How to Knit a Bracelet

Last Updated: April 7, 2022

This bracelet is easy to make. It's a perfect first project for a beginning knitter. To make this bracelet, you need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, cast off, and sew a seam.

Steps

1
To begin, cast on 5 stitches.
2
Row 1: Knit 5.

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3
Row 2: Purl 5. Alternating knit and purl rows creates the Stockinette. On the right side, this stitch looks like a series of V's. The wrong side is bumpy, and resembles the Garter stitch.
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Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the bracelet is the required length.
5
On a knit row, cast off. Leave a six inch tail.
6
Thread the tail on to a wool needle and seam up the cast on and cast off row together using a duplicate stitch.
7
Thread a 18 inch (45.7 cm) piece of yarn onto the thread needle. Tie a double knot with the yarn and sew the seams together with a simple whipstitch.
8
Weave in all ends.
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Finished.

Community Q&A

Question

Can I sew the ends together with a small needle and regular thread?

Community Answer

Regular yarn or wool is too thick to be threaded through a small needle, and regular thread would most likely not look right.