If you find that the pockets are not secure for the items you’d like to carry in them, additional button closures can be added to your Quoll Cowl afterwards!
Start by sewing your button down. This is where I positioned mine. If you would like, you can sew 2 buttons to make it even more secure.
Sewing the button through the Vs mean that it is a purl st on the RS. The sewn button will be easier to hide on the RS this way.
There are two options to work the buttonhole. You can work it either by crocheting or knitting. Choose which you’d prefer below.
Knitted:
Using a US2 [2.75mm] needle, CO 1 st.
Pick up 2 sts along the ribbing, next to your button.
Now work an i-cord as described in the pattern.
You want your i-cord to be roughly the width of your button. Once this is the case, BO.
Seam the i-cord to the ribbing on the other side of the button. Weave in your ends.
Crochet:
Insert your D [3.25mm] hook into the ribbing to one side of the button. Pick up 1 chain in this spot.
Work a chain with a length that is roughly the width of your button. Insert your hook into the ribbing on the other side of the button and work a slip stitch here to secure your chain. You can opt to end here for button closure or:
Turn work and work a single crochet into each ch st to end. In the photo above, single crochet was worked across the row. Weave in ends.
The photo above shows both options, i-cord to the left, and crochet to the right.