- 3 Pin Fishtail - Intermediate - Approximately 7 elastic bands per inch, 1 clip - Fishtails are nice patterns which do not require extension pieces. They can be made as long as you want on a single loom, and is classified as an off-the-loom pattern, where the pattern flows off the loom as more elastics are added to the pattern. This pattern is also know as the 3 pin hexafish. - 3-pin-fishtail.jpg - -
- 3 Segment Dragonscale - Intermediate - 34 Green, 17 Black, 1 Clip - This off-the-loom pattern can be made as long as your need. It is also call the dragonskin, or fishskin bracelet. Although this particular example of the dragonscale has 3 segments, it can be made as wide as the loom is long. This pattern is also particularly popular, because you do not need a loom to create it. It can be created easily using a fork as the loom. Different variations of the patterns can be made by place a twist or figure-8 in the elastics as they are being added to the pattern. - 3-segment-dragonscale.jpg - -
- 4 Pin Fishtail - Intermediate - 12 Black, 24 Grey, 24 White, 1 Clip - This fishtail bracelet is made on 4 pins of the loom. You would need about 10 elastics per inch, and it can be made as long as you want. It is an Off-The-Loom pattern, so its pattern flows off the loom as more elastics are added. This pattern is a very fun pattern to make if you like sequenced patterns. Use your imagination when creating different sequences for this pattern. Check out our Tips and Tricks section to see various sequences of the 4 Pin Fishtail bracelet. - 4-pin-fishtail.jpg - -
- All Around Triple Single - Advanced - 16 Red, 16 Orange, 16 Yellow, 16 Green, 16 Blue, 16 Purple, 3 Clips for patterns, 3 Clips temporary - If you have made the Triple Single bracelet, this is the next challenge to this design. This bracelet is made using only 1 loom, and uses some additional Clips temporarily to hold half the pattern, while the other half is being worked on on the loom. - all-around-triple-single.jpg - -
- Bobble - Intermediate - 6 Red, 6 Orange, 6 Yellow, 6 Green, 6 Blue, 6 Purple, 48 White, 1 Clip - This is an adaption of the fishtail bracelet and is made on 4 pins of the loom. You would need about 10 elastics per inch, and it can be made as long as you want. It is also an Off-The-Loom pattern, so its pattern flows off the loom as the pattern gets longer. This patterns also is popular if one has glow-in-the-dark elastics, because all of the elastics in the bobbles stand out, not being buried in the rest of the elastics. To make the bracelet longer, you can either add and additional bobble sequence, or add more elastics to the segments between the bobbles. - bobble.jpg - -
- Butterfly Blossom - Intermediate - 18 Pink, 18 Aqua, 7 White, 6 Purple, 1-8 for extension, 1 Clip - This bracelet looks as though butterfly landed on the blossoms of flowers. Because of the number of elastics in each segment, it is a fun bracelet to provide variey by changing the colors. - butterfly-blossom.jpg - -
- Diamond - Beginner - 50 elastic bands, 1 Clip - The diamond bracelet is also known as the double-single. It gets its name for because you place the elastics onto the loom in diamond patterns. This bracelet is a good place to start after making the single bracelet, because it is essentially 2 single patterns overlapping one another. Also a good pattern to be made into a necklace. - diamond.jpg - -
- Diamond With Rings - Intermediate - 29 Green, 28 White, 9 Purple, 9 Pink, 1 Clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - This is an adaption of the Diamond bracelet. By placing additional elastics onto each segment, it makes the original diamond pattern spring to life with this new adaption. This pattern is also well suited for variety, by changing the color sequences. - diamond-with-rings.jpg - -
- Double Cross Long Heart Stripe - Intermediate - 114 Red, 9 White, 1 Clip - This is a nice bracelet for a Valentine's gift. It is a very thick bracelet, and has 9 white hearts throughout the band. It is also known as the triple fishtail bracelet. You will need about 20 elastics per inch for this bracelet, so make sure you have plenty of elastics handy for this pattern. - double-cross-long-heart-stripe.jpg - -
- Double Rhombus - Intermediate - 32 Yellow elastic, 30 Green, 1 Clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - Similar to the Single Rhombus, the Double Rhombus bracelet has 2 sets of rhombi. Another name for this pattern is the double caterpillar. - double-rhombus.jpg - -
- Double X - Advanced - 16 Pink, 16 White, 16 Green, 0 to 8 for extension, 1 Clip - This pattern is made up of 2 side by side X's and looks the same from the front or back. Another nice pattern which can be spiced up by alternating the colors, either for each X pattern, or across the doubled X's - double-x.jpg - -
- Fishtail - Beginner - Approximately 9 elastics per inch, 1 Clip - Fishtails are nice patterns which do not require extension pieces. They can be made as long as you want on a single loom or on a mini-loom. The fishtail only requires 2 pins to make, and is classified as an off-the-loom pattern, because the pattern flows off the loom as more elastics are added. This pattern can also be made on the mini loom which comes with the rainbow loom kit. - fishtail.jpg - -
- Heart Shaped - Intermediate - 24 red elastics, 25 white elastics, 12 pink elastic, 1 Clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - This heart shaped bracelet, also known as the Sweetheart is a lovely bracelet, and can be the perfect bracelet for Valentine Day - heart-shaped.jpg - -
- Honeycomb - Beginner - 13 White, 12 purple, 1 Clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - This bracelet gets its name from the honeycomb pattern when placing the elastics onto the loom. The honeycomb (or hexagon) pattern is placed end to end and combined together creating this bracelet. - honeycomb.jpg - -
- Hugs And Kisses - Intermediate - 25 Red, 24 Pink, 13 White, 1 Clip - This is a nice bracelet for a Valentine's gift. If you look closely at the pattern, you will see hugs (X's in Pink), and the kisses (O's in white), and cute little hearts in red...a perfect combination for your special valentine's. - hugs-and-kisses.jpg - -
- Raindrops - Intermediate - 26 White, 12 Red, 12 Pink, 1 Clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - This is a nice looking bracelet. The elastic bands create a raindrop pattern. The raindrops also look like hearts, so this is a good bracelet for valentine's day as well. This bracelet has 2 drops on each link, so use your creativity by changing the color sequences to make bracelets unique. - raindrops.jpg - -
- Single - Beginner - 25 elastic bands, 1 Clip - This is a good bracelet to begin working on the Loom. It is simple to lay the elastics, and very easy to redo if an elastic accidentally pops off. The pattern is the bracelet. It is also the foundation for creating extensions for many other bracelets. It is also very easy to make longer or shorter because you can add or remove elastics by hand if needed. This is also the popular pattern for making necklaces because it requires the least amount of elastics for the pattern. - single.jpg - -
- Single Rhombus - Beginner - 13 White, 12 Pink, 12 Orange, 0-8 White for extension, 1 Clip - This pattern gets its name from the shape when placing the elastics onto the loom, which is a rhombus (or lazy square shape). Another name for this pattern is the caterpillar. - single-rhombus.jpg - -
- Spiral - Beginner - 13 Green, 12 White, 1 clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - This pattern is made up of 2 Single bracelet patterns twisted together in a Spiral. It is another good bracelet to start working with after mastering the single bracelet. - spiral.jpg - -
- Starburst - Advanced - 27 White, 6 Red, 6 Orange, 6 Yellow, 6 Green, 6 Blue, 6 Purple, 0-8 White for extension, 1 Clip - An unique flower or starburst pattern. This pattern is probably the most popular pattern on the internet. Because each cluster is a pattern onto itself, it is a fun pattern to change color on. Make each cluster the same color, or alternate the color every other cluster. You can even change the colors within each cluster to give it a unique look. Anyway you look at it, it is a fun bracelet to make. - starburst.jpg - -
- Starburst 2 - Advanced - 8 elastic bands per cluster, 36 for border,0-6 for extension, 1 Clip - This is an adaptation of the popular Starburst bracelet. It has a similar appearance to the original Starburst, but it is thicker and wider than the original with 8 elastic per cluster (Starburst has 6 per cluster). Starburst patterns are fun to make, because each cluster is a pattern onto itself. You can spice it up by having all the clusters the same color, or alternate colors every other cluster. The one in the video the color of the rainbow for the clusters. - starburst-2.jpg - -
- Symmetric Single - Beginner - 25 elastic bands, 1 Clip - This is an adaptation of the Single Bracelet. There are a couple of additional steps added to give the bracelet a better appearance. The single bracelet is popular for extensions for other patterns as well, because it is easy to add or removed elastics to make the bracelet have the perfect fit. This pattern can easily be made into a necklace as well by adding more segments to the pattern. - symmetric-single.jpg - -
- Triple Looped Fishtail - Intermediate - 35 White, 17 Blue, 17 Purple, 1 Clip - This bracelet is an adaptation of the standard fishtail bracelet. Between each strand of the fishtail, we place alternating purple and blue elastics triple looped on the strands. This give the bracelet and appearance of having beads embedding in the fishtail. A very interesting look - triple-looped-fishtail.jpg - -
- Triple Single - Beginner - 12 Red, 12 Yellow, 12 Green, 12 Black, 5-8 Black for extension, 1 clip - This is a progression of the Single Bracelet, combining 3 single patterns side by side to produce a wide, attractive bracelet. There are a lot of variations of this pattern on the internet. It is also very popular because it is easy to make, can be used with many color combinations, and sequence combinations. It can also be made into a All-Around Pattern as well. The All-Around-Triple Single is posted under our Advanced section. - triple-single.jpg - -
- Tulip Tower - Intermediate - 15 Pink, 15 Aqua, 7 White, 7 Green, 1 Clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - The Tulip Tower bracelet is another cluster bracelet. Cluster bracelets are fun to work with because of the various color combinations which could be made. Alternate the colors of the clusters, or create a unique sequence, either way, this bracelet will create nice clusters of tulips. - tulip-tower.jpg - -
- Twisty Wisty - Intermediate - 26 Purple, 13 White, 12 Green, 1 clip, 0 to 8 elastics for extension - The Twisty Wisty, also known as Twistzy Wistzy has a unique look from the front, and another unique look from the back. - twisty-wisty.jpg - -
- Zig Zag - Intermediate - 17 Red, 16 White, 16 Blue, 1 Clip, 0-8 Elastics for Extension - This bracelet, done up in a red, white and blue color scheme is a zigzag or zig zag pattern - zig-zag.jpg - -
- Zippy Chain - Intermediate - 26 Pink, 24 Green, 13 yellow for pattern, 1 to 8 elastics for extenstion, 1 clip - A nice bracelet, with a different look depending on which way it is worn - zippy-chain.jpg - -
