FN Design: Symmetrical Lariat

I'm sure that most of you know how to do this already but I only "unvented" it myself this morning and I thought it was quite nifty.

I found that if you load your necklace like so:



Then separate the top four beads:



Hook the looped end around the other end above the topmost bead:



Then let the beads fall together like this:



It allows you to get the look of a splitter design without needing a splitter or lock. Good if you don't have any splitters or if all your locks are busy. This was just thrown together quickly this morning but I am sure there are beads that you could use as the focus which would look even better.

ETA: Sorry for the picture quality it is super dark here.

Clever! i thought you could probably so this, but I couldn't get my head around how! Thank you. Must try this...

Hadn't thought of doing this but it's a wonderful idea. I think you could make many great designs with this technique.

Thanks Mola! I'll give it a try soon.