Zig Zag Friendship

Bracelet Pattern
with a 3D effect!
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When I was a tween, I created

this zig zag friendship bracelet
pattern with a 3D effect and it’s
time to share! If you want another
cool 3D bracelet, check out the
diamond friendship bracelet
pattern. I used to make stacks of
DIY friendship bracelets,
eventually discovering how they
created the  patterns they did,
and coming up with my own
ideas. You can print the
instructions at the bottom of the
post. Disclosure: this post contains
affiliate links. Post was originally
published May 2019.

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As a craft blogger, my job is to

come up with ideas. And
sometimes these ideas can lead to
disappointment when we realize
that we’re not the first ones who
thought of it…

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One of the first ideas I came up
with was  this zigzag friendship
bracelet pattern. I created it as a
young teen, when I wanted to
make a 3D ribbon effect on a
bracelet.

Incredible 3D Zig Zag

Friendship Bracelets
Zig Zag Friendship Bracelets

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With summer 2019 upon us, I

decided it’s about time I share
one of my first crafts that I came
up with myself – a friendship
bracelet that has a zigzag pattern
built into it. While the classic zig
zag friendship bracelet is actually
in the shape of a zigzag, this one
offers a 3D zigzag effect instead.

While I was researching which

keywords to use in this post, I
discovered that the basic pattern
of it has been out there already.
Oh, well! It’s not that unique of
an idea. But it can be hard to see
that you’re not the first one
sharing something that you know
you came up with, in your own
bedroom, over fifteen years
ago…

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However, I’m happy to see that

no one has yet shared it quite like
I invented it. When I made this
design, my goal was, from the
start, to draw a 3D ribbon into
the bracelet. To that end, I used
graduating shades of the same
color or analogous colors, with
the lightest being the largest
zigzag and the darkest sitting in
the corner to create an illusion of
a zigzag ribbon.

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It was my early graphic designer

mind thinking, and so I created
this zig zag friendship bracelet
pattern to accomplish that goal.

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The basics of making zig

zag friendship bracelets

There’s one string that I call the

“joker” that doesn’t show – it’s
only knotted around and it’s
never actually knotted with. That
one can technically be any color
but since it might peek out at the
beginning and end of your zig
zag friendship bracelet, I’d
recommend using something
that’ll go with the flow (but won’t
be confused with the others).

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I also use the “joker” for a

practical purpose. It’s always the
last ribbon that you knot around
in both directions. That shows that
you’re done the row. You
complete the round when
everything’s back in the original
order. But I’m getting ahead of
myself…

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You can make this zig zag

friendship bracelet in any number
of shades. The more shades you
use, the more dramatic the 3D
effect will be. However, it’s
significantly harder to use more
colors.

I tested this pattern with up to 8

strands (7 showing). It should
work with more as well. I’d
recommend starting with 5
strands/4 showing as featured in
the step-by-step tutorial, however,
I’ll share the rough formula for
adding more.

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From the start, I faced a huge

challenge. Such a significantly
larger amount of the light colors
are used that it’s hard to gauge.

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