Ekans Alpha Bracelet Pattern (#0023)
A free alpha (friendship-bracelet) chart for Ekans, built from the classic Gen III (Emerald) sprite — one colored knot per cell, with a DMC-matched color key. It's 43 strings wide, so it works best as a wide cuff, a bead-loom design, or a generic alpha pattern.
Width note: this pattern is 43 strings/beads wide × 40 rows. Full sprites are wider than a typical ≈15–25-string bracelet, so they're best for cuff bracelets, bead-loom work, or scaled down.
Color / floss key
Read the chart row by row — each cell is one alpha knot (or one loom bead). The color key lists a matching DMC shade for each color, but any embroidery floss or bead in a close color works fine.
What you’ll need
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How to make your Ekans alpha bracelet
- Set up background (warp) strings equal to the chart’s width — one per column — taped to a clipboard or a knotting disk.
- Add a working color and knot across each row, following the chart: one alpha knot per cell.
- Switch colors exactly where the chart changes color; the image builds up row by row as you go.
- Because sprites run wide, these suit cuff bracelets, bookmarks, or bead-loom work — or use the chart as a generic alpha pattern.
Alpha bracelet FAQ
Alpha is a friendship-bracelet technique where background strings are knotted over to “paint” a pixel image — so any pixel grid, like this sprite, becomes a bracelet chart. One cell = one knot.
Full sprites are wider than a typical 15–25-string bracelet, so they shine as wide cuffs, bead-loom panels, or bookmarks. You can also scale down or crop to a section.
Standard embroidery floss (the same DMC colors as the key) is ideal. Thicker craft string works too — it just makes a chunkier bracelet.