SINGLE TATTED PARACORD BAR FOR KEYCHAIN
This simple design works well as a keychain.
Excerpted with permission from Crafting with Paracord: 50 Fun and Creative Projects Using the World’s Strongest Cord.
Step 1
Make a loop in a single piece of cord. This loop will need to be the length of the intended design.
Step 2
Bring the strand back around on itself and then over the core strand.
Step 3
Bring the strand up and underneath the core strands and out the loop made in step 2.
Step 4
Pull the knot tight.
Step 5
Bring the strand over the core strands and then up and back under the core strands out the loop.
Step 6
Bring the core strand and that is sticking out at the top back down and inside the knot.
Step 7
Pull the knot tight.
Step 8
Bring the strand under the core strands and then back over the core strands and out the loop.
Step 9
Pull the knot tight.
Step 10
Repeat steps 8 and 9, and continue tying until you’ve reached the desired length.
Step 11
1Cut the remainder of the excess cord and melt the ends with a lighter.
Step 12
Excerpted with permission from Crafting with Paracord: 50 Fun and Creative Projects Using the World’s Strongest Cord.