting you know that I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award!
The post is over here:
http://notyouraveragecrochet.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/award-post/
Thanks Hannah,
I will look into this VBA thing the next couple of days. Again, – thanks a lot for this:-))
No problem! You deserve it! :)
That is cool way to make matching buttons!
…and they are really fast to make, when you first get the hang of it:-)
My bestie and I have a tendency to collect buttons. We keep them in a little brown bag at her place (because she knits and sews, and I crochet). lol A lot of them don’t match, so this is perfect!! Thank you!!
Oh, and I have seen references all over the place for the magic adjustable ring, but I had no idea what it was until I saw your other post!! Thank you soo much for sharing it, love!! (I’ve been using the slip-knot. lol) <3<3
Hi Kat,
I’m also a collector of these numerous one of a kind buttons:-) They are stashed in a Chinese lacquered box, where they rest in peace. I liked the other commenters suggestion and think about making clasps of them.
Hi Fellow Button Collector!! lol
Clasps???
Yeps. Some use them as clasps for bracelets and necklaces.
I hope you post about them!
If you have a collection of buttons in colors that don’t match your project (which I do :-)), this is a nice way to cover them with matching yarn. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Patrice,
You are welcome.
I am collecting old, fallen off and extra buttons in a little box as well:-)