'Pirate' pouch for my nephew

[Magentus]

It's my nephews birthday coming up and he's mad on pirates (traditional ones, not the kind from Captain Roberts) so I made him a pouch for his pieces of eight;

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I'm pleased with the diamond knot on the leather cord - it's thick and stiff (that's what she said!) and is difficult to work but it lends itself nicely to this;

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[DR2501]

Haha that looks great, I'm sure he'll love it!

 

[ozzy1977]

Nice work my littlun has just declared that he wants one

 

[oldtimer]

I'm glad my grandchildren are now past the Pirate phase or they'd be wanting one each too. However, its just occurred to me that I have a similar pouch for small odds and ends such as small change. Your nephew will still be using that beautiful pouch for years to come. I really love that knot. I usually use just a figure of eight stopper knot to do the job, I'll have to give that diamond knot a go.

PS I bet you'd get a good few takers if you advertised these for sale.

 

[shutupthepunx]

lovely. just made a similar thing myself yesterday. have yet to put the moose antler stopper on it and i think after seeing this i will try and learn myself that diamond knot, im sure it will look great using tarred hemp cord.

 

[Clouston98]

That's a cracker mat! Good job, he'll love it! As others said its a handy sized pouch for all sorts .