4/15/2020 My WI | Macramé Plant Hanger

Macramé Plant Hanger The macramé revival is well underway! This plant hanger project will make a perfect gift or a beautiful and contemporary addition to your home.

Skill level: Intermediate Measurements & Tension The finished macramé plant hanger is about 1.15m in length, depending on your tension. Tension isn’t critical to this project as there is quite a bit of stretch in the yarn, however please follow the measurement guide so that your finished work is similar to the specifications. There is an added 30 cm extra length for those with a looser tension.

You will need: 30 metres of 5mm Bobbiny recycled cotton cord or banding piping cord in natural cream (available online) https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/interests/craft/crafts-to-keep-busy/macrame-plant-hanger 1/20 4/15/2020 My WI | Macramé Plant Hanger 5cm wooden curtain ring Kitchen hook or hook to hang work from whilst making Scissors Tape measure Recycled catering tin or similar container for a plant pot

To make: Divide the yarn into the following lengths, remember to measure twice and cut once! 1.50 metre length for the wooden curtain ring. Cut 2 x 75 cm for the top and bottom wrap knot. Cut 6 x 4.50 metres for the lengths you will be knotting.

Covered curtain ring

1. Take your wooden curtain ring and the 1.50m cord.

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2. Tie one end of the cord onto the ring leaving a tail of approx 8cm.

3.Loop the cord through the centre of the ring.

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4. Pull the cord up through the loop created.

5.Tighten the cord creating an even tension blanket stitch.

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6. Repeat this process until you come back round to the beginning.

7. You should have approximately 20 loops around the ring. Tie the ends together. Wrap knot

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1. Hang the covered ring on the hook with the tail ends facing down. Then take all 6 of the 4. 5 metre lengths of cord, find the middle section and thread through the ring so that they hang evenly on each side.

2. Hold the lengths you are wrapping together and take one of your short 75cm lengths as wrapping cord.

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3. Hold the shorter end of cord in your left hand and make a loop.

4. Holding the loop and shorter tail of yarn in place, wrap the cord around the lengths and loop, working around in a spiral down to the bottom of the loop.

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5. Pass the end you have been wrapping around the ends and thread through the loop at the bottom.

6. Pull the end you started with upwards, catching the finished end up inside the wrap knot this will secure the ends under the knot.

Be sure NOT to pull this end all the way through!

Trim the unwanted ends. You now have a wrap knot. Square knot https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/interests/craft/crafts-to-keep-busy/macrame-plant-hanger 8/20 4/15/2020 My WI | Macramé Plant Hanger

1. Divide the 12 ends into 3 sections of 4. Take one of the 3 divided sections of 4 cords, make 8 Square knots, alternating between the left and right to make a total of 8 on each side, so 16 moves. This section should measure approximately 10cm.

2. This knot uses 4 strands. Take the cord on the right and pass over the middle 2 cords and under the left hand cord.

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3. Then take the left hand cord, pass under the middle 2 and pull through the loop on the right you have just made. Pull both strands outwards horizontally to tighten knot.

4. Mirror the last 2 moves - pass the left hand strand over the middle 2 and under the right hand cord.

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5. Pass the right hand strands behind the middle 2 and pull through the loop on the left. This completes 1 square knot.

6. Repeat these 8 Square knots (16 movements) on the other two sections of cord.

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7. Now take outside cords and place in the middle. Use what were the two middle cords as the outside ones. This forms a nice cross pattern.

8. Take one section and start 4cm down from the bottom of the last square knot. Half square knot Again, doing 16 knots which should measure 10cm.

1. This knot uses 4 strands but this time instead of mirroring the movements you repeat the same movement on the same side. https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/interests/craft/crafts-to-keep-busy/macrame-plant-hanger 12/20 4/15/2020 My WI | Macramé Plant Hanger

2. Take the strand on the right and pass over the middle 2 and under the left hand strand repeat 16 times or when work measures 10cm. This creates a lovely twisted knot.

3. Repeat steps on other two sections.

4. Now cross the outside yarns into the middle and 4cm down from the Half square knot repeat the last two patterns Square knot (10cm) , cross over threads (4cm) and the last half square knot (10cm). Josephine knot

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10cm beneath each of your twisted Square knots, create a Josephine knot. This is the knot that will be at the top of you pot.

1. Divide 4 strands into two sections.

2. Take the left hand section and form a loop over the set on the right.

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3. Pinch the middle set of strands in the loop from the right hand set as pictured.

4. Take the right section and pass over top of the left hand section and under, pulling through as pictured.

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5. Holding the knot in place with your left hand, pull on the loop in your right hand. Keep pulling through the strands until the end in your right hand is all the way through.

6.Once through, gently pull to tighten off your knot and tease it into shape. This is what your completed Josephine knot should look like.

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7. Repeat on other two sections. Cradle

1. Take 2 cords on the right of 1 group and from the adjacent group take the 2 on the left and 8cm down create your last set of Josephine knots.

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2. Place your pot inside the hanger to assess where to make your final Wrap knot.

3. Approximately 6-8cm under the 3 final Josephine knots make your final Wrap knot approx. 4cm long (this can be adjusted to fit your pot). Cut and trim.

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5. For the tassle: if using a knitted cord, randomly knotting the ends gives a nice finish. Knot ends with a mixture of 1– 6 knots and lengths between 20cm and 24cm for a random finish to the fringing. Cut any excess lengths off 2cm below the last knot.

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Your macramé plant hanger is now complete!

Project design: Paula Clark from Cocoon&Me

Coming next month… We kick start ‘Get Making for Christmas’ with four fabulous new crafting projects including: a beautiful chunky crochet bag, stylish polymer clay earrings and vintage-style cacti pots!

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