Smiley Face Pattern
Friendship Bracelet Instructions
Level: Intermediate
BEFORE YOU BEGIN know how to make a Right Hand Double Knot, Left Hand Double Knot, Single Right Single
Left Hand Knot and a Single Left Single Right Hand Knot. You can see these instructions at myfbm.com.
1. Pick 2 different colors. (The example uses light pink & dark blue).
You will need 5 strands of light pink & 2 strands of dark blue.
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 uses 12 strings which is exceeds the amount of slots
that the MYFBM holds. You will need to have one string loose
on each end. The string hanging loose on the left hand side will
be referred to as #0 & the one loose string on the right will be
referred to as #11. Separate strings by placing one string per
slot. Note: Use the same color in slots 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11
(pink) & slots 2, 5 & 7 (blue). There will be one extra blue and
one extra pink strand that will need to be cut close to your knot.
This will align the colors of your bracelet pattern.
5. To begin, take string #10 (pink) and make a right hand double
knot with string #11 (pink). String #10 (pink) will now be in slot
11 (hanging loose on the right side).
6. Take string #8 (pink) and make 3 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #9 (pink), string #10 (pink) & string #11 (pink).
String #8 (pink) will now be in slot 11 (hanging loose on right
side).
7. Take string #6 (pink) and make single right single left hand with
string #7 (blue). String #6 (pink) will stay in slot 6.
8. Take string #7 (blue) and make 2 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #8 (pink) & string #9 (pink). String #7 (blue) will
be in slot 9.
9. Take string #9 (blue) and make a single right single left hand knot
with string #10 (pink). String #9 (blue) will stay in slot 9.
10. Take string #4 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #5 (blue), string #6 (pink), string #7 (pink) &
string #8 (pink). String #4 (pink) will now be in slot 8.
11. Take string #3 (pink) and make a left hand double knot with
string #2 (blue). String #3 (pink) will now be in slot 2.
12. Take string #3 (blue) and make 2 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #4 (blue) & string #5 (pink). String #3 (blue) will
now be in slot 5.
13. Take string #6 (pink) and make a left hand double knot with
string #5 (blue). String #6 (pink) will now be in slot 5.
14. Take string #7 (pink) and make a left hand double knot with
string #6 (blue). String #7 (pink) will now be in slot 6.
15. Take string #0 (pink) and make 6 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #1 (pink), string #2 (pink), string #3 (blue), string
#4 (pink), string #5 (pink) & string #6 (pink). String #0 (pink)
will now be in slot 6.
16. Take string #0 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string #1 (pink). String #0 (pink) will now be in slot 1.
17. Take string #2 (blue) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #1 (pink). String #2 (blue) will stay in slot 2.
18. Take string #2 (blue) and make a right hand double knot with
string #3 (pink). String #2 (blue) will now be in slot 3.
19. Take string #4 (pink) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #3 (blue). String #4 (pink) will stay in slot 4.
20. Take string #5 (pink) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #4 (pink). String #5 (pink) will stay in slot 5.
21. Take string #0 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #1 (pink), string #2 (pink), string #3 (blue) &
string #4 (pink). String #0 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
22. Take string #9 (blue) and make 5 left hand double knots. One
each, on string #8 (pink), string #7 (blue), string #6 (pink), string
#5 (pink) & string #4 (pink). String #9 (blue) will now be in slot
4.
23. Take string #0 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string #1 (pink). String #0 (pink) will now be in slot 1.
24. Take string #2 (blue) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #1 (pink). String #2 (blue) will stay in slot 2.
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25. Take string #2 (blue) and make 2 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #3 (pink) & string #4 (blue). String #2 (blue) will
now be in slot 4.
26. Take string #10 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string #11 (pink). String #10 (pink) will now be in slot 11 (hang-
ing loose on the right side).
27. Take string #9 (pink) and make 2 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #10 (pink) & string #11 (pink). String #9 (pink)
will now be in slot 11 (hanging loose on the right side).
28. Take string #9 (pink) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #8 (blue). String #9 (pink) will stay in slot 9.
29. Take string #9 (pink) and make 2 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #10 (pink) & string #11 (pink). String #9 (pink)
will now be in slot 11 (hanging loose on the right side).
30. Take string #7 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #8 (blue), string #9 (pink), string #10 (pink) &
string #11 (pink). String #7 (pink) will now be in slot 11 (hang-
ing loose on the right side).
31. Take string #6 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #7 (blue), string #8 (pink), string #9 (pink) &
string #10 (pink). String #6 (pink) will now be in slot 10.
32. Take string #5 (pink) and make a single right single left hand
knot with string #6 (blue). String #5 (pink) will stay in slot 5.
33. Take string #5 (pink) and make a left hand double knot with
string #4 (blue). String #5 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
34. Take string #7 (pink) and make a left hand double knot with
string #6 (blue). String #7 (pink) will now be in slot 6.
35. Take string #8 (pink) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #7 (blue). String #8 (pink) will stay in slot 8.
36. Take string #6 (pink) and make a single left single right hand
knot with string #5 (blue). String #6 (pink) will stay in slot 6.
37. Take string #0 (pink) and make 4 right hand double knots. One
each, on string #1 (pink), string #2 (pink), string #3 (blue) &
string #4 (pink). String #0 (pink) will now be in slot 4.
38. Take string #0 (pink) and make a right hand double knot with
string #1 (pink). String #0 will now be in slot 1.
39. Take string #1 (pink) and make a single right single left hand
knot with string #2 (blue). String #1 (pink) will stay in slot 1.
40. At this point your pattern will now repeat itself. Repeat steps
5-39 to continue the pattern until your bracelet is long enough
to fit your wrist.
41. Once your bracelet is long enough to fit your wrist take strings
from the slots 0-3 in your left hand and the strings from slots
8-11 in your right hand and braid with the remaining 4 center
strings.
42. Take the braided strings and tie two basic knots at the end of
your friendship bracelet.
43. Unclip your friendship bracelet from the butterfly clip and cut off
the excess braided section. Your friendship bracelet is ready to
wear or share!
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