Laser Grid Cuff
- Cuffs
- Cuff
- Multi-stitch
- Weekend maker
- 1 hr 50
- 120 beads
Aqua rails along the top and bottom edge, lime uprights every fourth column, black in between. It is a warehouse ceiling drawn on a wrist. Under UV the black drops away completely and what is left is the grid, floating on its own.
What it looks like finished
What you need
| Color | Beads |
|---|---|
| Black | 54 |
| UV Aqua | 36 |
| UV Lime | 30 |
| Total | 120 |
- Cord
- 220 cm (86.5 in), including slack for the knot
- Cord length already includes about 20% slack. Cut long, trim after you tie off.
Chart — follow this when you string it
Get the beads
Neon Bright Mix Pony Beads (500pcs)
BeadTin120 beads in total
The multicolor bag most charts on this site are built around. Fluorescent neon, so it lights up under a blacklight instead of going gray at 1 a.m. — 9mm barrel beads that run true to size.
View on BeadTin$2.89 / 500 beads · checked 2026-08-30Black Opaque Pony Beads (500pcs)
BeadTin54 × black in this pattern
Blackout stacks and cuff outlines eat black faster than anything else. A dedicated bag means you are not fishing black beads out of a mix one at a time at midnight.
View on BeadTin$2.89 / 500 beads · checked 2026-08-30UV Aqua pony beads
Amazon36 × uv aqua in this pattern
A single-color bag beats sorting a mixed one every time you restring.
1mm White Stretch Cord, 90m spool
BeadTin220 cm (86.5 in) per piece
The default cord on this site — every cord length in every bead count assumes 1mm. One spool is dozens of singles or a handful of cuffs before you reorder.
View on BeadTin$4.99 / 90m · checked 2026-08-30
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How to make it
- 1Cut the cordCut 220 cm (86.5 in) of 1 mm elastic cord. The extra is what you hold on to while you string — you trim it at the end.
- 2Start from a closed singleString a single as two base beads then one connector bead, repeated until it fits — a count that divides by three, usually 30 to 36. Tie two or three tight knots, cut the short tail and keep the other end long as your working cord.
- 3Net the Xs round the singleCome out of a connector, add three beads, skip the two base beads and go through the next connector. All the way round. Then come out of the middle bead of each group and add base–connector–base into the next middle bead — that round is where the X appears. Repeat for height: 5 rows of 24 beads here.
- 4Rim the top edge and knot offAdd two beads between each pair of neighbouring points so the top edge sits flat, then knot the working cord two or three times round a nearby cord bridge, weave the tail through a couple of beads and trim.
- 5Tie it offSurgeon’s knot, pull it into the gap between two beads, then a dab of clear glue. Trim the tails once it is dry.
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