► Friendship Bracelet Tutorial 11 - Intermediate - The Cupcake Bracelet

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MATERIAL: Six Stranded Embroidery Floss (DMC BRAND)

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SEMI-ORIGINAL PATTERN:

This is a bracelet that I made up by carefully tweaking a pattern that was already posted.

You can find the original (icecream cone) pattern I based my pattern off of at Friendship-Bracelets.net (it is pattern #4505)

I didn't think the icecream cone made a good cupcake so I edited the pattern and adjusted some knots to flatten out the bottom and make it look more like a cupcake and less like an icecream cone. Hope you guys like it!

NOTE: This is the first time(s) I've ever made this bracelet. I wasn't too happy with the dark brown background but I also wasn't too happy with the light pink background. Sorry if you didn't like how it came out- I don't like it much (because of the color choices) but a pattern is a pattern, right? They can be improved on!
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CUPCAKE PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!
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☼ The colors listed below are for the first [Pink Background] Version of the bracelet!


There are 12 Strings total and you will be using 4 different colors.
1 = Pink (Background Color)
2 = Red (Color Of The Cherry)
3 = White (Frosting Color)
4 = Brown (Cupcake Base Color)

[Note: You may substitute with your own colors to customize your bracelet!]

You will need to cut 3 Pink, 1 White and 1 Brown 65" (inches) long

Fold the 65" strands in half and cut yourself two more strings half their length:
1 Red (about 33" inches)
1 Extra Pink (about 33" inches)

Tie all of your strands together (including the two short strands) by making an overhand knot.
You should now have a small loop and a total of 7 Pink, 1 red, 2 white and 2 brown strings.

Set Up Your Strings As Follows: 1 2 1 3 1 3 (middle point) 1 4 1 4 1 1

Though I labeled the middle point there will be no middle for this bracelet since it is in a 1 2 1 2 pattern style.
I only marked it as the (middle point) to help you guys organize your strands- you may also want to make a loom.
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You will be using MIXED KNOTS (FK/BK and BK/FK) ONLY to make this bracelet.
** Remember: For this bracelet you will be working with your strings as pairs.**
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IMPORTANT: For each EVEN row (2, 4, 6, 8 etc) you will be leaving out the FIRST and LAST strings.
[Tip: I will mark the rows that need the first and last string left out with an " ☼"]

CUPCAKE PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

ROW 1: Make FK/BK's across all of your strands

☼ ROW 2: Make BK/FK's across all the strands

ROW 3: Make 2 FK/BK's, Three BK/FK's and one more FK/BK

☼ ROW 4: Make 1 BK/FK then 4 FK/BK's

ROW 5: Make 1 FK/BK, 4 BK/FK's and one FK/BK

☼ ROW 6: Make FK/BK's across all of your strands

ROW 7: Make 1 FK/BK, 4 BK/FK's and one FK/BK

☼ ROW 8: Make 1 BK/FK and 4 FK/BK's

ROW 9: 2 FK/BK, 3 BK/FK's and one FK/BK

☼ ROW 10: Make BK/FK's across all the strands

ROW 11: Make 5 FK/BK's and one BK/FK

☼ ROW 12: Make BK/FK's across all of your strands

ROW 13: Make FK/BK's across all of your strands

☼ ROW 14: BK/FK across all the strands

ROW 15: FK/BK across all the strands

☼ ROW 16: BK/FK across all the strands

(Begin at ROW 1 again and continue to repeat for pattern.)
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[ipark1234]

Looks almost like a pancake

[BeyondBracelets]

@ipark1234 Haha... maybe you pulled too loose or too tight? Either way... at least it looks like something. Just call it a pancake instead. =3

[psilikepie]

For the end u no were u just make the background color couldnt u just weave it like if ur strings r getting short

[BeyondBracelets]

@psilikepie Not sure what you mean just weave it.

[psilikepie]

@BeyondBracelets I mean in the alpha braclet for the backround u weave it with the background

[BeyondBracelets]

@psilikepie You do fk, bk, fk, bk rows and just continue.

[laurengilonske10]

I LOVE you! Like seriously! Your AMAZING!

All the other videos are so bleh and dark and you can hardly understand what there saying!!

But you are so clear and explain everything so well..

Your the reason why I started getting more into friendship bracelet making!

Keep up the good work!

Also...

THANK YOU !!!!!! (:

[ipark1234]

I tried and I got a really bad cupcake...

[psilikepie]

@BeyondBracelets i mean like in the alpha bracelets the backgroound color u take one string and then just do rows of it making the background color. I am so sorry that i keep bombarding you with questions this just is the only time i can make them so i hope im not ruining ur holidays

[BeyondBracelets]

@seemarules Check my mutlicolor alpha tutorial and you could try to add in new strings like that. I may try to make a video on it but right now I'm taking it easy for the Christmas break I'm on.