Ma k ing Yo u r First Pa r acor d Br acelet
COBRA WEAVE
Paracord If you have never made a paracord
bracelet before, you will find that
it is quite easy. All you need is Scissors
paracord, a buckle, and a
couple of simple tools that you
probably have lying around the
house.
Buckle There are a couple of things you should know
before making your first bracelet. Lighter
Ruler
Paracord Basics
●● Paracord is a nylon kernmantle rope. This means it has an inner layer
wrapped inside an outer layer.
●● Whenever you cut paracord, the end must be melted to prevent fraying.
●● Paracord is labeled by how much weight it can hold. Standard 550
paracord can hold 550 lbs. The bigger the number, the wider the
cord. (usually)
●● You can find nearly any color and size of paracord at ParacordPlanet.com
Measuring Your Wrist
To make a bracelet that will fit, you need to measure the
circumference of your wrist. A sewing tape works well
for this, but if you don’t have one, you can use a piece of
paracord and a ruler.
1. Wrap the paracord around your wrist, and pinch the cord
where the end wraps around to meet the middle.
2. Keep the spot marked as you take the cord off your
wrist.
3. Lay the cord on a ruler. The wrist in the pictures at left
is 7.5 inches around. Later, you will add one inch to your
measurement to make the bracelet.
The Cobra Bracelet
2. 3.
1.
1. Fold 8-10 ft. of paracord in 2. Push the fold through the top 3. Make a cow hitch by bringing
half. You will need about 1 ft. of of your buckle until a two-inch the loop up and over your buckle
paracord for every inch of your loop sticks out the other side. to rest against the two parallel
bracelet. Use a little extra so you cords. Pull to tighten.
don’t run out.
4. 5. 6.
4. Being careful to not twist the 5. Pull the cord through until you 6. Lay your bracelet alongside
two cords around each other, have a two strand loop about the a ruler. Your bracelet needs to
push the two ends through the size of your wrist. Pinch the cord be 1 inch longer than your wrist
top of the other end of the buckle. to keep the size, and detach the measurement on page 1. Do not
buckle ends. include the teeth of the buckle in
your measurement.
7. 8. 9.
7. Once you have adjusted to the 8. Cross the left side over the 9. Lay the right side cord over
right length, lay out the bracelet middle. the top of your crossed left cord.
like this with one cord to each
side. The middle cords should lay
flat and not be twisted.
10. 11. 12.
10. Then, cross the right cord 11. Bring the end of that same 12. Here is a closeup of what your
underneath the middle cords. cord up through the loop on the first knot should look like. Pinch
left. where the cord goes through the
buckle and pull both side cords
tight.
13. 14. 15.
13. Now is a good time to double 14. Now, do the opposite of your 15. Lay your left cord over the top
check that your bracelet is still first knot. Lay the right cord of your crossed right cord.
the right size. across the middle.
16. 17. 18.
16. Bring it around the back of 17. Push it through the loop on 18. This knot should be a mirror
the middle cords. the right. image of your first one.
19. 20. right NOTE
left
right
left
right
right
left
19. Keep alternating left and 20. Continue this alternating NOTE: If you look at the edge of your
right. After you have a few knots pattern until you reach the end. bracelet, you will notice the left and
right pattern. In the picture above, the
in place, squish them together by pattern was broken with two right loops.
pulling the knots upward. If this happens to you, undo the weave
and start from the last correct row.
21. 22. 23.
21. Keep squishing the rows 22. When you finish tying knots, 23. Hold the ends near a flame
together as you weave. The first cut each end of your paracord until they melt. While still hot,
picture above can fit another two about 1/4 inch away from the squish them against the bracelet
knots. The bottom one is what bracelet. using the side of the lighter.
your bracelet will look like when Children, be sure to get adult
it cannot fit any more knots. approval before using a lighter.
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