directional hitch for adjusting a lanyard?

Practical Knots
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Gentlemen;

I submit for your perusal, a bit of a conundrum I have run across and had no luck solving. Hopefully the picture is relatively self explanatory, but I will try to clarify. I need to be able to adjust the length of the wristband around my left wrist, and then release it one handed. I know I could use something along the lines of a cl-194 cord lock, but that would have no class. I’m sure there is some variation of a hitch out there that would do the same job, but look better and show off some advanced cordcraft much better.

Anyway, the cord is standard 7 cord 550 by Rothco, and the lanyard is a single piece running loop sinnet.

Thanks for any ideas.

James

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Hi James and welcome to the forum.

Here’s a simple Monkey Fist bracelet I tied for one of my daughters. Cross Lace cord with a 3/8" wooden core. It has an adjustable strap using a Fisherman’s Knot (thanks to JD’s “How to Make an Adjustable Switchback Strap by TIAT”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z1k7ckqOI8

My 4 yr old granddaughter HAD to have one the same color as her Mom’s too. lol She could remove it singlehandedly.

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6383/1004240medium.jpg

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Hi James

As you have 2 cords running in parallel you probably need a separate knot to simulate the cord lock. A small turks head in thinner cord would do - draw it up fairly tightly and it will act as a sliding stopper (knot the cord ends to stop it coming off!).

Barry