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I’m trying to make a bracelet with odd strings on each side

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rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 16 hours ago by rose3456-4 Hi I’m trying to make a bracelet that’s made by halokiwi and it has 9 strings on one side and 9 strings on the other and I would love to do a loop at the start of the bracelet can you help me? From rose3456-4
halokiwi Moderator	1 day, 14 hours ago by halokiwi Which pattern is it? Does it have 18 strings in total? Then you just take 9 longer strings and fold them in half. If it's for example 9 white strings and 9 black strings, you can use the technique for making loops with odd amounts of string that MashaKnots explains in her video on the topic.
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 Hi it’s a few of your patterns actually and it’s #143225 and the pattern #143221 and yes they have 18cm rings in total
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 I meant strings sorry that was autocorrect

rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 Do you mean if one colour or both colours
halokiwi Moderator	1 day, 14 hours ago by halokiwi MashaKnots has a great video on making loops with odd amounts of string that you can check out. Personally I think that ties on both ends can look very nice too.
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 Ok I’ll go with that as it just seems easier
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 Thanks for your help
halokiwi Moderator	1 day, 14 hours ago by halokiwi I don't understand your last question.
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 I think loops work when you have an equal pattern when it’s symmetrical when you have the same on both sides to me
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 I meant you said do 9 longer strings does that mean 9 strings altogether or 9 strings of both colours is what I’m asking

halokiwi Moderator	1 day, 14 hours ago by halokiwi If you want to do a loop with odd amounts of strings, you have to do a knotted loop like the one in your profile picture. Doing one with loose strings like in your other picture won't work (as nicely) If you have a pattern where you only have even amounts of strings per colour (for example 2, 4, 6, 8...), you can cut half that amount (1, 2, 3, 4...) of strings that are double the length and fold them in half to form the loop. For a pattern with 9 strings of colour a and 9 strings of colour b you take - 4 double length strings of colour a and fold them in half - 4 double length strings of colour b and fold them in half - 1 double length string of colour a split in half (3 instead of 6 strands) and fold it in half -> both halves have the thickness of one regular string and are used as one - 1 double length string of colour b split in half (3 instead of 6 strands) -> both halves have the thickness of one regular string and are used as one MashaKnots explains it in her video on making loops with odd amounts of string
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 14 hours ago by rose3456-4 Thanks I will try that for the next one I make as I am doing ties now instead
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 11 hours ago by rose3456-4 I have had a look at your pattern but it doesn’t look like a candy stripe in the pattern as there is a backward knot in the first row
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 11 hours ago by rose3456-4 Should I ask someone to make a video of it on braceletbook
halokiwi Moderator	1 day, 11 hours ago by halokiwi I don't get notifications if you don't tag me btw You need to make b knots wherever it calls for b knots, but you can tie it in diagonals like you would tie a regular candystripe.
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 11 hours ago by rose3456-4 Ok @halokiwi I now get what you are trying to say now can I still do 3 strands of one colour and 3strands of the other colour if I’m doing ties instead of a loop?

halokiwi Moderator	1 day, 11 hours ago by halokiwi If you do ties on both ends instead of a loop, you don't need to split the strings. You just cut 9 single-length strings of colour a and 9 single-length strings of colour b and use them as they are without splitting them. You can of course still split your strings in half, but why would you?
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 10 hours ago by rose3456-4 Ok @ halokiwi fair enough I will try it your way and see how it turns out
rose3456-4 Skiller	1 day, 10 hours ago by rose3456-4 @halokiwi I will have to see how much string I have to make this bracelet can I measure them a meter in length will that work for your pattern?

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