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Emmaloves
Emmaloves
17 hours ago by Emmaloves
What a fantastic formula! I used it for pattern #197862 and it worked out perfectly, even though I calculated a different bracelet length. Thank you so muc, you are truly amazing!!! 🙂
416natalie
416natalie
1 week, 2 days ago by 416natalie
This is SO COOL you were able to figure this out!!! I'm definitely going to take it into consideration when making bracelets in the future!
halokiwi
halokiwi
2 months, 1 week ago by halokiwi
@whoistaji I must have made a mistake. The 100 needs to be outside the bracket or on top. You're right.
whoistaji
whoistaji
2 months, 1 week ago by whoistaji
hiya, i have a clarification question "percentage of knots made = number of knots : (number of rows x 100)"
so lets say there were 16 rows and 8 knots made. would the formula plug in be: 8/(16*100) which would equal 5 percent? tbh ive just been doing it as (8/16)*100...
halokiwi
halokiwi
3 months, 3 weeks ago by halokiwi
@str6yk1ds the formula is for ties on each end as stated in the beginning. Each tie uses 10cm.

You can adjust the formula to fit whatever amount of string you'd need for a loop.

This formula does not include shaped starts.
str6yk1ds
str6yk1ds
3 months, 3 weeks ago by str6yk1ds
Does this include the amount of string needed for ties on each end and/or a loop or shaped start?
ElliElli
ElliElli
4 months ago by ElliElli
@halokiwi I finally got it! Thank you so much
halokiwi
halokiwi
4 months, 2 weeks ago by halokiwi
@ElliElli you look at where the arrow is coming from. If the arrow follows the string, the knot belongs to that string.

You can also use "add a variation" to make the strings two different colours to see more clearly.
ElliElli
ElliElli
4 months, 2 weeks ago by ElliElli
@halokiwi thank you very much! Just one last question, in case the string colors overlap, like in the string 2 and 4, how to distinguish which knot belongs to the correct string? To avoid miscounting.
halokiwi
halokiwi
4 months, 2 weeks ago by halokiwi
@ElliElli you look at where the arrows are coming from. If the arrow comes from where your string is coming from, the knot belongs to that string.
ElliElli
ElliElli
4 months, 2 weeks ago by ElliElli
Hi! Sorry to bother but how exactly does one count the knots? That’s the only confusing part for me. Per example in the string 2 I count four knots instead of three, how does one know when a knot does not belong? I got confused because I count the knot in row 6 as belonging to the string 2 instead of the string 4. I tried
halokiwi
halokiwi
5 months, 4 weeks ago by halokiwi
@user254780

You just put 16 anywhere it says "length of bracelet"

length of string = length needed for ties + square root of (2 x (length of bracelet^2)) + percentage of knots made with that string x (length of bracelet/14)

would turn into

length of string = length needed for ties + square root of (2 x (16^2)) + percentage of knots made with that string x (16/14)

length of string = length needed for ties + square root of (2 x (256)) + percentage of knots made with that string x 1,14

length of string = length needed for ties + square root of 512 + percentage of knots made with that string x 1,14

length of string = length needed for ties + 22,63 + percentage of knots made with that string x 1,14

But I think you figured that out yourself too 😄
user254780
user254780
5 months, 4 weeks ago by user254780
OMG I'm so sorry, mb for tagging you 4 no reason, I clearly dotn pay attention to what I do, I understand now, thank you for your time anyways. 🙂
user254780
user254780
5 months, 4 weeks ago by user254780
the value of only the square root part is about 22 , with the ties and 5 extra, it is about 43, so idk what I'm doing wrong
user254780
user254780
5 months, 4 weeks ago by user254780
@halokiwi can you provide the adjustable formula with the variables filled in plz, I don't seem to understand it, I'm trying to make a bracelet length of 16, and I got 43 with the extra 5 centimeters added in the total, I thought it should be more string, not less. can you please help me understand, thank you 🙂
Kattank123
Kattank123
7 months, 2 weeks ago by Kattank123
It works! Thank you so much for the formula, you're a genius!
clairestil
clairestil
12 months ago by clairestil
Ok
halokiwi
halokiwi
12 months ago by halokiwi
@clairestil no, it doesn't
clairestil
clairestil
12 months ago by clairestil
I’m making #151104
clairestil
clairestil
12 months ago by clairestil
Does this work for shaped patterns?