Red TAC Link Carabiner

I tied a pineapple knot and gaucho knots on this red TAC Link carabiner using black Tether Cord and red Atwood Utility Cord, and attached it to the  loops on the 'V' stitched paracord handle of my new VENOM RED mochi by Stormdrane™ Limited Edition Mochibag. 

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Pineapple knot on a stocking stuffer...

A wallyworld flipper pocket knife with a navy blue, orange, and white(glow-in-the-dark) paracord lanyard/fob.
  

There's enough room to keep my little finger in the paracord loop section of the lanyard/fob for added retention to keep from dropping/losing the knife, like while in a boat, on a dock, up a ladder, tree stand, etc...   

The un-gutted navy blue paracord is tied with a couple of spaced out two-strand wall knots (add the finished bead) then a two-strand stopper knot.  

The pineapple knot is tied using gutted orange paracord in a 5 lead 4 bight Turk's head knot, with gutted white(glow-in-the-dark) paracord added in with the pineapple interweave, first loosely tied around a Sharpie marker then tightened up around a wooden lanyard bead. 

*The VENOM RED mochi by Stormdrane™ Limited Edition Mochibag drawstring backpack would make a nice Christmas gift for yourself or a friend/family member, so pick one or two up while they're available.

Christmas crosses...

A couple more horseshoe nail crosses with knot work. I bought some pre-bent horseshoe nails off ebay to try out, although they're smaller than the nails I bent by hand with pliers for the original project back in 2012.

I do like the size of these and can still use the 0.9mm string with them.  An alternate cord to try would be nano cord.

Both done with single continuous lengths of string, five feet or so was enough to work with for each cross, tied as described in the linked 'original project above'.  Tying the bottom section first, 'X' wrap the center, tie the top section, then the left arm knot, finishing with the right arm, running the cord under the center 'X' to hide the transitions.  You could use separate strands of cord to do the work as well, whatever works for you. ;)

I did try alternating under/over with the center wrap sections for a crown sinnet design look, but just personally preferred it with two wraps in one direction and the overlapping of the other two wraps.

I tried different lengths for the long four bight Turk's head knots around the lower vertical sections of each cross, 13 lead 4 bight doubled on the first one and 9 lead 4 bight doubled on the other, and gaucho knots on the arms.

For the necklace cords I used Atwood utility cord instead of thicker paracord, black on one and olive drab with black tracer on the other, tied with double fisherman's bends. A couple of small copper colored split rings used for attachment, where the end users can change out the cord to add a chain or use on a keyring if they desired.

Tying the small diameter knot work in place around the previously krazy/super glued together cross sections is difficult for me, with with the neuropathy in my hands and occasional finger cramps, and focusing on close up work is hard on my eyes too, lol.  I think it takes my twice as long to finish the same amount of knot work I might have done just a few years ago...

*The VENOM RED mochi by Stormdrane™ Limited Edition Mochibag drawstring backpack would make a nice Christmas gift for yourself or a friend/family member, so pick one or two up while they're available. ;)

In over the weekend...

A package arrived over the weekend with a new VENOM RED mochi by Stormdrane™ Limited Edition Mochibag drawstring backpack, that became available a couple of weeks ago.

The new red ropes with black tracer thread look great along with the knotted zipper pull, Stormdrane logo, and "V" stitched paracord handle that that were offered for the first time in last year's VENOM Limited Edition, that had sold out by spring of this year.

Mochibrand offers an optional black Link carabiner on their Accessories page.  I found a red one on Amazon, although a slightly darker shade of red than the ropes and stitching.  You could add some knot work to it like I did with the black one I bought last year.

Get a VENOM RED mochi today, for yourself or as a gift for friends and family.  I receive a commission for the sale of each bag and that helps me pay the bills and continue knotting. ;)