HIVAIDS+Bracelets

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**AIDS Ribbon Friendship Bracelet**


Start with as many strings as you want, red and white.



This example has 3 white, 2 red folded in half to make 6 white and 4 red.

1. Organize the strings (see picture 1)

W1, W2, W3, R1, R2, R3, R4, W4, W5, W6

2. With W1 knot to the right W2, W3, R1, R2

3. With W6 knot to the left W5, W4, R4, R3, W1

Now:



W2, W3, R1, R2, W6, W1, R3, R4, W4, W5

4. With W2 knot to the right W3, R1, W6

5. With W5 knot to the left W4, R4, R3, W1, W2

Continue same pattern until W1 and W6 are back to the outsides.



Now you are back to the beginning

W1, W2, W3, R1, R2, R3, R4, W4, W5, W6

6. With W1, knot to the right W2, W3 (not the red strings)

7. With W6, knot to the left W5, W4 (not the red strings)

Now:

W2, W3, W1, R1, R2, R3, R4, W6, W4, W5

8. With W2, knot to the right only W1

9. With W5, knot to the left only W1



10. With R2, knot to the left R1, W1, W3, W2

11. With R3, knot to the right R4, W6, W4, W5

12. Knot R2 and R3 together (the 2 reds inside)

13. With R1, knot to the left W1, W3, W2

14. With R4, knot to the tight W6, W4, W5



Now:

R1, R2, W2, W3, W1, W6, W4, W5, R4, R3

15. Knot W1, W6 together (2 middle white ones)

16. With W1, knot to the left W3, W2

17. With W6, knot to the right W4, W5

18. Knot W3, W4 together (2 middle ones)

19. With W3, knot to the left only W2

20. With W4, not to the right only W5

21. Knot W2, W5 together (2 middle ones)



Now:

R1, R2, W1, W3, W2, W5, W4, W6, R4, R3

22. With R1, knot to the right R2, W1, W3, W2

23. With R3, knot to the left R4, W6, W4, W5, R1

24. With R2, knot to the right W1, W3, W2, R1

25. With R4, knot to the left W6, W4, W5, R4, R2

Continue and repeat pattern until bracelet is finished!