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DIY Paracord Water Bottle Holders

by Carla Schauer 9 Comments

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I laugh when people ask me what I’m doing for Mothers’ Day.  No fancy brunches here.  As a Mom of kids that play spring sports, I’ve spent the last 11 of them at the ballpark lined up on the sidelines with all the other team moms.  These DIY Paracord Water Bottle Holders make great gifts for moms on the go.  For those of us in the sports mom 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.

Yellow paracord bottle holder attached to purple reusable bottle, on wood table.

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Paracord Water 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)

 

Supplies needed to make DIY paracord water bottle holders. Cute gifts for softball players and moms! | Tutorial from Carla Schauer Designs

Supplies for paracord bottle holders.


See all Softball Gifts for Players and Teams

To Make DIY Paracord Water Bottle Holders:

The water bottle holders use the same knotting technique as these Paracord Zipper Pulls, 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.
Use fastpitch paracord to make water bottle holders for team moms. | Carla Schauer Designs

Make paracord loop.

 

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

 

How to make softball paracord water bottle holders. | carlaschauer.com

Tie beginning knot.

Tying paracord to Carabiner Clip. Part of tutorial to make paracord water bottle holders. | carlaschauer.com

Add Carabiner Clip to paracord knot.

 

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

Make a Water bottle holder using paracord and cobra knots. | carlaschauer.com

Cobra knot remaining paracord.

Trim ends of paracord when finished knotting. Tutorial for DIY water bottle holders on carlaschauer.com

Trim ends of paracord.

Melt ends of paracord to prevent fraying.

Melt ends to prevent fraying.

 

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 to the water bottle.

 

Adjustable water bottle loop allows for a variety of sizes when making a paracord water bottle holder. | Tutorial from Carla Schauer Designs

Adjustable water bottle loop.

 

Great for attaching reusable water bottles, or use for disposable bottles.  This project is perfect for teens to make for sports moms.  It’s a gift she can use, especially since she’s likely spending her time watching them!

Pin these DIY Paracord Water Bottle Holders for later:

Yellow paracord bottle holder attached to belt loop and purple reusable bottle.
Collage of yellow paracord bottle holder instruction photos, on wood table.

Thanks for stopping by, have a colorful creative week!

Carla

Make a paracord water bottle holder. Use fastpitch paracord for softball, or coordinate with team colors for other sports. Cute and useful! | Tutorial from Carla Schauer Designs

DIY Paracord Bottle Holder. Make for fastpitch moms and teams, or with team color paracord for other sports. Great gift for sports moms! | Carla Schauer Designs

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  1. Angie Holden

    March 22, 2017 at 7:37 am

    This is great Carla!

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    • Carla Schauer

      March 22, 2017 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks Angie!

      Reply
  2. Niki meiners

    April 24, 2017 at 9:59 pm

    Great project.

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  3. Carson

    July 12, 2017 at 9:24 pm

    Where did you get your cord stopper? I’m having issues with slipping with the ones I got. 🙁

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    • Carla Schauer

      July 17, 2017 at 1:44 pm

      Mine came from Amazon, I believe they were these: http://amzn.to/2tyqP12. I’ve also had good luck with the single barrel kind that look like slightly flattened cylinders. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Raasch

    August 5, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    Thank you for this great tutorial! Using it for our homeschool crafting class.

    Reply
  5. Katherine

    June 21, 2021 at 2:35 am

    Great idea! What size carabiner clip did you use for this project. Length?

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    • Carla Schauer

      July 22, 2021 at 3:53 pm

      Hi Katherine, I used a 2.5" carabiner clip, but you could use whatever you have handy.

      Reply
  6. Henrietta Knight

    November 4, 2022 at 9:17 pm

    Wow! My adult daughter sent me the link this past spring! Lol finally got one made!
    Thank you for your great instructions!
    Henri

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