Blanket/Buttonhole stitch

Blanket/Buttonhole stitch

Blanket or buttonhole stitches are useful when you need a neat, raised edge.

Work the stitches from left to right.

For blanket stitch: make the stitches further apart.

For buttonhole stitch: make the stitches close together - as you would for a buttonhole on a shirt…

• Bring the needle up on the outer edge

• Make a short stitch with thread under the needle

• Pull thread through to form the loop as shown.

To download the printable version, click on the PDF below

  Stitches - Blanket/Buttonhole stitch (311.81 kB)

Stitch diagram © 2011 Metz Press and Di van Niekerk.