Paracord Lanyard Project

This is a tutorial on a variation of one of the lanyards I've learned to make. It will allow you to carry 10 feet of paracord with you, using a couple of decorative knots for the lanyard, and having a loop on one end and a swivel clip, snap hook, keyring...

Supplies needed will be 10.5 feet of paracord. It's best to have the extra few inches so that when you finish and cut the remainder of the cord(if you get it finished up just right), you still have 10 feet used in the completed lanyard. I'm using 55...

Once you have the 5 inch length and have looped the cord onto your chosen attachment, you'll start your cobra stitches working down toward the lanyard knot. Don't make the knots too tight or too loose.
Make each knot with the same amount of tension keeping them even as you go. You're going to make 11 stitches total between the attachment and the lanyard knot. If you're doing them right, it should easily fill the 5 inch length....

Now for finishing up. Pull the remaining cords to tighten up the last knot and closely trim off one side of the excess cord.
Use the lighter to melt the end you just cut. I wait a couple of seconds then use my thumb to press the melted end so that it securely attaches to the surrounding cord. *Be very careful, you can get a nasty burn from the melted cord. You may use a the...