Whether it’s to hang your plants or to offer as a gift, making a macrame plant hanger is easier than you think.
Here is how to create your own Scandinavian-style decoration.
Material required for plant hanger
- Macrame cord
- Wood ring
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Decorative wood beads (optional)
- Fur strips or pompoms (optional)
How to make a macrame plant hanger, step by step
To make the different knots, refer to the diagrams at the end of the article.
Step 1
- Cut 8 pieces of cord, 3 m each
- Cut 2 pieces of cord, 50 cm each
Step 2
- Fold all 3-m pieces of cord in half and tie them to the wood ring with a lark’s head knot (see diagram 1).
- To hold the cords together, make a gathering knot using a 50-cm piece of cord (see diagram 2). Cut the pieces of cord that stick out.
Step 3
- Isolate the first four strands.
- Tie square knots alternating left-right for a total of 15 knots. (See diagram 3 to learn how to make a square knot.)
- Repeat to get 4 main braids.
Step 4
- Measure a length of 15 cm and insert a wood bead into the two centre strands of each braid.
- Repeat for the other braids.
- To make a spiral, tie 15 square knots always on the same side.
- Repeat for each braid.
Step 5
- Separate each braid in two.
- Measure 20 cm and make two square knots alternating left-right to tie the right half of a braid with the left half of the next braid.
- Repeat with each braid.
Step 6
- Measure 10 cm and make two square knots alternating left-right to tie the right half of a braid with the left half of the next braid.
Step 7
- Measure 10 cm and tie the strand on the outer left of a 4-strand braid with the strand on the outer right of the closest braid.
Step 8
- Measure 5 cm and make two square knots alternating left-right.
Step 9
- Connect and tie all braids 10 cm further down.
- For a nice finish, make a gathering knot with the other 50-cm cord.
Step 10
- Decorate your macrame planter with fur strips, pompoms or wood ornaments to personalize it.
(This project is for a 15-cm pot.)
Diagram 1. How to make a lark’s head knot
Diagram 2. How to make a gathering knot
Diagram 3. How to make a square knot
