Help...16 Strand (2 Color) Square Braid?

[roo4u]

oh rats....im sorry....i totally forgot about it....i will get it done and up today. i think i have c.r.s. disease...cant remember s**t....now, where did i put that paracord.....hmmmmm

[Saint]

oh rats....im sorry....i totally forgot about it....i will get it done and up today. i think i have c.r.s. disease...cant remember s**t....now, where did i put that paracord.....hmmmmm

BAAHAHAHA.... I was born with it!

[Saint]

I still need help with this if anyone can find the time.... Thanks again everyone

[HorsehairBraider]

any round braid done without a core will end up square. is the pattern in the picture the one you want to end up with cuz how you set up your strings will determine what pattern you end up with. braiding with 16 is really no harder than 8 same basic skills just more strands to deal with. if you let me know what pattern you want to end up with i will do a short tutorial for you on how to start the 16 strand.

I wanted to respond to this first, as it is not actually true... the Gaucho braids are intrinsically round, even without a core. Of course they are more difficult and not many people do them, so if you are going with braids that most people do, this is indeed true, but just not true for the Gaucho braids.

Next, to Saint, to do this braid, start out with an 8. When you feel confident, move to the 16. It will be exactly the same, except where I say "two" it will be "four" so where I say "under two, over two" it will be "under four, over four". Set up so that you have two blacks, then two tans, on the right. Then set up two blacks, then two tans, on the left. So the blacks will start. First black, the top one on the R, goes all the way around the back of the rest, UNDER the two blacks on the L, and OVER the two tans on the L. Then the top left black goes: all the way around the back of the rest, UNDER the black and first tan on the top right, then OVER the tan and black. Then the R top black goes all the way behind the rest, UNDER the top black and the top tan on the L, then OVER the tan and the bottom black.

Think of it this way: Top string on the R goes all the way behind the rest, under two and over two. Top string on the L goes all the way behind the rest, under two and over two.

To do 16, it's exactly the same except top R goes all the way behind the rest, under four and over four. Top string on the L goes all the way behind the rest, under four and over four. Piece of cake.

You can change the color patterns in this braid simply by changing where you put the colors when you start out. Experiment, starting with the 8. Put all the blacks on the R, and all the tans on the L, and see what happens. Do two blacks on the top, two tans on the bottom on the R, and two tans on the top, two tans on the bottom on the L and see what happens etc.

[Saint]

Thank you... I will give it a try tomorrow. I will post whatever mess I come up with...Lol