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I started out this morning allowing myself and hour to work on the Craft-along before I got busy with domestic duties. Imagine my surprise when a little over half an hour later I was finished!

Needless to say, I'll be moving on to Hufflepuff soon!

Wow, you're fast I like the pattern

So does the bracelet feel super thick with all those strands?

Not at all! I compensated for the extra strands by knotting a little tighter than normal, so it feels just fine!

I want a House Unity Bracelet now!

I finished four so far. Jenn inspired me and I made a Unity house bracelet as well. The one that looks like a reverse Gryffindor is really Brubu (one of the houses at Terminus). I only had a really bright orange to work with and it looks gold. I need to get another orange color. I also tried one with a darker red. Then there's a Hufflepuff! Yay, Hufflepuff!!!



edit: to add Hufflepuff pic.

Great job, Overcast! I love the colors you used - they're so vivid. Now you've inspired me

*trots off to make a Huffpuff bracelet*

Thanks! This is so addicting. I think I'm going to have a basket full of them by August!

Those are EXCELLENT!! I had forgotten about the Terminus colors. I should make me one. And I definitely need a House Unity!

Oh, and I also used crochet thread for some of them. Trying to use what I have, because I have a ton of it, lol. Then I used regular yarn for the Brubu one. Makes a chunky bracelet. So, I'm kinda experimenting with sizes. Again, so addicting!

here's my first try



Cheers,
Fran

That's the way I like to work too.. Use what I have.

Awesome, Fran! Keep it up! Excellent bracelet!



It's so much cheaper, too. I just need to get a decent orange color though.

So, looking at Alatarielle's pic, I notice it has this cool spiral effect going on. Mine doesnt have that. What did I do wrong? Alas I cant post pics because I dont have a digital camera, and my scanner's not compatible with this computer...

Moose,

Were you alternating threads every other knot? If you do the knots in a long section of color with the same thread, the knots form a spiral.

thanks
I'm going to try a couple more, maybe in Terminus colour when I've got more time. Right now I still have project and exams for Uni to finish.

Yes I was alternating the MC every other knot. Like I had two yellow strands, and one black. So, I tied a knot with the first yellow strand around one yellow & one black strand, then I took the other yellow strand & did the same, then went back to the first yelloe strand for knotting, & so on, for 25 knots.
So, if I tie 25 knots of yellow along the black, and then 25 along the yellow, it will spiral? Wont I end up with like three seperate lines of knots though?

lol maybe I should just try it & see what happens & quit asking dumb questions.

Moose, if you tie the 25 knots with the same yellow thread, it'll form one single line spiralling around your bracelet. It's hard to "see" what you mean by three seperate lines, but as there will only be one line if you use the same thread, I think I'm OK saying no, there won't be three seperate lines

Hey Moose,

For this design, you always knot your working thread around all the other threads at the same time.

Although, now I'm curious to see what would happen if we did what you suggest. Hmmm ;)

Last night (I dont sleep lol) I made my second attempt at this bracelet making, & I did like you guys said (thank you so much for the advice) and it spiralled. I think I need to make some more bracelets because the beginning of this one, the spirals kind of wobble but toward the end it spirals uniformly so I guess I need to work on my knotting technique, it would seem it improved toward the end of the bracelet.

lol ... so now I'm curious too. If I have enough embroidery floss left when I'm done making spirally bracelets I might try that, I guess if it just makes like three lines of knots, they could be braided.

One curious fact that fascinated me, when I made the first bracelet, using alternating MC, it made a bracelet two times as long as the spiralling one. So on my right wrist I have the original which goes twice round my wrist & is a perfect length for that, & the spiral one on my left wrist is a perfect fit also but just ties around *normally*. I used the same pattern so I guess the spirals make it shorter (erm, I'm rambling)

I have a pic of my house unity bracelet I have to upload. I made it in a totally different, more complicated way that I learned when I was younger.

Cool, can't wait to see it

I decided to make a bracelet, only instead of going around all the threads at the same time, I did my knots on each individual thread.

Very nice, Ihearprofessorsnape! It turned out looking like the PS/SS style house scarves done on an angle, didn't it? Great job!!

I love it, Iheartprofessorsnape!

That looks really pretty! I promise that I'm going to upload pics of mine anytime, just need to find batteries.

Can't wait to see, Torrie!

You're probably expecting something amazing since it took me so long to upload them. Anyways, here are my two bracelets.

(pretty sock! )

Great job, Torrie! I love your version of the House Unity bracelet!!

Okay here are the bracelets we made. I can't work out how to add the image directly to the post so here is the link.
bracelets

Yay, more bracelets! They're awesome guys!

YAY, those are awesome everyone!

This is one that Abbey/Iheartprofessorsnape made for me "Hufflepuff with a hint of Ravenclaw"



Thank you Abbey, its beautiful.

Wow! great job, Abbey

Congrats to you, Dreamteam - nothing beats getting a bit of mail!

I really like that! How did you, or should I say Iheartproffessorsnape, make that? Is there a tutorial on how because I'd love to make it.

I am afraid, though I am avid embroiderer, I never got the hang of "cotton" friendship bracelets and knotting! So instead, I've made some with tiny sead beads









The first is a Gryffindor bracelet. The second picture is the Hufflepuff bracelet and Ravenclaw bracelet. While the last picture is the Gryffindor bracelet (again ) and Slytherin. I put some charms on them too. I've made some for Christmas presents

Those look really pretty JaneMarple9!

Alas I cant post pics but, yesterday I was talking to my mom and she said *Ooh are those new bracelets?* (I have the spiralled one on my left wrist & the other on my right) (I still didnt make a third bracelet like I intend doing) and I said yes & she said they're really nice. So a big *thank you* to the Crafty Witches for the tutorial and the whole idea of a Craft Along because not only is it fun and educational, but I have *remarkable* bracelets now

I absolutely LOVE this idea! so awsome! this is definitly going to be my summer project! thanks sooo much crafty witches!

Sorry I've been so absent, guys.. I have had a couple of completely crazy weeks.

However, you all are doing AWESOME on your bracelets! I'm so glad you're enjoying this project I will be making a bunch more myself before Terminus.