Chevron
8 strings · 4 colours · 8-row repeat
Open ChevronFree tool · friendship bracelets
Normal friendship bracelet pattern maker.
Make chevrons, diamonds, stripes or your own diagonal pattern: set the knots one by one, or paint the colours and let the tool find the knots. Every row is written out, and once you measure one repeat it works out the bracelet for your wrist and how long to cut each string. No sign-up.
Choose from 17 ready-made patterns · Print a knot practice card
- Paint it, get the knots. Colour the knots the way you want the bracelet to look and press Find the knots: the tool picks forward, backward, forward-backward or backward-forward for every knot, so the strings end where they started and the pattern repeats.
- The strings, followed. The tool knots the pattern string by string: which colour each knot shows, where every string goes, and whether they come back to their starting order after the repeat.
- Every row written out. Odd rows knot strings 1–2, 3–4…, even rows 2–3, 4–5…: each row lists its knots from left to right.
- Your own knots. Knot one repeat and measure it; the bracelet length and the string lengths follow your hands.
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Strings, left to right
Click a string to change its colour.
- Pattern8 strings, 4 colours · 8 rows shown · repeats every 8 rows
- Knots16 forward · 12 backward in 8 rows
- LengthKnot one repeat (8 rows), measure it and type the length below: the tool then sizes the bracelet to your wrist and works out how long to cut each string. We don't guess a rows-per-cm figure for normal patterns.
- Checked2 checks passed: the written rows give back the same knots and the strings end where they started.
The strings
| String | Colour | Knots it ties per repeat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 4 |
| 2 | B | 4 |
| 3 | C | 4 |
| 4 | D | 4 |
| 5 | D | 3 |
| 6 | C | 3 |
| 7 | B | 3 |
| 8 | A | 3 |
Every row written out (8 rows)
Odd rows knot strings 1–2, 3–4 …; even rows 2–3, 4–5 …, leaving the edge strings out. Knots left to right. F forward ↘ · B backward ↙ · FB forward-backward › · BF backward-forward ‹. After row 8 start again at row 1.
- Row 1 strings 1–8 F F B B
- Row 2 strings 2–7 F F B
- Row 3 strings 1–8 F F B B
- Row 4 strings 2–7 F F B
- Row 5 strings 1–8 F F B B
- Row 6 strings 2–7 F F B
- Row 7 strings 1–8 F F B B
- Row 8 strings 2–7 F F B
Checked
- After the 8 rows of the pattern every string is back where it started, so the pattern repeats cleanly.
- All 8 written rows read back on their own give the same knots.
How a normal pattern works
Four knots, and strings that travel.
In a normal pattern every string both knots and gets knotted. Row 1 knots strings 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and so on; row 2 knots 2 and 3, 4 and 5, leaving the two edge strings out. That's why the knots sit in a diagonal lattice.
Forward (F): the left string knots onto the right one; the knot is the left string's colour and the two strings swap places. Backward (B) is the mirror: the right string's colour, and they swap. Forward-backward (FB) and backward-forward (BF) are half of each: the knot shows the left (FB) or right (BF) string's colour and the strings stay where they are. That's how a colour stays put to make a border or a diamond.
A pattern repeats cleanly when, after its last row, every string is back in its starting place. The tool checks that, and if the strings need more rows to get home it tells you the true repeat.
Knot rules: BraceletBook, how to read normal patterns · BraceletBook, bracelet knots.
Knot practice card
8 strings · 8 pattern rows · repeat after 8 rows. Secure the strings in the order shown. Work each row from left to right.
F · forward
A is the working string.
B · backward
B is the working string.
FB · forward-backward
A is the working string.
BF · backward-forward
B is the working string.
Each complete knot has two half-knots. The arrows show their directions in order, not an over-and-under tying diagram. A and B above identify the two practice strings.
Your first two rows
- Row 1: 1–2: F · 3–4: F · 5–6: B · 7–8: B
- Row 2: 2–3: F · 4–5: F · 6–7: B
Numbers are positions from the left at the start of that row. Edge strings rest on even rows. Each knot takes two half-knots.
Repeat measured: ________ cm · Wrist: 16 cm · Gap: 3 cm · Tie at each end: 10 cm.
Strings and cutting estimates
1: A · 4 knots/repeat2: B · 4 knots/repeat3: C · 4 knots/repeat4: D · 4 knots/repeat5: D · 3 knots/repeat6: C · 3 knots/repeat7: B · 3 knots/repeat8: A · 3 knots/repeat
Cut lengths need a measured repeat. Knot a sample, measure it, then enter the length in the tool and print again.
Open this exact pattern in Purlgrid
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Engine-generated chart; this is not a photograph or a physically tested sample. Free practice sheet · Purlgrid.