With a simple knotting technique and a couple basic tools, you can easily create a DIY paracord water bottle holder that is both functional and eye-catching. In this post, I’ll guide you through the steps to make your own custom cobra-knotted bottle clip using sports-themed (or solid color!) paracord.

As a Mom of kids that play sports, I’ve spent 11 summers at the ballpark lined up on the sidelines with all the other team moms.  These paracord water bottle holders make great handmade gifts for parents on the go. 

For those of us in the sports parent trenches, extra gadgets to keep us comfy on those long tournament days are always appreciated, plus they clip easily to the gear wagon, stroller, or backpack. Use the same knotting technique to make paracord softball keychains.

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Paracord Bottle Holder Supplies:

You’ll need:

• 4 feet of 550 Paracord, which can be found in craft stores or online.  I used fastpitch softball paracord, which is a bright optic yellow with a red stitched pattern.  You can use red and white for baseball, white and black for soccer, or choose team colors to personalize the bottle holder.
• Scissors
• carabiner clip
• adjustable cord stopper
• flame (to seal cord ends)

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How To Make Paracord Water Bottle Holders:

The water bottle holders use the same cobra knotting technique as these Paracord Zipper Pulls (refer to this tutorial below to start your bottle holder,) with the following additions at the beginning and the end of the piece:

• First, start with a 4 ft. length of paracord and fold in half bringing ends together.
• Then hold 10″ from closed end to mark loop.

1. Tie beginning knot. Hold cord with closed loop toward you, and create the starting knot as shown in zipper pull tutorial below.  Pull the knot together. Then loosen the top loops slightly and thread carabiner clip through.  Re-tighten the knot securely.

2. Tie Cobra Knots. Continue knotting the loose ends toward you using the cobra knot (described in the tutorial below) until you run out of paracord.  If you started with longer cord, leave a 6″ loop for the water bottle attachment.

3. Trim loose end of 1 paracord strand very close to the knots, and heat end in flame until it just begins to melt.  While the end is still hot, press it against lighter handle to melt flat into knots.  Repeat for other loose strand.
   
   Safety Note:  Do not use fingers to press melted Paracord ends.  Melted plastic is hot, and will burn fingers.  Seriously, use the lighter base.  Fingers are important, and so are fingerprints.

4. Thread paracord loop end through the adjustable cord stopper, and move to knotted side of loop.  Keep the cord stopper on the inside of the loop to prevent it from falling off. Slide the stopper to adjust loop size so it fits securely around the neck of the water bottle.

How to Start the Cobra Knot

Use the cobra knot keychain tutorial below as a guide for starting and knotting your paracord water bottle holder.

This paracord water bottle clip works well for attaching reusable water bottles or for plastic disposable bottles.  Plus it leaves your hands free for other things, (like coolers, camp chairs, and shade tents!)

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