The Square Knot, Variations

This is the design I used for the white bracelet. (I added beads on the knotting cords on some of the knots.) Tie the first part of a square knot, but don't pull it tightly around the filler cords; leave a space on either side of the cords.



Carefully tie and tighten the second half of the knot to preserve the spaces around the filler cords. (For some reason the space on the left tends to be smaller than the space on the right.)



You can tie a whole row of these "open" knots for a different pattern.



Another alternative; you can unclip the lower ends of the filler cords and thread on a bead.



Bring the knotting cords around the outside of the bead and continue knotting as usual. (And use better color coordination than in the picture above.)