Just using two of the three nails on the spool knitter, produces a smaller square shaped and flexible paracord braid, compared to the larger round one made by using 3 nails. This is the same result one would get using a lucet.
When finished with the braid for a lanyard, I usually make a small loop and finish with a lanyard knot and loop on each end.
A shorter length can be used as a simple fob for use with a knife, flashlight, multitool, key ring, key chain, etc...
I used a rope thimble that I've had for awhile to make this key chain lanyard with 'Type I' OD Green paracord.
I've seen the thimbles used with some rather fancy knot work, that's beyond my current level of knot tying, and wanted to give it a try with what I do know.
I just finished making this OD Green 'Type I' paracord spool knit neck lanyard with a swivel clip. I made this one for my dad and he said he'd use it with his cell phone when he's out and about.
*The swivel clip on the lanyard in my photo was purchased from Lighthound, which is no longer in business, but might be found from other vendors somewhere in the interwebs.... ;)
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
I used some black nylon cord that I found, which is similar in size to 'Type I' paracord, and used the small knitting spool to make it around this neon green paracord on this monkey fist fob. This could also be done around the paracord for a neck or wrist lanyard.
...and another done in tan paracord with OD green 'Type I' paracord in a braid not as tight as the other one so more of the underlying cord can be seen.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Here's a neck lanyard I made from over 30 feet of 'Type I' paracord in foliage green. I used the 3 peg/nail knitting spool for the braid and finished with the snake knot on a small swivel clip.
...and a wrist lanyard made with white 'Type I' paracord attached to a Swiss Army Knife. The small knitting spool I used to make it, is one I bought on ebay.
I finished up the knitted/braided/woven paracord hatband. The hat is an XL and that meant an even longer length for the hatband. It's more like a rope than a band, as the braid/weave looks and feels like a 5/8 inch diameter rope.
The braided part is about 27 inches and I kept about a foot of length in the starting end strand and another foot at the finished working end. That makes the total amount of paracord used around 37 feet. I just tied it off in the back of the hat and it can easily be secured to the hat with a couple of small safety pins on either side, out of sight.
It could be made longer as a rope type belt, or shorter for various types/length lanyards. Just another way to 'be prepared'(former Boy Scout, so it's ingrained in the psyche), and having some paracord handy in case it might be needed for whatever. I didn't time it, but this is a time consuming project. The funny thing is that I could probably undo it in under a minute.
After making a few lanyards with 'Type I' paracord and a knitting spool/corker, I wanted to try it with regular 550 paracord. The only problem was the spool I had was too small to handle the larger diameter cord. So after a unsuccessful search for a suitable spool, I made my own using a wooden napkin ring and some 1 inch brads/nails.
I predrilled the holes for the nails so they wouldn't split the wood when I tapped them in and it worked out fine. I also found an old dental pick to use for working the cord and it also does the job well. The regular paracord makes a tighter braid than the smaller diameter cord, but still remains very flexible. The piece I'm working on is probably going to be used as a hatband, and I'm guesstimating that a 24 inch braid will use about 30+ feet of paracord(approximately 1.25 feet of cord used per inch of braid). If untied at the working end, the whole thing can be quickly unraveled for use in seconds if needed.
The diameter of the braided 'Type I' paracord is about 3/8 inch and for the regular paracord it's about 5/8 inch. I have some more photos showing how to start the braid with the 550 paracord on EDC Forums.
I've added a short YouTube video showing how to get started.
I've made this type of paracord lanyard before for it's simplicity, and often use the one attached to my Leatherman Juice Pro.
The lanyard is made with one continuous five foot length of paracord, with lanyard knots and loops on both ends with a braid knot in the center. It's finished length is just over a foot long, so I can still use the knife/multi-tool/flashlight while it's still clipped to my belt loop, or remove it from the belt loop and clip it to itself for use as a wrist lanyard.
Here's a size comparison photo of some side release buckles I've used for paracord bracelets, watchbands, and dog/cat collars. On the left is a 5/8 inch ITW Nexus contoured buckle I bought on ebay, the other three, in 5/8 inch curved, 1/2 inch curved, and 3/8 inch curved, were purchased from Creative Designworks. I've found all of them to be of decent quality and they all work fine for use with paracord bracelets, watchbands, and dog/cat collars.
Just using two of the three nails on the spool knitter, produces a smaller square shaped and flexible paracord braid, compared to the larger round one made by using 3 nails.
This is the same result one would get using a lucet.
I finished up the knitted/braided/woven paracord hatband. The hat is an XL and that meant an even longer length for the hatband. It's more like a rope than a band, as the braid/weave looks and feels like a 5/8 inch diameter rope. 
After making a few lanyards with 'Type I' paracord and a knitting spool/corker, I wanted to try it with regular 550 paracord. The only problem was the spool I had was too small to handle the larger diameter cord. So after a unsuccessful search for a suitable spool, I made my own using a wooden napkin ring and some 1 inch brads/nails. 
The regular paracord makes a tighter braid than the smaller diameter cord, but still remains very flexible. The piece I'm working on is probably going to be used as a hatband, and I'm guesstimating that a 24 inch braid will use about 30+ feet of paracord(approximately 1.25 feet of cord used per inch of braid). If untied at the working end, the whole thing can be quickly unraveled for use in seconds if needed.
An example of a spool that I used is similar to this one, and another of one being used ia shown here, but I only used three pegs/prongs/nails.
glow-in-the-dark cord from 
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I've made this type of paracord lanyard before for it's simplicity, and often use the one attached to my Leatherman Juice Pro.
