Penguin Design Tutorial

1.  Pick 3 different colors.  (The example uses orange, black & white).  You will need 1 strand of orange, 2 strands of black & 3 strands of white. Note***(This pattern requires using full length strands if your wrist is larger than 4 ½ inches.  If this is the case you will need 2 strands of orange, 3 strands of black & 5 strands of white.) Please see the Using Full Length Strings video is you have questions on how to get your bracelet started & skip step #2.

2. Align string, fold in half, and tie knot ½ inch from fold forming a loop.  There will be an extra black & extra white strand that you will want to cut off close to your knot.

3. Attach your ½ inch loop to MYFBM under the butterfly clip.

4. Separate strings by placing one string per slot. Note: Use the same color in slots 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 (white), slots 2 &10 (orange) & slots 4, 6 & 8 (black).

5.   To begin, take string#1 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #1 (white) will stay in slot 1.

6.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

7.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

8.  Take string #7 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

9.  Take string #9 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #10 (orange).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

10.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

11.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

12. Take string #7 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

13. Take string #9 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

14. Take string #1 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #1 (white) will stay in slot 1.

15.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

16. Take string #5 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

17. Take string #7 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

18. Take string #9 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #10 (orange).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

19. Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

20. Take string #4 (black) and make a right hand double knot with string #5 (white).  String #4 (black) will now be in slot 5.

21. Take string #7 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

22. Take string #9 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

23. Take string #1(white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #1 (white) will stay in slot 1.

24.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #4 (white).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

25. Take string #5 (black) and make a right hand double knot with string #6 (black).  String #5 (black) will now be in slot 6.

26.  Take string #8 (black) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #7 (white).  String #8 (black) will stay in slot 8.

27. Take string #9 (white) and make a right hand double knot with string #10 (orange).  String #9 (white) will now be in slot 10.

28. Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

29.  Take string #5 (black) and make a left hand double knot with string #4 (white).  String #5 (black) will now be in slot 4.

30. Take string #6 (black) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #7 (white).  String #6 (black) will stay in slot 6.

31. Take string #8 (black) and make a right hand double knot with string #9 (orange).  String #8 (black) will now be in slot 9.

32. Take string #2 (orange) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #1 (white).  String #2 (orange) will stay in slot 2.

33. Take string #4 (black) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #3 (white).  String #4 (black) will stay in slot 4.

34.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

35.  Take string #7 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #8 (orange).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

36.  Take string #9 (black) and make a right hand double knot with string #10 (white).  String #9 (black) will now be in slot 10.

37. Take string #2 (orange) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #3 (white).  String #2 (orange) will stay in slot 2.

38. Take string #5 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

39. Take string #7 (white) and make a left hand double knot with string #6 (black).  String #7 (white) will now be in slot 6.

40. Take string #9 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #8 (orange).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

41.  Take string #2(orange) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #1 (white).  String #2 (orange) will stay in slot 2.

42. Take string #3 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

43. Take string #5 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #6 (white).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

44. Take string #7 (black) and make a right hand double knot with string #8 (orange).  String #7 (black) will now be in slot 8.

45. Take string #10 (black) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #9 (white).  String #10 (black) will stay in slot 10.

46.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

47.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

48.  Take string #7 (orange) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #6 (white).  String #7 (orange) will stay in slot 7.

49.  Take string #9 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

50.  Take string #2 (orange) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #1 (white).  String #2 (orange) will stay in slot 2.

51. Take string #3 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

52.  Take string #6 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #5 (white).  String #6 (white) will stay in slot 6.

53. Take string #8 (black) and make a left hand double knot with string #7 (orange).  String #8 (black) will now be in slot 7.

54. Take string #10 (black) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #9 (white).  String #10 (black) will stay in slot 10.

55.  Take string #2 (orange) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #3 (white).  String #2 (orange) will stay in slot 2.

56.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

57.  Take string #6 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #7 (black).  String #6 (white) will stay in slot 6.

58.  Take string #9 (white) and make a left hand double knot with string #8 (orange).  String #9 (white) will now be in slot 8.

59.  Take string #2 (orange) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #1 (white).  String #2 (orange) will stay in slot 2.

60.  Take string #4 (black) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #3 (white).  String #4 (black) will stay in slot 4.

61.  Take string #6 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #5 (white).  String #6 (black) will stay in slot 6.

62.  Take string #8 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #7 (black).  String #8 (white) will stay in slot 8.

63.  Take string #10 (black) and make a left hand double knot with string #9 (orange).  String #10 (black) will now be in slot 9.

64.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

65.  Take string #4 (black) and make a right hand double knot with string #5 (white).  String #4 (black) will now be in slot 5.

66.  Take string #7 (black) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #6 (white).  String #7 (black) will stay in slot 7.

67.  Take string #9 (black) and make a left hand double knot with string #8 (white).  String #9 (black) will now be in slot 8.

68.  Take string #1 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #1 (white) will stay in slot 1.

69.  Take string #4 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #3 (white).  String #4 (white) will stay in slot 4.

70.  Take string #5 (black) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #6 (white).  String #5 (black) will stay in slot 5.

71. Take string #8 (black) and make a left hand double knot with string #7 (black).  String #8 (black) will now be in slot 7.

72.  Take string #9 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #10 (orange).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

73.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

74.  Take string #5 (black) and make a left hand double knot with string #4 (white).  String #5 (black) will now be in slot 4.

75.  Take string #6 (white) and make a right hand double knot with string #7 (black).  String #6 (white) will now be in slot 7.

76.  Take string #9 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

77.  Take string #1 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #1 (white) will stay in slot 1.

78.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

79.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

80.  Take string #7 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

81.  Take string #9 (white) and make a single right single left hand knot with string #10 (orange).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

82.  Take string #3 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #2 (orange).  String #3 (white) will stay in slot 3.

83.  Take string #5 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #4 (black).  String #5 (white) will stay in slot 5.

84.  Take string #7 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #6 (black).  String #7 (white) will stay in slot 7.

85.  Take string #9 (white) and make a single left single right hand knot with string #8 (black).  String #9 (white) will stay in slot 9.

86. At this point your pattern will now repeat itself.  Repeat steps 5-85 to continue the pattern until your bracelet is long enough to fit your wrist.

87.  Once you bracelet is long enough to fit your wrist take strings from the slots -1, 0, 1, 2 & 3 in your left hand and the strings from slots 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 in your right hand and braid with the remaining 4 center strings.

88. Take the braided strings and tie two basic knots at the end of your friendship bracelet.

89. Unclip your friendship bracelet from the butterfly clip and cut off the excess braided section. Your bracelet made with the friendship bracelet pattern Penguin design is ready to wear or share!

Pattern inspired by Babyveggies pattern on friendship-bracelets.net