Super Easy Knotted Bracelet

Super Easy Knotted Bracelet

Tired of the same old bracelet patterns? Have a million (or three) friendship bracelets? If you’ve braided, crocheted, or knitted too many bracelets to count but still want to stash-bust and make some cute jewelry, you might be interested in this unique macrame bracelet that uses multiple colors to achieve a fun, zany look.

What I love about this super easy knotted bracelet is that it uses macrame as well as multiple colors. Many people are familiar with macrame but most have only used it with hemp or a single color. This pattern uses a trio of colored yarns and various macrame knots to make this bracelet pop.

Although there isn’t a written out tutorial for this pattern, the photos are good quality and provide a clear map for the bracelet. Of course, it doesn’t have to be used as a bracelet – other uses for this technique include bookmarks, keychains, anklets, necklaces, napkin rings, and accessories for dress-up, cosplay, and stuffed animals. Use your imagination and come up with other uses for this technique – it would also look great as an addition to other handmade clothing items (think borders and accents).

You don’t have to stick to the color scheme shown either, although it might be easier at first to do so since there are no written instructions. Once you get the hang of it, you can try other colors, such as holiday colors (black, orange, and grey for Halloween, red, green, and gold for Christmas, red, white, and blue for Independence Day, etc.), sports team colors (either for your kids’ high school team, your alumni team, or your favorite professional sports team), or rainbow colors, your favorite colors, etc. The possibilities are endless.

Yarn doesn’t have to be the main material either – you can use anything from ribbon to leather to chain (old jewelry chains look very cool), or you can mix and match and make a mixed media version of this knotted bracelet. These sorts of items also do well at craft fairs, bazaars, and markets, so if you’re up for making several dozen of these, you could try and make a little side money from this inexpensive craft (be sure and price things beforehand, however – do some research and see what these types of bracelets go for locally as well as online – you don’t want to lowball and make other artists upset, but you don’t want to charge so much that you don’t sell any of them).

These easy knotted bracelets also make great gifts for family members, friends and colleagues. They’re great for stocking stuffers, no-occasion presents, and summer activities for the kids. With how versatile these bracelets are, you might want to pull the materials out several times a year and make your own collection.

If this is something you’d like to try, you can look at the photo tutorials (there are three sets) on We Heart It from Noe Juarez – if you like her entries, you can follow her on We Heart It and see what other photo tutorials she has available. You can also search We Heart It for similar entries which may have written instructions or patterns available for purchase.