@myharmony_ if you want to make a loop, you fold the strings in half. Since black has an uneven amount of strings, you have to use a special technique for that. MashaKnots has a video on making loops with odd amounts of strings. But if you don't want to make a loop, you don't need to fold the strings.
@Juliana_21 11499 is easier because it only has forward backward and backward forward knots so the strings stay in the same place the whole time. it’s just less confusing than this one.