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Today we’re prepping Pattern #113245 from friendship-bracelets.net — and this one’s visually wild but surprisingly fun to break down! In this episode, I walk you through my full design prep process and show you how I set up a pattern to be symmetrical, clean, and …
Today we’re diving into pattern #1110610 from friendship-bracelets.net—and giving it a fresh twist! I walk you through my setup process in GIMP, centering the design so it mirrors itself beautifully across the wrist. It might look like a bow tie… or something totally different once …
Today we’re working with pattern #112118 from friendshipbracelets.net—but with a twist! I’m showing you how I adapt patterns to make sure the center is perfectly symmetrical and visually balanced from end to end. 💎 From color choice to centering the motif just right, you’ll see …
Today we’re diving into Pattern #112550 from FriendshipBracelets.net — and while the pattern is already online, I’m showing you how to center it, break it down, and prep it for a perfectly balanced bracelet build. 🧵 In this video: And here is my pattern. Click …
We’re diving into another “What does this pattern look like?” request — this time from a Reddit photo! The original bracelet might be a bit… chaotic, but we’re going to break it down, rebuild it, and see if we can turn it into something beautiful …
Welcome back to another Blindsided Creation! Today, we’re diving into an unexpected design — pattern #8537 — with 16 strings and 9 colors… and let’s just say it threw me for a loop. 😅 Watch as I break down this confusing color fade, rework the …
Welcome back, it’s Kevin (aka AWOL), and today we’re diving into the setup for Blindsided Creation pattern #182408 from BraceletBook! 🎨 This one’s got SIX colors and a lot of hot hues doing the heavy lifting—red, orange, and yellow dominate the center while purple, green, …
This Blindsided Creation took me way off-script. Pattern #170142 from BraceletBook brings bold diamonds, wild symmetry (or lack thereof), and enough directional weirdness to keep me questioning everything. 🧠 At first glance, it looks like a bold vertical centerpiece… but once I got into it? …
Brace yourselves — pattern #165524 just broke my brain 😅 This week’s Blindsided Creation comes from BraceletBook and looks deceptively simple… until you realize the diamonds are off-center and nothing lines up quite the way you’d expect. Even with just 6 colors and a candy-stripe-style …
In this Blindsided Creation, we dive into pattern #183562 — submitted anonymously — and it’s a wild one! Think candy stripe meets offbeat heart shapes, blended with a twisty arrow vibe that doesn’t quit. With only 12 strings and 6 colors, this pattern packs in …
Today’s Blindsided Creations is a 12-string zigzag adventure with some serious 70s energy—pattern #113036 from BraceletBook! 🎨 At first glance, this one looked simple enough, but as I got deeper into it… yikes. There’s a lot of counting, a lot of guesswork, and it’s easy …
Welcome back to Blindsided Creations! Today we’re tackling pattern #126919—a bold 18-string candy stripe setup with some… unusual heart details 🤔 I walk through my process for refining this pattern: removing odd elements (seriously, what is that heart “shine” about?), reworking the layout, and layering …