Start with one of these. They use only forward and backward knots, 4 or 6 strings and 2 or 3 colours.
Letters, numbers and spaces, up to 12. Type <3 or tap the button for a heart.
Read it from the top down. The numbers along the top are your strings, left to right. Tap any knot to change it.
Knotting along is part of the full version. It shows you how to set up your strings, then takes you one row at a time, with a moving picture of every knot. It's free on the Beginner tab.
Each knot is made of two loops. Keep the string you are tying around pulled tight.
Knotty Sage turns any pattern or name into a knot-by-knot friendship bracelet chart. Pick chevrons, stripes, zigzags or diamonds, type a name, or add a Christmas tree or a Halloween pumpkin. Every colour is a real DMC embroidery floss, with its number, so you know exactly what thread to buy.
Yes. Design as many bracelets as you like and see the knot chart for each one. You only pay for printable patterns, and for Start knotting outside the Beginner tab.
No. There's nothing to sign up for. Your latest design is saved in this browser.
Any 6-strand embroidery floss. Each colour shows its DMC number, so you can buy the same shade. Most bracelets need 4 to 8 strings about 80 cm long.
Yes, on iPhone, iPad and Android, and on computers. Add it to your Home Screen and it opens like an app, and it works without the internet after your first visit.
Buy it on Etsy. Your download includes a Start here guide with your unlock code. Press Unlock at the top of this page and type the code. You only need to do this once on each device.