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knot2339
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4 years ago by knot2339
Ok so I haven’t made a pattern bracelet yet.... I know how to read patterns and I’ve followed a alpha pattern and made it ( I suck at alphas) ok but usually the first bracelets you make is like a candy stripe and chevron and Chinese staircase etc well how many bracelets did you make before doing a pattern ???
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MakRiian
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4 years ago by MakRiian
do you mean like making your own pattern
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halokiwi
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4 years ago by halokiwi
The candystripe (pattern #1) and chevron (pattern #2) are patterns too. I'm unsure what you mean. Can you specify?
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llama1013
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by llama1013
I'm not exactly sure what your question is but I'll try to help 😊 Before I found braceletbook, I made plenty of Chinese staircases and maybe one or two candy stripes (pattern #1 on here). There's not necessarily a right order when beginning to make bracelets, but I suggest starting with the ones mentioned. And when starting alphas, chose one with two, maybe three colors. My advice is practice, practice, and more practice. It took me months before I actually figured out how to do alphas, and months more when I was finally able to get the knots right. I still have trouble with making normals; I prefer alphas. But again, practice and patience will help you the most. Also watching youtube videos in bracelets can be a good tool, especially ones on certain patterns you want to make. Hopefully this helps 🙂
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zoeyllm
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by zoeyllm
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but when your chevrons look even, then you should move on to more complex patterns. Try not to use so many strings because it can definitely be overwhelming at times.
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knot2339
Professional
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4 years ago by knot2339
I mean like how many bracelets did you make that weren’t patterns before you tried your first pattern
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Lulu_Ninja
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by Lulu_Ninja
If I'm understanding you right, you aren't counting candy stripe (#1) and chevron (#2) as patterns because they are the most known and therefore really easy to remember and do without the pattern. So when I started making bracelets, I never made a candy stripe, I started with like 3 chevrons, one braided stitch, The type of arrowhead (#17448), and the heart normal (#29315), most of those are patterns, so I'd say maybe 3-5 non-pattern bracelets, but if you know how to read them, feel comfortable with the knots, and have made an alpha before, I would say it's fine for you to make a normal pattern (Sorry if that was really confusing)
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knot2339
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4 years ago by knot2339
Ok so I was just saying some beginner bracelets nothing to do with patterns I was wondering like how many beginner bracelets did you make before actually following a pattern
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NB2909
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by NB2909
i di at least 6 but then i watched a video on how to read patterns and did pattern #266
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guardling1
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4 years ago by guardling1
Chevrons and candy stripes are great ways to start! I don't think that there should be any specific number of chevrons to make before starting more difficult patterns, it all depends on your comfort level. If you're confident, go for it! If you're not, go for it anyway! Practice is the only way you'll become better. If you're concerned about complex pattern-reading, you might want to look into some tutorials! Pattern #18 is a great one to learn forward backward and backward forward knots, and following a tutorial can help you to practice bracelet skills with a harder pattern and get more experience under your belt, therefore hopefully making you more comfortable with harder stuff! I hope this makes sense, and that it helps!
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knot2339
Professional
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4 years ago by knot2339
Yeah I mean like how many bracelets did you make before actually making a following a pattern
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halokiwi
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4 years ago by halokiwi
I honestly don't remember. I believe that I only did the candystripe and the chevron before starting to try to read patterns - emphasis on try. I remember that I had many failed attempts when I first started but that was with barely any resources.Once I started to get more serious about bracelet-making in 2019 and I looked for resources I had barely any issues with reading patterns. I think what's important is to have a good understanding of the structure of normal patterns. What can help is collect experience by knotting bracelets. Normal patterns can basically be knot in two ways: - row-by-row: this method is the simplest in regards to reading the pattern because you just do the knots row-by-row without considering if there are segments you can knot at once. This method is very straight forward and I believe that you can do it with basically no experience. - segment-knotting: this method is more comfortable and faster when it comes to knotting but there's a higher chance of making mistakes. For segment-knotting you need to analyse the pattern. My recommendation for this would be to take a screenshot of the pattern, print the pattern or draw the pattern on graph paper. Then you draw the segments into the pattern. This will make it easier to visualise the segments and you can avoid mistakes this way. I recommend this video on segment-knotting by MashaKnots https://youtu.be/cwTBtpF0TcE You can also check out my tutorial https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/97_how-to-segment-knot/ or the one by @WovenKitty https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/61_knotting-in-sections/ |
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knot_maker
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by knot_maker
Actually, it depends, I only did 3 before I actually started following a pattern. I mean, you can do a lot until you are really familiar with it, then you can actually start following a pattern, kind of like I did...
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2006_Mandy
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by 2006_Mandy
I made a candy stripe then chinese staircase, a kumihimo bracelet and then an alpha when I first started. I never fully made a chevron bracelet until a month or two later (I forget when) but basically one you can make a decent bracelet containing backward and forward knots moving up on to harder patterns is easy.
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ceren
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by ceren
@knot2339, I made 5 candy stripes,6 chevrons and 3 chineese staircases.But i recommend you to make 3 or 4 of each pattern.
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horses13
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by horses13
Every bracelet is a pattern! I really am not sure what you mean but even candy stripes and chevrons are patterns!
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horses13
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by horses13
I started making bracelets like 3 years before I found bracelet book so I don’t know how many I made.
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ameliapb
Bracelet King
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4 years ago by ameliapb
I really don't know how many I made, because I was making chevrons and candy stripes years before I knew there were other patterns. However, I would say that before starting to read patterns you should be good at doing all the knots. I am assuming since you have done the candy stripe and the chevron that you know how to do the forward knots and backward knots, so I would recommend maybe working on forward back knots and backward forward knots in a bordered chevron before trying to read patterns. I know that Megan Morris on YouTube has a tutorial for the bordered chevron. It's up to you though and good luck with whatever you end up doing!
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corrona
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4 years ago by corrona
It really depends on the person. I probably only made like 2 beginner patterns before actually following one but I know some people who had to make over 10 before feeling comfortable enough. Basically if you want to attempt to follow a pattern go for it! It might end up bad but that’s how you practice and get better : )
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garciazamb
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4 years ago by garciazamb
you can make those simple bracelets until you are happy with how your knotting is! also you need to know all the different types of knots (there are lots of tutorials by many creators on this topic) also videos on how to read patterns if you don't know how!!
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