How to Make a Paracord Necklace
This paracord necklace is so easy to make! Use one simple knot to make a custom accessory that's perfect for hiking and camping.
Yield: 1 paracord necklace
Cost: $2
Equipment
Materials
- 14 feet Paracord (2 colours; 7 feet of each)
- Bracelet buckle
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Connect the paracord to the buckle
- Cut two 7 foot lengths of paracord from two different colours. Hold a BBQ lighter over the cut ends of both cords for about 3 seconds.(If your paracord is already pre-melted at the end, simply cut the ends off before doing this.)
- Quickly and carefully push the melted cord ends together until they cool off.This should fuse them together to create one 14 foot long piece of paracord.
- Push the loose ends of the cord through one side of the bracelet buckle.
- Pull the buckle over the cord until it's near the fused loop. Then bring the loose cords through the loop and pull the cords tight. This secures the cords onto the buckle.
Step 3: Make a zipper sinnet pattern
- To start the zipper sinnet pattern for this paracord necklace, hold the buckle at the bottom.Bring the right cord (grey for us) up in a loop.
- Wrap the left cord (navy for us) around the right loop, starting from the front.
- Then make a loop with the left (navy) cord.
- Bring the left (navy) loop through the right (grey) loop.
- Pull down on the right (grey) loose cord to tighten the right loop.
- Now take that same cord (right, grey) and make another loop.
- Bring this right loop through the left loop.
- Now pull down on the left (navy) cord to tighten that loop.
Step 4: Repeat the pattern
- The rest of the necklace is made in the exact same way.You'll always make a loop with the cord you just pulled to tighten. Then bring that loop through the loop of the opposite colour and repeat the pattern.
- Continue repeating these steps until the necklace is the right length. To check the necklace length, hold it around your neck to see where it will sit. We recommend a length of at least 20 inches for men's necks.
Step 5: Finish off the necklace
- To finish off the necklace bring the last loop you made through the other side of the buckle.
- Pull the other colour of cord through the loop.
- Pull down on the cord belonging to the loop. Then pull on the other cord to tighten and adjust the knot on the buckle.
- Cut one cord about 1/4 inch away from the knot.
- Hold a BBQ lighter over the cut end for about 3 seconds to melt the end of the cut paracord.
- Press the lighter against the melted cord to stop the end from unraveling.
- Repeat, cutting and melting the second cord.
- Your paracord necklace is complete!
Video
Notes
Looking for more paracord crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
How to Make a Paracord Bracelet
Paracord Keychain
Paracord Lanyard