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Kandi cuff patterns
Give the whole band a design. Explore detailed colour panels, then smaller bands and repeat motifs. Use the chart dimensions to plan the fit with your chosen stitch.
Plan the whole band
Choose a complete colour layout, then check its width, join and fit using your chosen stitch. Open any design for its chart and exact colour counts.
Letters in the bead tables are internal chart symbols, not official colour numbers. Screen colours are approximate; compare your own beads.
Smaller bands & repeat motifs
The smaller charts below are nine or eighteen columns wide. All designs on this page use square colour grids; they do not model stitch offsets, thread paths or finished wrist size.
Choose the chart height for your design, then follow a tutorial for the stitch you plan to use. Physical bead proportions and tension affect the finished height.
Five-point star
The cleanest star that still fits nine beads. Repeat it four times around a 36-bead cuff.
| Bead | Symbol | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Y |
34 |
| Total | 34 | |
Lightning bolt
Diagonal on purpose. Works in neon yellow or white on black, and reads from across a crowd.
| Bead | Symbol | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Y |
20 |
| Total | 20 | |
Alien
Raver classic. Leave the last rows empty so the chin does not merge into the next repeat.
| Bead | Symbol | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Green | G |
47 |
| Black | K |
2 |
| Total | 49 | |
Ghost
All white, so it doubles as a spacer between two busy repeats. Black eyes keep it readable.
| Bead | Symbol | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| White | W |
51 |
| Black | K |
2 |
| Total | 53 | |
Rainbow bands
A full cuff front: nine rows, one colour each. The fastest chart here to string and the easiest to resize.
| Bead | Symbol | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| White | W |
18 |
| Red | R |
18 |
| Pink | M |
18 |
| Orange | O |
18 |
| Yellow | Y |
18 |
| Green | G |
18 |
| Teal | T |
18 |
| Blue | B |
18 |
| Purple | P |
18 |
| Total | 162 | |
Polka dots
White background with red dots every seven beads. Count the gaps, not the dots, as you string.
| Bead | Symbol | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| White | W |
146 |
| Red | R |
16 |
| Total | 162 | |
How many repeats go around?
Count motif repeats in chart columns. Two nine-column repeats use eighteen chart positions; any extra background belongs in your design and material count.
The eighteen-column bands can be used as panels or repeated. Check the join and fit with your own materials before stringing the whole design.
The kandi cuff calculator gives a rough bead estimate. Prepare string according to your stitch tutorial. To make your own kandi pattern at cuff size, choose a chart height and use your test strip to plan repeats and width. More single motifs live in the kandi patterns library.
| Wrist | Beads around | 9-bead repeats |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 in / 14 cm | 16–17 | 1 + 7 |
| 6.5 in / 16.5 cm | 18–20 | 2 + 0–2 |
| 7.5 in / 19 cm | 21–23 | 2 + 3–5 |
| Arm band | 26–28 | 3 + 0–1 |
Plan a colour motif from your photo
Choose a chart height, crop the photo, then edit colour positions.