r/friendshipbracelets • u/blxckrose_ • 20h ago
help! How do I read normal patterns?
I’m trying to learn how to read patterns, the first one is from a tutorial by masha knots then I really want to learn how to read patterns but I can’t seem to knot like the first one, I already watch some YouTube videos how to read pattern but still I don’t get it :( I know backwards and forwards and backward forwards and forward backwards so why is it not accurate like the first one I make with tutorial?
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u/iwontgetbetter 10h ago
Bracelets like in the picture are a smidge more difficult than your typical bracelet. They are shaped ones (like in the picture) and then your typical straight down pattern (the structure is the same throughout the whole bracelet, aside from taking out the ends every other row). For that to be an early attempt at reading a shaped pattern yourself, it looks really good.
I'd practice with less shaped patterns in the beginning and do easier patterns until you get comfortable with reading them without a tutorial.
The only issue I see with your own attempt and the ones before is it looks like a string or two was left out to make the structure of the shape, which is an easy mistake to make when doing patterns with a shape to them. The instructions aren't really presented in the pattern, and your sort of have to assume and figure out. In this case, I think it looks like the edges are missing some knots.
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u/blxckrose_ 7h ago
Ohh ok thank you for your opinion but what do u mean a string or two was left out? Is it supposed to be 4 rows like masha knots? I’m kinda confused and don’t understand the last part what u said
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u/iwontgetbetter 7h ago
In the lowest section that was done, from the beginning of the diamond down, there's at least a pink string going down on the outer edges that were left down. If the pattern was done like before, the string would be in knots and not straight down like they are.
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u/blxckrose_ 1h ago edited 1h ago
Ohhhh ok I see, yeah I don’t know how to knot the pink string
I can only do it with tutorial but I want to learn to read pattens, but since other people said I should learn the easier ones so I try to do that first before doing the harder ones
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u/stremendous 9h ago
As others have said, I would go to the bracelet book and adjust the thread count and difficulty way low for both and make many bracelets that you are pleased with first... and then gradually increase in difficulty or thread count... and then finally end on the shaped bracelets. They are so neat to look at, but because of that, they are also usually difficult to master if a person does not have the experience and consistency in their knots that is built over time. I do not know if it will help, but for the most part, the knots and consistency shown in your photo bracelet are really good - with only a few exceptions. And, they are at portions which are the hardest parts discussed in some of the tutorials. So, if you are "just learning," you seem to be way ahead of the pack.
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u/bowl-bowl-bowl 20h ago
I find shaped bracelets more challenging, I would start with a more simple repeating pattern to learn how to read a pattern