Paracord bracelet

How to make it

1. 

   1

   Measure your wrist

   Wrap a string around your wrist and add 1 in.

2. 

   2

   Set the core

   Fold the cord in half. Thread the loop through 1 buckle half and pull the ends through it.

3. 

   3

   Space the buckle

   Thread both ends through the other buckle half. Slide it until the gap matches your wrist size.

4. 

   4

   Tie cobra knots

   Cross the left cord over the middle, the right cord over it and under the middle, then up through the left loop. Mirror it on the next knot.

5. 

   5

   Work to the end

   Keep alternating knots, pushing each up tight, until you reach the buckle.

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   6

   Seal the ends

   Grown-up step for under 14s: trim the ends to 1/4 in and melt them with a lighter. Press flat with the lighter's metal side.