Paracord flashlight belt holder

This is a paracord DIY(Do It Yourself) version of a Maglite C/D cell type flashlight holder using the cobra stitch/Solomon bar/Portuguese sinnet knot.

I made this one a bit larger than the belt it's on, but you can make your own sized for whatever belt you might intend to use it on.

This one is made where it can be put on or removed from a belt without having to take the belt off. You could also make the loop static by tying a stopper knot(over hand/figure eight etc...) where it can't be pulled thru the knot and has to be slid on/off the belt.


And here it is with an overhand(stopper)knot tied at the base of the loop, so the holder has to slide on/off the belt when finished like this.

An alternate method for the loop could be to attach a rubber o-ring that's large enough to fit the flashlight body and not the flashlight head.

Paracord belt key keeper

I used about 8 feet of paracord for this belt key keeper. I started out as I would making a paracord bracelet(without a buckle), measuring about 6.5" from the center of the cord where I start knotting.

Bring the ends together and run the working ends thru the loops at the starting end.

Then tie a doubled lanyard knot. Now you take one of the two ends coming from the lanyard knot and pull it back out of the doubled knot and follow it with the other working end, and that creates the loop.

Follow it back about 3 turns and tighten the knot up, trim and tuck the ends to finish.
When you make your own key keeper, you can use whatever type clip you want and make the loop longer/shorter to fit your needs.

The swivel clip I used was scavenged off a lanyard that came with something else years ago, so I do not have a source for it(mass lanyard manufacturers probably carry it and you may find similar by googling for it).

If the doubled lanyard knot seems a bit complicated, you can try other variations to finish. I've done a couple more with the 'Solomon bar/Portuguese sinnet/cobra stitch' and snake knot. Round/square crown sinnets could also be done and I'm sure there are other variations that someone could figure out to try...

A Turk's Head Knot on a Flask

I used about 15 feet of CoolGlowStuff.com 3/32" cord to put a Six Lead Five Bight Turk's Head Knot with 4 passes, on this flask. The flask came with a bottle of Cutty Sark Scotch Whiskey that I bought a few years ago.

Stuart Grainger's 'Creative Ropecraft' is one of my favorite knot books. It's been my 'go to' book for learning the simpler Turk's Head knots and refreshing my memory when I want to tie one.

Compound Double Coin Knot

I gave this 'Compound Double Coin Knot' a try, with some green paracord, after watching this 'Tying It All Together' video tutorial for it.

A little 'Chinese Knotting History'.