Lanyard Knot Instructions
a.k.a. Friendship or Diamond Knot

On this page I'll show you a really easy way of tying the lanyard knot.

Also called a "friendship" or "diamond" or "knife lanyard" knot, this decorative knot is used in the paracord lanyard and paracord bracelet projects. It's similar to the knot used by the Scouts on their "wood badge woggle".

Tobias came up with a neat method of teaching this knot that involves poking the rope through holes in a piece of paper. It's a bit unconventional, but it works really well and I think it makes learning the knot a lot easier.

Why use paper? Well, the paper...

• Holds things in place, so that you have both hands free to tie the knot.
• Hides the unused bits of cord so that they don't get tangled up in the bit that you're tying.

Of course, once you've tied the knot a couple of times, you'll be able to tie it without the paper.

Well, enough introduction. Grab yourself a sheet of paper and a length of rope, and settle down for 3 minutes to learn this knot. Click the white arrow to play. If the video doesn't display, you might need to download the free Adobe flash player.

How did you go? Did the video make sense? Let me know your opinion using this handy form.

Now that you've mastered the lanyard knot, probably you want to do something useful with it, like braiding lanyards. So, mosy along and have a look at these related pages:

Paracord Lanyard

Paracord Bracelet

Happy Gifting!

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