Should buttonholes not be vertical?

[salmonmac]

One of the reasons for vertical buttonholes on a front placket in sewing and it's true for knitting as well is the width of the buttonhole band. Usually it's not wide enough to allow the horizontal buttonholes plus knit fabric on either side of the hole. Plus, although they could be done with extra balls of yarn or by knitting each section one at a time, it's certainly more painful to do.
The buttonhole here works very neatly for a vertical opening.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/buttonhole

[lewister]

Have you seen Amy's Knitting one-row button holes video? It really is easy to follow if you've not done buttonholes like this before. Last night when I tried it I decided I want to use them.

No, although I'll probably watch a few when I get to that part of the sweater. The pattern instructions are just to BO going one way, CO going the other, which sounds simple enough in theory. But my COs in the middle of rows like that (underarms, thumbholes, etc.) are never as neat as I would like so I will certainly be looking for tips to make them nice.

[GrumpyGramma]

One of the reasons for vertical buttonholes on a front placket in sewing and it's true for knitting as well is the width of the buttonhole band. Usually it's not wide enough to allow the horizontal buttonholes plus knit fabric on either side of the hole. Plus, although they could be done with extra balls of yarn or by knitting each section one at a time, it's certainly more painful to do.
The buttonhole here works very neatly for a vertical opening.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/buttonhole

Thanks. That's what I'm thinking I'll do when I get there. I just couldn't recall seeing anything knitted with vertical buttonholes and wondered if there's a reason. Now I might notice vertical buttonholes everywhere.

[DavidSydney63]

I love the look of that "girl friday" sweater, awesome!