Cordsmith Braided Strap Tutorial

Hi pals! Welcome back to the blog! Today I am sharing with you a Cordsmith tutorial on how to make a braided I-cord strap for bags, totes, belts, and more!

You will need a Cordsmith Original or a Cordsmith mini if you want to do this the way I am showing you, but if you’d prefer to knit a ton of I-cord manually, well, who am I to stop you?

But Sam, what is a Cordsmith?

Well, it’s a magical tool that lets you knit I-cord with easy and oh so quickly. They are made by my sweet friend Autumn, and is a 3d printed handle with 3 latch hooks all put together in her special way, and BAM! Cordsmith. There is way more that goes into that, but from my silly perspective, she’s a wizard and it just happens. :)

I have a tutorial for how to use one here, or you can keep reading and watch my new video below, which also shows you all of those steps plus a few more! :)

So let’s get onto what this post is really about, the Cordsmith Braided Strap Tutorial.

First, you need to knit up 3 different I-cords, about 10 inches or so longer than the length you want the strap to be. I made mine about 55-60 inches long, and my strap ended up being about 42 inches long, a little more when stretched. You can make yours as long as you want of course, this is just a recommendation for what I did.

But instead of just walking you through it all without showing you, let’s hop into the video and I can really get into the details with you. (TLDW; I show you how to cast on, work your cords, bind off, and braid them together.)