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I Rotated Pattern 45… and This Happened

I Rotated Pattern 45… and This Happened

Hey friends! 👋 Today we’re experimenting with Pattern 45 from friendship-bracelets.net — but instead of following it straight… we rotate it counterclockwise and rebuild it from the center out. What started as an arrow-style design turned into something way more interesting. Here’s what we changed: …

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I Rotated a Beginner Pattern… and It Turned Intermediate

I Rotated a Beginner Pattern… and It Turned Intermediate

Hello friends! 👋 In today’s friendship bracelet tutorial, I take a super simple beginner dovetail pattern (4 colors, 16 strings) and completely transform it by rotating, flipping, and re-mapping the strings to create something way more dynamic. What started as an easy bracelet quickly turned …

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Built from the Middle Out?! Randomized Bracelet with Intentional Chaos

Built from the Middle Out?! Randomized Bracelet with Intentional Chaos

Today we’re upping the chaos—but also the control. This new freestyle bracelet starts in the center, not the top, allowing for a huge central diamond and full symmetry in two directions. It’s part of my ongoing experiment into randomized pattern design, inspired by South American …

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The Most Chaotic Bracelet I’ve Ever Designed? | Random Symmetry Challenge

The Most Chaotic Bracelet I’ve Ever Designed? | Random Symmetry Challenge

Today we’re doing something wild. This pattern uses 24 single strands, 4 colors, and absolutely no chill. 😂 Inspired by a Reddit user asking, “Can someone make a pattern out of randomness?” I decided to try. We’re creating a bracelet that feels chaotic but is …

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Double-Wide Arrowhead Bracelet?! Remixing My Own Pattern

Double-Wide Arrowhead Bracelet?! Remixing My Own Pattern

Hey friends, it’s Kevin (akaAWOL), and today we’re kicking things up a notch! 💥 We’re taking the triple diamond arrowhead pattern from the last video and making it twice as wide—same colors, same core idea, very different vibe. In this video: ⚠️ String tip: The …

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Designing a Rainbow Diamond Arrowhead Bracelet from Scratch

Designing a Rainbow Diamond Arrowhead Bracelet from Scratch

Welcome back, friends! It’s Kevin (akaAWOL), and today we’re doing something a little different—I’m creating a completely new bracelet pattern based only on a color idea and a little swatch I sketched up! 🎨 We’re diving into: A hot color-heavy arrowhead pattern with multiple diamonds …

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Transforming a 2-Color Pattern into a 6-Color Rainbow Bracelet | Watch the Design Come to Life!

Transforming a 2-Color Pattern into a 6-Color Rainbow Bracelet | Watch the Design Come to Life!

Ever wonder what happens when you take a simple 2-color bracelet pattern and explode it into a full 6-color rainbow? 😲 In today’s video, I’m walking you through exactly that process — from choosing colors to mapping out the pattern, to discovering surprises along the …

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Freestyling a 2-Color Bracelet Pattern (12 Strings!) – Will It Work?

Freestyling a 2-Color Bracelet Pattern (12 Strings!) – Will It Work?

What happens when you have a cool idea for a bracelet… and just wing it? 🎯 In this video, I freestyle a brand-new two-color pattern using 12 strings (the same color combo from my 10-string kumi video 👀). The idea? Elongated diamonds stacked in threes, …

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Decoding a Lost Bracelet Pattern

Decoding a Lost Bracelet Pattern

I was handed a bracelet fragment and asked to figure out the original pattern—no notes, no diagram, just knots and guesswork. 😅 Challenge accepted. In this video, I walk through my process of reverse engineering the pattern knot by knot. It’s a bit weird, definitely …

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Can My Custom Arrowhead Pattern Work with Just 12 Strings? Let’s Find Out!

Can My Custom Arrowhead Pattern Work with Just 12 Strings? Let’s Find Out!

Hey everyone, it’s Kevin (aka AWOL), and today we’re testing something I’ve been curious about: can my new elongated arrowhead pattern work as a 12-string bracelet? Turns out—yes, with a few smart adjustments! This version takes the same concept we explored in the 16-string build …

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Designing a New Elongated Arrowhead Bracelet

Designing a New Elongated Arrowhead Bracelet

Hey everyone, it’s Kevin (aka AWOL), and today I’m designing a brand-new arrowhead-style bracelet pattern—but with a twist: instead of stopping at one diamond, this one stacks multiple diamonds in a row, stretching the design and changing the entire rhythm. 🌀 What makes it different? …

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Inventing a New Arrowhead Bracelet Pattern

Inventing a New Arrowhead Bracelet Pattern

Hey everyone, it’s Kevin (aka AWOL), and today I’m taking you along as I invent a brand-new arrowhead-inspired bracelet design—live, unscripted, and with absolutely no idea how it’ll turn out. 🧠 The idea? A simplified arrowhead where each color only makes a small square before …

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