I was looking for both a quick knit and a way to use cool buttons. Quick also means, to me, no fiddling

with button holes! So, I thought … a neck cozy! That’s a short scarf that wraps around your neck and tucks cosily into your collar. A button holds it in place and adds a stylish dimension to a very simple project.

“But” you say, “what about no buttonholes? This definitely has a button to button it up”. Ahhh, but

there is no buttonhole! I’ve sewn a large, decorative button on the right side of each cozy with a MUCH SMALLER shank button sewn on the back, then use the small shank button to push through the stitches on the fabric lying behind it as if it was a buttonhole. Voila! (In fact I have also tried simply sewing the two buttons together and this works quite well too.)

So here are two neck cozies: both ribbed but with completely different looks.