| Size | 12 × 39 knots |
|---|---|
| Colours | 6 · DMC |
| Total knots | 468 |
| Difficulty | Intermediate (3/5) |
| Finished size | 0.6 × 3.1 in (1.6 × 7.8 cm) |
| Strings | 12 base strings + 6 colours |
| Licence | CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for personal use with credit |
Materials
About this design
Each motif is a pair of cherries hanging from two stems that meet at a leaf at the top. The stems are single knots of DMC 904 Parrot Green Very Dark stepping diagonally, with a knot of 906 Parrot Green Medium for the leaf. The cherries are 321 Red with a darker 815 Garnet Medium edge on the lower right and a single White highlight knot, which makes them look round and shiny. The background is 818 Baby Pink for a sweet, retro look. The diagonal stems make this a step up from simple block motifs.
Setting up and knotting
A 12-knot-wide bracelet needs 12 base strings, plus one working string in each of the 6 colours. Cut the working strings at least a metre long and wind them on bobbins or card so they stay untangled. Each square of the chart is one knot on a base string: forward knots on rows worked left to right, backward knots on rows worked right to left, row by row from the top. Keep an eye on the stems: each row moves the green knot one place sideways, so count from the edge at the start of every row.
Length and finishing
At roughly 2 mm per row, the 39-row chart makes about 8 cm of bracelet. Knotting the chart twice (78 rows) gives about 16 cm, which fits most adult wrists; stop sooner for a child. Finish with a braided tie or a sliding knot at each end so it can be adjusted.
Colour plan
DMC 818 Baby Pink does the most work, 68% of the 468 knots, followed by DMC 321 Red at 21%. DMC BLANC White (6) and DMC 906 Parrot Green Md (3) are used only a little: small details worth marking on the chart so you don't miss them. Every square of the grid is filled.
Working notes
It is 39 knot rows of 12 knots; the busiest row changes colour 8 times. 27 squares stand alone in their colour, with no same-coloured neighbour along a side.
Anchor equivalents
The nearest Anchor colour for each DMC colour in this pattern, measured as ΔE 2000: up to 3 is very close, up to 6 close, up to 10 approximate.
Row by row
All 39 rows written out, row 1 at the top, where you start knotting
- Row 1 (left to right, forward knots): 7 818, 2 904, 3 818
- Row 2 (right to left, backward knots): 3 818, 1 904, 1 906, 1 904, 6 818
- Row 3 (left to right, forward knots): 5 818, 1 904, 2 818, 1 904, 3 818
- Row 4 (right to left, backward knots): 2 818, 1 904, 4 818, 1 904, 4 818
- Row 5 (left to right, forward knots): 3 818, 1 904, 5 818, 1 904, 2 818
- Row 6 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 3 321, 3 818, 3 321, 2 818
- Row 7 (left to right, forward knots): 1 818, 2 321, 1 BLANC, 2 321, 1 818, 2 321, 1 BLANC, 1 321, 1 818
- Row 8 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 4 321, 1 818, 5 321, 1 818
- Row 9 (left to right, forward knots): 1 818, 4 321, 1 815, 1 818, 3 321, 1 815, 1 818
- Row 10 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 1 815, 2 321, 3 818, 1 815, 2 321, 2 818
- Row 11 (left to right, forward knots): 12 818
- Row 12 (right to left, backward knots): 12 818
- Row 13 (left to right, forward knots): 12 818
- Row 14 (right to left, backward knots): 3 818, 2 904, 7 818
- Row 15 (left to right, forward knots): 6 818, 1 904, 1 906, 1 904, 3 818
- Row 16 (right to left, backward knots): 3 818, 1 904, 2 818, 1 904, 5 818
- Row 17 (left to right, forward knots): 4 818, 1 904, 4 818, 1 904, 2 818
- Row 18 (right to left, backward knots): 2 818, 1 904, 5 818, 1 904, 3 818
- Row 19 (left to right, forward knots): 2 818, 3 321, 3 818, 3 321, 1 818
- Row 20 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 1 321, 1 BLANC, 2 321, 1 818, 2 321, 1 BLANC, 2 321, 1 818
- Row 21 (left to right, forward knots): 1 818, 5 321, 1 818, 4 321, 1 818
- Row 22 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 1 815, 3 321, 1 818, 1 815, 4 321, 1 818
- Row 23 (left to right, forward knots): 2 818, 2 321, 1 815, 3 818, 2 321, 1 815, 1 818
- Row 24 (right to left, backward knots): 12 818
- Row 25 (left to right, forward knots): 12 818
- Row 26 (right to left, backward knots): 12 818
- Row 27 (left to right, forward knots): 7 818, 2 904, 3 818
- Row 28 (right to left, backward knots): 3 818, 1 904, 1 906, 1 904, 6 818
- Row 29 (left to right, forward knots): 5 818, 1 904, 2 818, 1 904, 3 818
- Row 30 (right to left, backward knots): 2 818, 1 904, 4 818, 1 904, 4 818
- Row 31 (left to right, forward knots): 3 818, 1 904, 5 818, 1 904, 2 818
- Row 32 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 3 321, 3 818, 3 321, 2 818
- Row 33 (left to right, forward knots): 1 818, 2 321, 1 BLANC, 2 321, 1 818, 2 321, 1 BLANC, 1 321, 1 818
- Row 34 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 4 321, 1 818, 5 321, 1 818
- Row 35 (left to right, forward knots): 1 818, 4 321, 1 815, 1 818, 3 321, 1 815, 1 818
- Row 36 (right to left, backward knots): 1 818, 1 815, 2 321, 3 818, 1 815, 2 321, 2 818
- Row 37 (left to right, forward knots): 12 818
- Row 38 (right to left, backward knots): 12 818
- Row 39 (left to right, forward knots): 12 818
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