'Rattlesnake Fob' aka ABoK#541...

I made this paracord wrist lanyard by following another video tutorial by JD of TIAT. The 'Rattlesnake Fob', as JD calls it by it's look, is found in the 'Ashley Book of Knots', knot #541-over-and-under heaving line knot.

I started with about 5 feet of paracord, which was plenty long enough to make it work as a wrist lanyard, with a cord lock, and finished with a two strand Matthew Walker knot.

A couple more made with glow-in-the-dark cord, each with a split ring for attachment and a simple wooden bead to slide on the loop for use as a wrist lanyard(I didn't have anymore cord locks).  The lanyard knot at the end of the wrist loop can be tucked up under a belt for retention, with the lanyard hanging down into a pocket attached to a knife, flashlight, key ring, etc...

Turks Head Water Bottle Sling...

Manny, a fellow knot tying friend out in California, sent me a photo of a turks head knot that he tied, being used as a jug/bottle sling. So I gave it a try.

The knot is a simple 3 Lead 5 Bight turks head knot, tied from a doubled up single strand of paracord. You start from the center, treating the cords as one, making a single pass. When you get back around to the starting bight, you run the paracord ends through the center of the bight you started with. Work the slack out of the knot from the starting point to tighten the knot up around the bottle neck, and when you pull on the end cords, you'll find it does hold on tight.

I haven't yet tested it out over time with use, but it does look like a usable alternative to a regular jug/bottle sling knot. I used a 10 foot length of paracord for enough extra to make an adjustable shoulder strap with the ends knotted together.

*Manny suggested using a cord lock on the strands, slid up against the knot to further secure it.

River Bar Paracord Bracelet...

JD of TyingItAllTogether, just put up a YouTube video on 'How to Make a (Paracord) River Bar Bracelet'. I gave it a try this morning and JD's video was easy to follow.

I started with two 6 foot lengths of paracord, as was mentioned in the video's comments, and ended up actually using about 9 feet in the finished bracelet. I made the finished length at about 10 inches, which made for a loose fit on my 8.5 inch wrist. I think that a half inch larger than wrist size would probably make for a snug fit, so making it somewhere between 0.5 and 1.5 inches longer than your wrist measurement will make for a comfortable fit. You can wrap it around your wrist to check the length as you tie it, so you'll know right about where you want to stop tying.

The knot patterns are different on each side, but I prefer the directional pattern facing out, just like JD shows it in the video. YMMV

I made this one with the overhand knot and loop closure, as in the video, but a lanyard knot would also work, and I believe I could probably make it work with a side release buckle too(photo added).