This braid is... the third attempt at a necklace cord for a necklace for my sister. And I am STILL not satisfied.

What I *want* is a cream-coloured braid (to go with a carved bone pendant) which is purely cream, no other colours, and which has contrasting texture through it, caused by a mixture of thick strands and thin strands.

Attempt 1: the thin strands were too beige, not cream.
Attempt 2: the entire braid was too thick; it might work as a choker, but not a necklace with a pendant.
Attempt 3: the braid has a nice thickness, but not enough texture contrast.

Part of me says "Stop! The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good!" and the other part of me says "I will not stop until I get it RIGHT! Otherwise I will look at it and only see how WRONG it is."

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@llorenzin @Knitronomicon @crafters
Kumihimo is cool! The similarity with friendship bracelets is that you start with a set of different coloured strands and move them back and forth to make a pattern, but the way it is structured is quite different. My understanding is that friendship bracelets are knotted. Whereas Kumihimo is braided.

There are lots of tutorials out there for simple Kumihimo, not so many for the more advanced stuff. (But hooray for my monthly Kumihimo group!)

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