Working top down..
Mods:
-cast on 6more stitches for a buttonband instead of crochet loops.
-Button holes on rows 3 and 12(K2,yo,k2tog)
- increases made using k1f/b
-Joined seam of buttonband on a RS row by knitting to last 5 stitches then slipping them purlwise on a DP, then hold the DP in front of the LH needle and knit both stitches together and PM for working in the round.

• increases for body used a m1R and m1 L.
• only worked an inch of garter on the hem edge -Sewed on buttons

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