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Today we’re looking at Pattern 27 from friendship-bracelets.net, and this one brings up a really interesting challenge: It’s not symmetrical. Most friendship bracelet patterns mirror across the center line, which makes starting them pretty straightforward. But Pattern 27 doesn’t follow that rule—it’s offset, which means …
After experimenting with a woven Celtic-style design on 12 strings, I thought—why not push it further? Today I’m scaling up to 16 strings for a chunky, bold bracelet that really shows off the over-under rhythm. 🌀 This one definitely eats up string and takes some …
Hey everyone, Kevin here (aka AWOL) 👋 and today I’m trying out another variation of my diamond-centered bracelet design. This time I wanted to make it just a little more complex: A big diamond in the middle 💎 Alternating single knots + double boxes (1, …
Hey friends, Kevin here (aka AWOL) 👋 — today we’re designing another bracelet pattern completely from scratch! This one features:💎 A big diamond center⚡ A zigzag effect around a single dot in the middle🎨 A super simple design process you can try yourself The fun …
Today we’re experimenting with a new pattern inspired by #28776 from friendship-bracelets.net. Instead of just following the original, I wanted to see what would happen if I left four squares in the middle and created a zigzag DNA-style spiral running down the bracelet. It’s still …
Today, we’re giving a fresh twist to pattern #11604 from friendship-bracelets.net—but with a vibrant 5-color makeover! 🎨 I’ve already tackled this pattern once before, but this time we’re exploring how color changes can completely shift the vibe. Whether you’re looking to learn color planning, see …
Hey, it’s Kevin—aka AWOL—and today we’re planning out something bold! This video kicks off the process behind a new bracelet using pattern 21224 from friendship-bracelets.net. But I’m not just following the pattern—I’m reimagining it for a red and gray variegated floss combo that I think …
Hey folks, Kevin here—aka AWOL—and today I’m walking you through my setup and color planning process for pattern #10185 from friendship-bracelets.net. This one’s a little unique—it alternates 2-stripe and 3-stripe segments and isolates the variegated floss in a really clean way. 🧶 What makes this …
Today’s pattern is really different. We’re working with #11604 from friendship-bracelets.net — a design that isolates the variegated floss like no other in the series so far. This layout is all about letting the color shifts shine without crossing over themselves, and I think it …
In today’s video, we’re reverse-engineering pattern 8474 from friendship-bracelets.net using my custom graph paper template — available at https://akaawol.com! This one’s all about balance, symmetry, and choosing the right contrast for variegated floss. 🟢 I’m using a green variegated floss against a gray background to …
Hey crafters! Kevin aka AWOL here with a surprisingly easy two-color bracelet design — pattern #89436 from friendshipbracelets.net. 🧶 It’s a pattern that repeats a lot, which I wasn’t sure I’d love at first… but honestly, this one just flows. The symmetry makes it easy …
Hey friends! AWOL here with a fresh bracelet design that threw me a curveball: it’s long, twisty, and barely repeats! 😅 In this video, I walk you through my process of converting an image into a usable pattern – without even checking the knot structure …