The Basics

There are four different types of knots that you can use in every friendship bracelet that you make. There is the forward knot, the backward knot, the forward-backward knot, and the backward-forward knot. Here, I am going to show you how to do all four of these knots in a little more detail than in my tutorials.


The Forward Knot:

I picked two strings blue and green.

I take the blue string and put it over the green string like I am making a 4

Now I put the blue string under the green string. Then back over the blue.

Then I pull the blue string tightly over the green. You do this knot twice so that you can see the color easier. If you notice now the blue string is on the right side instead of the left.

The Backward Knot:

Here are two strings, on the left is a light blue, and on the right is a yellow.

Now take the yellow string and put it over the light blue string and make a backwards four.

Then take the yellow string and put it under the light blue string. Then put it back over the yellow.

Then I pull the yellow string tightly. You do this twice, and now you can see the yellow string is on the left side now.

The Forward-Backward Knot:

I have the blue and green strings again.

First I make a forward knot

Then I make a back ward knot with the blue string

Then I pull tightly. For this knot I only do each knot once, so that it does not look too bulky. Other wise I would have four knots. Now notice that the blue string is back on the side it originally was on.

The Backward-Forward Knot:

I have two strings light blue on the left and yellow on the right

First I make a backward knot

Then I make a forward knot with the yellow string

Then I pull tightly, just like I did with the forward knot, only once. Notice the same thing, now the yellow string is on the right side again.

There you have it, these are the four basic knots that you can use in any friendship bracelet.