All of you guys are doing great paracord projects, but its time to broaden your horizons and get away from the same old flat braid. Round braid makes for some really nice projects.
This one is going to be a key chain for my 4 wheeler key. Theres a fishing bobber inside the monkey fist instead of a ball bearing. You can look up how to make that.
Ive seen a couple instructions on a 4 strand round that teach twisting. I dont like that way and think this is much easier to do and you can tighten it more.
I didnt get a picture of starting because I started right off the monkey fist. You can look up the start. Same for 4 square and 4 round.
Looks like this to start
Take any two legs and go DIAGONAL across from each other.
DO NOT GO STRAIGHT ACROSS like this. It will make a square. Well unless u want to make a square.
Ok, back to diagonal. Side view. Take the remaining legs and pass them through the loops you made.
What it looks like before you tighten it down.
Work the key chain in and do one more set.
To finish you braid back underneath previous levels. Go over 1 red then under 2 yellows. Use a fid to pry the loops up. I ended up going under 4 on this one just to make sure it stayed.
Pull the legs real tight and trim them close. Roll the braid in between your hands to smooth it all out and the cut ends will pull underneath where you cant see them. May need to melt a couple hairs.
This one is going to be a key chain for my 4 wheeler key. Theres a fishing bobber inside the monkey fist instead of a ball bearing. You can look up how to make that.
Ive seen a couple instructions on a 4 strand round that teach twisting. I dont like that way and think this is much easier to do and you can tighten it more.
I didnt get a picture of starting because I started right off the monkey fist. You can look up the start. Same for 4 square and 4 round.
Looks like this to start
Take any two legs and go DIAGONAL across from each other.
DO NOT GO STRAIGHT ACROSS like this. It will make a square. Well unless u want to make a square.
Ok, back to diagonal. Side view. Take the remaining legs and pass them through the loops you made.
What it looks like before you tighten it down.
Work the key chain in and do one more set.
To finish you braid back underneath previous levels. Go over 1 red then under 2 yellows. Use a fid to pry the loops up. I ended up going under 4 on this one just to make sure it stayed.
Pull the legs real tight and trim them close. Roll the braid in between your hands to smooth it all out and the cut ends will pull underneath where you cant see them. May need to melt a couple hairs.
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