Cobra bracelet without buckle

Description

This paracord bracelet uses classic cobra weave pattern and is made of single long piece of paracord. It does not use buckle but relies on a loop and knotted button for fastening.

Other names

Cobra bracelet, Solomon bar bracelet, Portuguese sinnet, Square knot bracelet.

Tying

Measure and cut paracord. Bracelet in this tutorial used 260 cm of paracord and fits hand with 19 cm circumference.

1. Take about 260 cm of cord and find the middle point.
2. Tie the chinese button/diamond knot.
3. Look here for instructions on how to do it.
4. Tighten it.
5. Measure the length of bracelet and fold the cords back down.
6. Make a loop with the left cord and pass the end over the 2 middle strands and under the right strand.
7. Make a loop with the right cord and pass the end under the 2 middle strands and through the left loop.
8. Draw the knot tighter but not too tight.
9. Take the top middle crossing strand and pull out a small loop.
10. Start doing the cobra weave. Left strand over the middle ones.
11. Right strand over.
12. Under the middle and up through the loop.
13. Tighten. Adjust the size of the top loop to the size of the button.
14. Continue doing cobra weave. Right strand over the middle ones.
15. Left strand over, under the middle.
16. Up through the loop.
17. Tighten.
18. Left strand over the middle ones.
19. Right strand over.
20. Under the middle ones.
21. Up through the loop.
22. Tighten.
23. Another cobra knot through the right loop.
24. Tighten.
25. Another cobra knot through the left loop.
26. Tighten.
27. Continue to the end.
28. Cut the cord close to the end.
29. Melt and press.
30. Cut, melt and press the other end too.
31. Finished bracelet form one side.
32. Finished bracelet form the other side.