I used gaucho knot beads, made with 1.4mm cord, for this paracord lanyard. The gaucho knot starts with a 5x4 turk's head knot. I started with a 10 ft length of black paracord, from the center making a two inch loop, then tying series of two strand wall knots, adding a knotted bead, then alternating that pattern for the lanyard, finishing with a swivel snap hook.At a total finished length of 18 inches, from snap hook to loop end, this one is for use with a key chain, flashlight, knife, multitool, or as a wallet lanyard.
Attachment options let the loop end fit over a belt and clip to an item, or clip to a belt loop, bag, pack, or other gear and loop onto a gadget...
A longer length version would make a nice neck lanyard, decorative hat band, or necklace, and a shorter version for a paracord bracelet. A custom paracord pet leash could be done for a lengthy project...
15 comments:
wow! Love it! I'd totally rock one of these as a necklace (ok, "neck lanyard"). Hope you are having a great Holiday SD, I am thankful for you sharing your paracord talents. :)
How Do David ;-)
A Fantastic looking piece of work!
After seeing this; I think I needs to make me a new Key Lanyard.
Realy love the knot combination!
Thank you for sharing.
Take care,
Barry ;-)
Very excited to find this blog! I'm looking to make some round 12 strand dog leads. Any resources you would recommend for a novice?
@dogdoc, Visit KHWW.net and IGKT.net for more knot info, references, tutorials, and knowledgeable knot tyers to learn from. :)
Thank you!
This is one of the best lanyards I've seen. I love the pattern.
-Justin
Hi SD,
May I ask, where and how did you terminate the wall knot? To me it looks the same end-to-end. Great job and super design.
-Bill
@Bill, At the snap hook end, I tied three wall knots, ran the cords around the snap hook, then tied two more wall knots around the strands, right up next to the previous three.
Those last two wall knots are slightly larger, being tied around the strands. I trimmed the ends close to the last knot, quick melt with lighter to prevent the cord from fraying, and a dab of super glue on them at the knot to finish.
Great work! I saw the Paracord Bracelet on http://www.instructables.com/id/Paracord-bracelet-with-a-side-release-buckle/ Is there any way I can order one?
Well, I've been trying for several days now to do the 5x4 turk's head knot and am just not getting it. I've found numerous tutorials online and still cannot figure it out. I even tried watching some youtube videos. :-(
I can usually pick up new knots pretty quickly, but this one isn't coming to me for some reason. Any help or better links you might point me to?
@Wouter, I do not currently offer them for sale, and instead encourage folks to tie their own.
There are many people that do take custom orders on ebay, etsy, artfire, on various online forums, etc. for those that would rather purchase one.
@Anonymous, here's another 5 x 4 TH tutorial from the KHWW.net site. Have patience with it and keep trying. ;)
OK, first off I want to thank you for putting together a top notch site that encourages knotting and braiding, I think t is excellent. I have been laid up for a while and using this time to learn. With that said, I am struggling with the 2 strand wall knot on this lanyard for some reason. I have been playing with this for several hours and managed 5 of them, but can't get it started again after the first bead. DO you have a tutorial on this knot?
Thanks again for the great work!
@Unknown, You can see an example of the two strand wall knot in diagram (1) from the link, which shows tying a double wall knot.
love the bracelet, jsut want to know where did you get the kind of clip you use to tie the 2 ends to make the bracelet, and what do you call it.
@Henry, Those are called 'lanyard break-away connectors' or 'safety break-aways', and I bought mine from Lighthound.com.
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