Offgrid Preparation Making a Paracord Ball Keychain
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Have you ever seen paracord woven into a ball, and wondered how it's done? Making a simple knot lanyard is easy enough, but creating a sphere from a single strand of paracord is much less intuitive. These spherical paracord formations are often called monkey fist or monkey paw knots, and they can be created using cord alone or with a round stone, marble, ball bearing at the center.
Here's one traditional method for tying a monkey's fist knot. Other decorative methods are also available.
These ball knots have a variety of potential uses:
There are a number of variations on the monkey fist knot. In the below video from Paracord Knots on YouTube, the host shows a silent demonstration of how to tie a small paracord ball keychain. This version contains no weight or marble at the center, but it would be possible to add one before tightening the knot.
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