No-Turn, one-row Buttonhole Placement Worksheet

I developed this worksheet to help you customize or determine your no-turn, one-row buttonhole placement. If you . . .

modified the length of a pattern that uses this technique and had to pick up a different number of stitches;
want to change the number of buttons or number of sts bound off per buttonhole in a pattern that uses this technique; or
found this page through my accompanying YouTube video (welcome!) and want to use this technique in your current project,

then you’re in the right place!

Do the Math

Total sts in buttonhole band (_____) minus the total sts that will flank the buttonholes at each end of the band (_____): _____ [A]
Desired number of buttonholes (_____) minus 1: _____ [B]
Number of sts to bind off for each buttonhole: _____ [B1]
B1 plus 2: _____ [B2]
A minus B1: _____ [A1]
A1 divided by B: _____ [C]
If C is a whole number, consider it [D] and proceed to step 6. If C is not a whole number, round down to the nearest whole number (_____) [D] and then add 1 (_____) [E].
D times B: _____ [F]
A1 minus F: _____ [G]
B minus G: _____ [H]
D minus B2: _____ [D1]
E (if applicable) minus B2: _____ [E1]
Check your math by adding B1 plus (D times H) plus (E times G). The total should equal A.

Use Your Calculations

Work half the number of sts subtracted from the total buttonhole band sts in step 1 then make a buttonhole, binding off the number of sts noted in step 3 and casting on one st more than you bound off.

After that, [work D1 sts in pattern then make a buttonhole] H times, and [work E1 sts in pattern then make a buttonhole] G times. You can distribute these reps however you'd like. An even number of buttonholes will result in either G or H being even and the other being odd. An odd number of buttonholes will result in both G and H being even.