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 Bracelet Patterns
BASIC DIAGONAL STRIPE 9
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DOUBLE CHAIN KNOT 17 “SWORN <FFLSLSSSESSSSSSSSSSISOSES

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SWIRL AND BRAIDS 19 ——————

DIAGONAL THREES 23

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TOTEM POLE 49
HOW TO
USE THIS What Comes with Your Book
BOOK

This book has THE FLOSS

You'll find 10 bands offloss in the pouch on the front of
instructions for 10
this book, enough for at least 12 bracelets. If you need
kinds of friendship more, you can buy it from us (see back of book) or from
bracelets, plus a most fabric or craft stores.

few important
basics. The easiest THE CLIP
Also in the pouch is a clip for holding
bracelets are
your bracelet steady and straight while
first; the more
you work onit.
complicated ones
are at the end of THE CLIPBOARD

the book. Each The back cover of this book has been extended on the
right side so you can clip your work-in-progress to it
bracelet you make
while following along with the instructions.
can be different,

depending on the THE BEADS

colors you choose You'll also find a small package of beads

and how tightly in the pouch. There ;is a really neat- ® ©a" 6
looking bracelet on page 41 that
you tie the knots.
uses beads.
 How to Tie Off Your Bracelets OTHER
COOL
There are two ways to tie the bracelets to your THINGS
wrist (or a friend’s), depending on the pattern. TO DO
WITH or ww
YOUR
OC nn i > al
BRACELETS
For bracelets with a loop
at one end: Use them as

Wrap the bracelet around your wrist.

© zipper pulls
Divide the tail at the other end into two
sections. Send one section through the e hair ties a
a
loop and tie it to the other section in a
JZ
x

© key chains - y
_ double knot, so the loop is secured in the
middle ofthe knot. @ trouser ties
ae PPP
APPAPPEEEERERI
OTOH Ry5

e chokers
For bracelets with two tails:
¢ shoelaces

Wrap the bracelet around your wrist and

e anklets
tie a double knot with the tails. Ifthe tails
are too long after you've tied the knots, ¢ headbands
you can trim them shorter.
or whatever else
you can imagine

aS
Mel's
yh

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\e \\

>
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aapners

9 xr A OE
Hold the right-hand
piano FE 4 string tight and knot
the other around it.
Left-
There is only ONE hand }
basic knot you need string >
_sa Right-
to know to make ——\ hand
string
all the friendship
Hold ———>
bracelets in this straight
book, but you need
to be able to tie it in
TWO directions.

Take two different

4
Pull toward |
the left and
colored strings, tie pull snug.
them together at
one end and clip
them down with
Repeat so
your clip. you have
a double
As they hang side-
——

knot. = a,

- by-side, call the

string on the right,
the right-hand
String (makes sense,
“= huh?). The other
~ one, call the left-
hand string.
ye? ~ Ls or

+ : ’
ONE KNOT, TWO DIRECTIONS The Basic Knot
Going the
Hold the left-hand Other Way
string
tight and knot
the other around it. You've got to
Right- * e -
y ind learn this too!
string

straight

: Pull toward
} the right and
| pull snug.

Repeat
SO YOU

double
d
What you'll need: This is the basic ‘
Four colors, each 25 inches friendship bracelet. “Gey
long (about 63 cm). Get comfortable
Getting started: with this bracelet
Tie a knot about 1-1/2 before you try thé
inches (4 cm) from the top.
others. The whole
bracelet is,made
with the basic
Clip this
end to knot, left
v the book.
Separate the
strands. Unless
you really can’t
stand them,
use our colors
as shown.
It'll make the
instructions
simpler.

Start with string §

(green) and loop
it over and then
under string 2
(yellow). Hold
string 2 (yellow)
straight (this is
important) and
pull the knot snug.
Do step Wa
second time
so you have a
double knot.

Now take string # (green)

and make double knots
around each ofthe
remaining strands (pink
and purple), left to right.

This is the string you'll

be working with next.
Now do the same Keep going
thing again. Start until the
with the far left strand bracelet is as
(yellow) and tie double long as you
knots, left to right, all would like.
the way across the
other colors.

Gather the
strings and
tie a knot to
secure. Trim
the ends to
about 1-1/2
inches (4 cm).

\ it
 A basic pattern you'd better learn before you go on.
You'll use it again in some of the more
complicated bracelets.

What you’ll need:

Four strings, all different

colors, each 64 inches
long (about 1.6 meters).

Getting started:

Fold the strings in

halfto make ~ ‘,
eight strings,
32 inches
long each. Pc
Tie a knot about the book.
iy LOM INC 2
As long as you're still
to 2.5 cm) from learning, use the
the top, forming same colors we do.
The instructions
a loop. will go easier.

Separate
the strands.
Set them up
in this order:
Tie the first string (the
black one on the
far left) onto 2,
3 and 4, (white,
red, and pink)
left to right.
Then stop. |

Now take the other

string | (also black)
from the far right
and work towards
the middle, tying
double-knots
right to left onto
2,3 and 4, (white,
red and pink).
Confusing,
isn't it? 2

If you're lucky, it'll

end up looking like
this, both blacks in
the middle.
 A
Repeat steps 1-3,
always beginning
with the outside
strings and
working in
toward the
middle. Keep
going until the
bracelet is as long
as you would like.
Tie a knot and
trim the ends to
about 1-1/2
inches (4 cm).
Now tie the two
middles together:
the black string you
were just working
with onto the other C/
Se
black string.
Pull the knots
tight.

You'll end 15
up with this.
~ DOUBLE ° CHAIN » KNoT
This is the easiest bracelet. Make a bunch
of them in different colors to wear together.

What you'll need: i

?

Six strings, two colors, each aol

2S
27 inches long (about 69 cm). s
Clip this 4
end to 44
\\ the book.

j
f
Getting started: i
Tie a knot about 1-1/2
inches (4 cm) from the
‘
top. %
4
%
¢
é
i
iy
3

Separate the
colors. Put all
}*
a
the green strings *
together and all
the pink strings
together so you
are working
with two thick
bundles.

17
 Start with the left
bundle (green) and
tie a single knot
around the pink
bundle.

Hold the pink

bundle straight
and pull the knot
tight. The green
bundle will still
be on the left.

Now take the right bundle (pink)

and tie a single knot around the
green bundle. Hold the green
bundle straight and pull the
knot tight. The pink bundle
will still be on the right.

Repeat the steps until the bracelet is as

long as you want it. Gather the strings and
tie a knot to secure. Trim the ends to about
1-1/2 inches (4 cm).
1-1/2" >
 SW
@\ im 1B

BRED 5S
This is a fun, quick bracelet to
make. Once you get the hang
of it, try making a thicker
one using more strands.

What you’ll need:

Six strings, three colors,

each 21 inches long
(about 53 cm).

Getting started:

Tie a knot about 1-1/2

inches (4 cm) from the end.

Clip this
end to
the book.
 git
Gather all
the strings
together,
ae
leaving Tie the single string around
one out. all the rest. Do it ten times
going left to right. Hold the a
strings down
straight and Bundle the same
pull the knots color strings to-
tight. gether in pairs, so
a
you have three
Pull knot
tight bundles with two
strings each.

:
Hold these
down straight
 Repeat steps
2 through>
until the
bracelet Is 4>
long as YOU
would like. le
Gather all the a knot with
Strings toge- a\\ the string>
ther again, but together at
Braid the this time leave
bundles
the end to
out a different secure. TIM
until the colored string.
braided part
the ends tO
about 1-1/2
is as long as inches (4 cm).
the knotted
part.

These
should
be about
the
same
length.
knotted
part

Braid
this
part.
22 e
 What yow’ll need:

Six strings, all different colors,

each 30 inches long (about 76 cm).

Getting
started:

nN Tie a knot
| about 1-1/2
inches (4 cm)
from the end.
<4 Clip this
end to
the book.

Separate the
strands. The fourth
string, counting
left to right, won't
show in the
Don’t panic. This bracelet has pattern.
a pattern that looks
complicated but is
really simple to
make.

¢ This color
won't show.
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\jsed

on tre tl ant

Lf YF
This fe
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yo 5
FYOY

Med y ith

FFLF F
LF LF Fe
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 KEEP GOING UNTIL
YOUR BRAC Eee als
Po VONGTAS YOU
WOULD LIKE. GATHER
ALL THE STRINGS AND
NEASNOT TO SECURE:
TRIM THE ENDS TO ABOUT
1-1/2 INCHES (4 CM).

25
D=D=O<DXO=D
What you’ll need: Getting started:
Four strings, all different Fold the strings in half
colors, each 70 inches to make eight strings,
long (about 1.8 meters). 35 inches long each.
Tie a knot at the fold
about 1/2 to 1 inch (1.2
to 2.5 cm) from the top,
forming x
a loop. a ~

Clip this
end to Mj
the book. YF

Separate
the strings
by pairs of
colors:

27
STARTING FROM THE

LEFT, TIE THE FIRST STRING }

(WHITE) ONTO EACH OF

THE OTHER STRINGS

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Endup
like this.

This is the
string you'll be /
working with next. @
 like this.
4 This is the string
you'll be working
with next.

a a:

NOW YOU ARE GOING TO

REPEAT STEPS de - ®,
EXCEPT FROM RIGHT TO LEFT:
TAKE THE STRING ON THE FAR
RIGHT (PINK) AND TIE A LINE ALL
THE WAY ACROSS TO THE LEFT. aft
(BE SURE TO TIE YOUR KNOTS 74
RIGHT TO LEFT). “4 This is the string
you'll be working
with next. 29
 >
+
hd
9

REPEAT STEPS
ef -— & UNTIL
THE BRACELETS

AS LONG AS YOU

WANT IT. GATHER

THE STRINGS

TOGETHER AND

TIE A KNOT TO

SECURE. TRIM THE

ENDS TO ABOUT

1-1/2 INCHES

(4 CM).
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What you’ll need:

Eight strings,
all different colors,
32 inches long
(about 81 cm).
Getting started:
Spread the colors
Make a knot about
apart in a random line.
1-1/2 inches (4 cm)
Number the strings
from the top.
1-8, like this:
Clip onto the book.

Working from left to right, A nN ...tie

7onto
tie every other string onto its 7 oe
neighbor: 1 onto 2, 3 onto 4, ae
5 onto 6and 7 onto 8. like this: _Ppare

8 < This is the

string you'llbe
working with
next.
 Re-number the strings when you are done
with the row. Now, working from right to left,
tie 7 (pink) onto 6 (dark blue), 5 (yellow) onto
4 (red), and 3 (black) onto 2 (green).
Leave 8 and 1 out.

Renumber the strings

and repeat steps1
and 2 until the
bracelet is as long as
you would like.

Gather the strings together and tie a knot to secure.

Trim the ends to about 1- 1/2 inches (4cm).
<— 1-1/2" > ' : <— 1-1/2’
>
eae

9a Prat
> so»
hi
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A
What youw’ll need:

Four strings, all

different colors, each
56 inches long (about
1.4 meters).

Getting Started:

Fold the strings in half

to make eight strings,
Clip this
28 inches long each. end to
the book. Ss
Tie a knot at the fold
about 1/2to 1 inch(1.2
to2.5cm)fromthetop,
forming a loop.

Set up like this:

The
instructions A |
will make better 2 Sfegrh, Ae Bee
sense if you use Our
colors as shown,

35
Make a chevron just like
you did on page 13: Using
double knots, tie string 4
on the far left (pink) onto
2, 3and 4 (yellow, purple
and green), left to right. End up
like this. 2

This is the
string you'll be
working with
next.

Next take the other string

1 from the far right (pink)
and work right to left,
tying it onto 2,3 and 4
(yellow, purple and green).

End up
like this.

Aways
remember
to tie
double
Luni-{
 Finally,
tie the
P two pinks
together.

Double knot ...end up

i this string like this. Repeat steps 1-3
ny onto this three more times,
string...
so you have four
chevrons in all.
The colors will
now be back in
the original order.

37
Now gather strings
2,3 and 4 (yellow,
purple and green)
together on the left
side. Knot string 1
(pink) around all
three at once.
Do this ten times.

End up
like this.

Do the same
thing on the
right side.

End up
like this.
CONTINUE
THE PATTERN
UNTIL YOUR
Saves DEAS
AS LONG AS
YOU WOULD
LIKE. GATHER
THE STRINGS
AND TIE A
KNOT TO
SECURE IT
TRIM THE
ENDS TO
ABOUT tei /2
INCHES (4 CM).
 BORDERED

This bracelet is advanced—

don’t do this one until you've

practiced on some others.

What youw’ll need:

Four pieces a e
of string,
all different colors, each
60 inches long (about 1.5
meters); 9 or 12 beads and
a needle with a large eye.

Getting started: ~
Fold the strings
in halfto make
eight strings, Clip the
each 30 inches end onto
the book.
long. Tie a knot
about 1/2 to
janeh (1.2 to
2.5 cm) from
the top, forming
a loop.
Set up the strings
in this pattern: u \
4 0304432
If you use our colors, the instructions
will make much better sense 41
The
o outside Strings @;

“ty,
7e)

Start with the left

outside string ;
(blue) and tie a
single knot, left Now tie
to right onto another
string 2 (red). single knot
i with the
7 same string gis
»y (blue) right /7 | \
| toleft. (/>==
2

The strings will

be back in their
original order.

ang for the Next two ge

SV
eS

qvisis the string you

 4
Do the same
thing again:
Tie the blue
onto the red,
but this time,
tie the knot
going left to 1

right. The strings will

now be in their
original order. Put
the two outside
strings (blue) off to
\ the sides.
ia.

This is the
string Youy

e “Sing Ne
xt, >
Double-knot the
red onto its two
neighbors going
towards the middle
as shown. Ignore
string 1 (blue).

End up
like this. — Ny

his is the
<3 string you’//
be USing Next

43
 Do the same thing NS
on the right side: Take string
2 (red) and work right to left,
tying it onto 3and 4
J (white and yellow).2

...a chevron
without
the outside
strings.

Tie the
reds together,
right onto left.
Don’t forget:
double knots!

End up
like this.

Repeat
steps 1-7
until you have six
bordered chevrons.
Thread three beads on
the two middle strands
(both yellow). You may
need a needle to get
the beads on

44
 9
Now you'll work
with one side of the
bracelet at a time. 4
Tie the blue string 1 >
onto its neighbor 2
twice: one knot
going left to right,
and one knot going
right to left.

Mites
Then tie a double
knot with string 2
(red) onto string 3
(white), left to right.
Repeat steps 9-10
until this column is
as long as the three
beads.
 %
vos a to ug h x ; :

AS
KS

On the right side, tie

the outside string to its
neighbor twice: once
going right to left, and
once going left to right.

Tie this
a string...

LO
this
string.

Then tie a double

knot with string 2
(red) onto string 3
(white), right to End up
left. Make the same like this.
number of knots as You're
: ready to
you did on the left dite
side. chevrons.
 Gather the
strings and
tie a knot to
1 \
A A ae secure. Trim
the ends to

I3
Now (deep breath) about 1-1/2
start again from step I, inches (4 cm).
enclosing the beads with
your first chevron. When
you have completed
six more chevrons, add
more beads. Repeat
until the bracelet is as
long as you would like.
End with six chevrons.

47
 OTEM
\\n%an*

This is an OLE
advanced

What
pattern. youll need:
Four strings, all different
You should
colors, each 64 inches
long (about 1.6 meters).
be able to

Getting started:
make the
Fold the strings
in half to make
Chevron eight strings,
32 inches Moe
Clip this
on page 13 long each. end to
Tie a knot at the book.

before you the fold about

172.tolanch
even think (i stows cm}
from the top,
about
forming a loop.

trying this

one.
Set up the strings
in this order:
(Use our colors
unless you're
really good).
Make a chevron:
Tie string 1 (yellow),
on the far left, onto
2,3 and 4 (green,
purple and blue),
letOOne =4
like this. Ss——

|| \\ <¢ This is the

string you'll
be working
with next.

Now switch to
the right side.
Take string 1 (yellow)
from the far right and
work«right to left,
tying it onto 2,3 and
4(green, purple and
End up
blue). like this.

This is the string you'll

be working with next.
Now tie the two
middles together,
right onto left.

You'll end up with your

A} |
strings in this order ~~» 4
(if you're lucky). 3213123 :

Repeat
steps 1-3
to make
four more
chevrons.

End up
like this.

This is the string

you'll be working
with next.
51
 vy k1G
No

RSye knog.y! go Vforget to

53
Now you have to do
steps 5-8 again, but
this time on the right
side. Take the string
on the far right (green)
and tie it onto its two End up
neighbors to the left like this.
(purple and blue).

This is the string you'll

be working with next.
 (s)
Gy
Don 4
GS.
a
Tie the new
far right string
(purple) to
its neighbor
(blue).

End up
like this.

This is the string you'll

Take string 3 be working with next.

(green), and tie

it onto 2 and 1
(purple and blue),
left to right, so it
is on the outside
again.

End up
like this.

> 55
This is the string you'll
be working with next.
Tie the right
middle string 4
(yellow) onto 3,
2 and 1 (purple,
blue and green)
left to right.

Endup Ye
like this. {

This is the string you'll

be working with next.

Start with the far

left string (yellow)
and make two
chevrons (in
other words,
repeat steps 1=3).

End up
like this.
Repeat everything from
step 5 to step 13 until the
bracelet is as long as you
want it. Gather the strings
and tie a knot to secure.
Trim the ends to about
1-1/2 inches (4 cm).

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