How to Make a Paracord 550 Bracelet Without Buckle (Cobra Stich Followed by King Cobra)

Last Updated: September 10, 2022

Paracord has outstanding tensile strength and there are seven strands in the cord itself. Therefore, by wearing a paracord bracelet means carrying a life saver along .There are multiple uses of paracord: you can tie almost anything, it can act as shoelace, etc.

Steps

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Prepare the paracords with different length (Colour is optional but the length of the paracords should not be less than the following as it is better for more than less).
- 1 foot (0.3 m) black paracord
- 5.5 feet (1.7 m) orange paracord
- 3 feet (0.9 m) orange paracord
- 3 feet (0.9 m) grey paracord
2
Slightly burn the ends of each paracord so the 7 strands inside the paracord melt into a lump-shape solid.

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3
Only use 1 foot (0.3 m) black paracord and 5.5 feet (1.7 m) orange paracord.
- Form a bight with equal length with the black paracord and orange paracord respectively.
- Put the orange bight beneath the black one as picture shown.^{[1]
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Make an overhand knot like the picture shown. The proper view of this pic should be the black paracord upright while the orange is horizontal
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Pull it as tight as possible and a loop on top will appear while a starting knot just below it.^{[2]
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- The moving paracord will be orange paracord while the black paracord only act as a core
- Place the right paracord beneath the black paracord but on top of the left paracord.
- Pull the left paracord across the above of the black paracord through the right loop formed just now.
- Pull the knot as tight as possible to make it compact and in shape.
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Repeat the knot alternatively by changing the previous step's right to left. vice versa and make the knot until it can cover your wrist completely ^{[3]
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Cut and burn the end of the paracord carefully, not to burn the cords beside it.
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Congrats! the cobra-stich paracord bracelet is done by tying a simple overhand knot at the black cords at the bottom.
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Lets proceed to King Cobra by using the other 2 paracords prepared earlier.
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Form an overhand knot using the grey paracord it self and pass through the orange paracord tip through it.
- Pull it tightly so the cords are connected.^{[4]
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Repeat. About the King Cobra , it is actually the same as the cobra's knot before.
- Pull the right paracord beneath the cobra paracord but above the left paracord.^{[5]
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- Pull the knot tight.
- Repeat.
- Cut the extra cords and burn its end .
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Finished.

Community Q&A

Question

Can I use shoelaces?

Community Answer

Yes, but it won't be as thick. Make sure the shoelace is relatively new so it won't fray.
Question

What’s the point of doing a cobra stitch if it’s going to be covered anyway?

Community Answer

It makes it thick and holds the outer pattern. If there was no pattern underneath, it wouldn't look as nice as the one with the pattern.