Braided Leaves Pattern
Friendship Bracelet Instructions
Level: Intermediate
BEFORE YOU BEGIN* you will need to know how to make a Right Hand Double Knot and a Left Hand Double
Knot. You can see these instructions at myfbm.com.
1. Pick 3 different colors. (The example uses pink, green &
yellow). You will need 2 strands of pink, 2 strand of green
and 2 strand of yellow.
2. Align string, fold in half, and tie knot inch from fold
forming a loop.
3. Attach your inch loop to MYFBM under the butterfly clip.
4. This pattern has 12 strings and My Friendship Bracelet Maker
has enough holders for only 10 strings. This means you will
have 2 loose strings at each end, one to the left of slot 1
and one to the right of slot 10. The strings hanging loose
will be referred as #0 and #11. Separate strings by placing
one string per slot. Note: Use the same color in slots 0,2,4
& 6 (pink), slots 1,3,5 & 7 (green) and slots 8,9,10 & 11
(yellow). This will align the colors of your bracelet pattern.
5. To begin, take string#0 (pink) and make right hand double
knot with string#1 (green). String#0 (pink) will now be in
slot 1.
6. Take string#2 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string# 3 (green). String #2 (pink) will now be in slot 3.
7. Take string#4 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string#5 (green). String#4 (pink) will now be in slot 5.
8. Take string#6 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string#7 (green). String#6 (pink) will now be in slot 7.
9. Take string#1 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string#2 (green). String#1 (pink) will now be in slot 2.
10. Take string#3 (pink) and make a right hand double knot
with string#4 (green). String#3 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
11. Take string#5 (pink) and make a right hand double knot
with string#6 (green). String#5 (pink) will now be in slot 6.
12. Take string#2 (pink) and make a right hand double knot
with string# 3 (green). String #2 (pink) will now be in slot
3.
13. Take string#4 (pink) and make a right hand double knot
with string#5 (green). String#4 (pink) will now be in slot 5.
14. Take string#3 (pink) and make a right hand double knot
with string#4 (green). String#3 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
15. Take string#8 (yellow) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #7(pink), #6(pink), #5(pink) and
#4(pink). String#8 (yellow) will now be in slot 4.
16. Take string#9 (yellow) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #8(pink), #7(pink), #6(pink) and
#5(pink). String#9 (yellow) will now be in slot 5.
17. Take string#10 (yellow) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #9(pink), #8(pink), #7(pink) and
#6(pink). String#10 (yellow) will now be in slot 6.
18. Take string#11 (yellow) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string#10(pink), #9(pink), #8(pink) and
#7(pink). String#11 (yellow) will now be in slot 7.
19. Take string#3 (green) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from right to left on string#4(yellow), #5(yellow), #6(yellow)
and #7(yellow). String#3 (green) will now be in slot 7.
20. Take string#2 (green) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from right to left on string #3(yellow), #4(yellow), #5(yellow)
and #6(yellow). String#2 (green) will now be in slot 6.
21. Take string#1(green) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from right to left on string #2(yellow), #3(yellow), #4(yellow)
and #5(yellow). String#1 (green) will now be in slot 5.
22. Take string#0 (green) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from right to left on string #1(yellow), #2(yellow), #3(yellow)
and #4(yellow). String#0 (green) will now be in slot 4.
23. Take string#8 (pink) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #7(green), #6(green), #5(green)
and #4(green). String#8 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
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24. Take string#9 (pink) and make 4 left hand double knots. 35. Take string#3 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #8(green), #7(green), #6(green) from right to left on string #4(green), #5(green), #6(green)
and #5(green). String#9 (pink) will now be in slot 5. and #7(green). String#3 (pink) will now be in slot 7.
25. Take string#10 (pink) and make 4 left hand double knots. 36. Take string#2 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string#9(green), #8(green), #7(green) from right to left on string #3(green), #4(green), #5(green)
and #6(green). String#10 (pink) will now be in slot 6. and #6(green). String#2 (pink) will now be in slot 6.
26. Take string#11 (pink) and make 4 left hand double knots. 37. Take string#1 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #10(green), #9(green), #8(green) from right to left on string #2(green), #3(green), #4(green)
and #7(green). String#11 (pink) will now be in slot 7. and #5(green). String#1 (pink) will now be in slot 5.
27. Take string#3 (yellow) and make 4 right hand double knots. 38. Take string#0 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots.
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving
from right to left on string #4(pink), #5(pink), #6(pink) and from right to left on string #1(green), #2(green), #3(green)
#7(pink). String#3 (yellow) will now be in slot 7. and #4(green). String#0 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
28. Take string#2 (yellow) and make 4 right hand double knots. 39. At this point you have completed one rotation of the pattern.
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving Repeat steps 15-38.
from right to left on string #3(pink), #4(pink), #5(pink) and
40. Once you bracelet is long enough to fit your wrist use strings
#6(pink). String#2 (yellow) will now be in slot 6.
0-5 to make one braid, tying a knot at the end. Then use
29. Take string#1 (yellow) and make 4 right hand double knots. strings 6-11 to create another braid, tying a knot at the end
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving of that braid. These two braided strands will be used to tie
from right to left on string #2(pink), #3(pink), #4(pink) and on your friendship bracelet.
#5(pink). String #1 (yellow) will now be in slot 5.
41. Unclip your friendship bracelet from the butterfly clip and cut
30. Take string#0 (yellow) and make 4 right hand double knots. off the extra string after the knot on your braids. Your new
Make one right handed double knot on each string, moving friendship bracelet is now ready to wear or share!
from right to left on string #1(pink), #2(pink), #3(pink) and
#4(pink). String#0 (yellow) will now be in slot 4.
31. Take string#8 (green) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #7(yellow), #6(yellow), #5(yellow)
and #4(yellow). String#8 (green) will now be in slot 4.
32. Take string#9 (green) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #8(yellow), #7(yellow), #6(yellow)
and #5(yellow). String#9 (green) will now be in slot 5.
33. Take string#10 (green) and make 4 left hand double knots.
Make one left handed double knot on each string, moving
from left to right on string #9(yellow), #8(yellow), #7(yellow)
and #6(yellow). String#10 (green) will now be in slot 6.
34. Take string#11 (green) and make 4 left hand double
knots. Make one left handed double knot on each string,
moving from left to right on string #10(yellow), #9(yellow),
#8(yellow) and #7(yellow). String#11 (green) will now be in
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