When to start alphas
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peanutsv
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3 years, 2 months ago by peanutsv
Hey um I don’t know when to start doing alpha friendship bracelets so far I have done chevrons candy stripes and I have also done like a dovetail chevron moment so when do y’all think I should start making alphas
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beyouboo
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3 years, 2 months ago by beyouboo
You can start now but id watch this video first, masha knots flat alpha beginner tutorial then do something simple like this #50518 or #80560. Good luck! ❤️
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minutcraft
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3 years, 2 months ago by minutcraft
tbh, you can start making alphas whenever you want to/feel confident about your knot tension and placement (these two things are very important to making alphas).
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peanutsv
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3 years, 2 months ago by peanutsv
@minutcraft tysm!!!!
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peanutsv
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3 years, 2 months ago by peanutsv
@beyouboo tysm!!! I’ll for sure watch that love your user 😊
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stilesS58
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3 years, 2 months ago by stilesS58
I think when you feel good about your normal bracelets and know how to make a forwardbackward/backwardforward knot including your normal forward and backward knot then find a simple alpha pattern with not a lot of strings and watch a tutorial there are some good ones here on bracelet book and on youtube
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halokiwi
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3 years, 2 months ago by halokiwi
Normal patterns and alpha patterns are two separate things apart from them using the same knots. You could even learn to knot alphas before ever learning how to knot normals. I would even argue that reading alpha patterns is easier than reading normal patterns because you can only ever go row by row. There are definitely alpha patterns that are as beginner friendly as normal patterns like the candystripe or the chevron are. I recommend patterns like the rag-rug bracelet or the vertical wave.
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minutcraft
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3 years, 1 month ago by minutcraft
@peanutsv as @halokiwi said: something simple like the vertical wave is pretty good for gauging where you are in alpha making skills. The ragrug is also great for trying out various techniques (especially since there is no set pattern and you can literally do whatever you want). I definitely started on those two patterns before any other alpha pattern.
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