Button Band Gauge Swatch
Your swatch should be blocked and dry before you start.
Picking up stitches & Casting on
Pick up 1 stitch from each selvedge st of your gauge swatch & cut the yarn at the end.
The WS side is facing you. Slide the sts to the tip of the needle and begin to cast on 13 sts using the Italian Cast On method.
2 Set Up Rows
RS: k1, sl1 pwise wyif, ...
... [k1 tbl, sl1 pwise wyif] rep [...] until 1 st left, ...
... k last st with next button band st tog tbl, turn.
WS: [sl1 pwise wyif, k1] rep [...] until 1 st left, ...
... sl1 pwise wyif, turn.
Repeated Rows
RS: [k1, sl1 pwise wyif] rep [...] until 1 st leftt, ...
... k last st tog with next button band st tbl, turn.
WS: [sl1 pwise wyif, k1] rep [...] until 1 st left, ...
... sl1 pwise wyif, turn.
Rep these 2 rows until all picked up button band sts are worked.
Binding Off
After your last WS row turn your work and proceed to bind off all sts using the Italian Bind Off method.
After completing, you should wash your swatch again. Now check whether you have the same number of rows as for your main piece: 36 rows for 10 cm | 4". If this is not the case, adjust your needle size for all double knitting pieces in the instructions.