Parachute cord
Plastic buckle-side release
Lighter
Pliers

Measure around wrist. If you want your bracelet to be 7 inches around, you will need 7 feet of paracute cord. If you want it to be 6 inches around, then cut the length 6 feet, and so on.

To load the buckle, find the middle of your length or cord and fold in half. Insert the non-cut middle of the cord down through the top of the buckle and push about one inch through. Flip the one inch loop back over the top of the buckle and cinch it tight.

Take the cut ends one at a time and loop them through the other side of the buckle, going down through the top.
Tip: As you load the second half of the buckle, keep the cord flat and straight, not kinked or tangled. Do not include the 3 prongs of the side release buckle- they will be inside the other piece and will make your bracelet smaller than you want.

Unclip the two parts of the side release buckle and lay it flat on table. Take a ruler and adjust the length to the desired length.
Tip: The contour of the buckle should face down and the two cut ends should be on the bottom side. Remove any twists or curls in the cord. How tight you make your stitches is up to you.

We will call the cord on the left side the Left Side and the cord on the right side the Right Side.
We will call the two strands of cord that are down the middle connecting each half of the side release buckle the Middle.

Tip: You making a single color paracord bracelet , so we will call them by left and right .

Take the Right cord and move it out of the way.

Cobra Stich step 1:
Take the Left cord and lay it across the middle strands leaving a loop on the left side.Take the right cord and lay it straight down across the left cord.

Take the cut end of the right cord and slide it under the middle two strands and up through the loop on the left side. Now move it up to the buckle.

This is the first knot and should be as straight as possible. Try not to over-tighten it and have it twisted under the buckle.

Step 2:
Take the left strand and move it up out of the way. Take the left strand and go under the right stand, under the middle two strands and up through the loop.

Step 3 is the same as step 1.
Step 4 is the same as step 2 and so on.
Continue untill you reach the end of the bracelet.

You should cut off any large excess amount, but leave enough on both cords to fold to the underside of the bracelet. Light the end with a cigarette lighter and immediately use a pliers to hold it down till it cools and is attached. Repeat on the other cord.