Free Macrame Patterns

Free Macrame Patterns - Plant Hanger

It is actually with great personal delight that I share this free pattern with you.

As it was this particular Plant Hanger that was the beginning of my successful "career" as an 8 year old of selling macrame.

I saw it in a Macrame magazine I'd bought with my pocket money and fell in love with it. And was drawn almost hypnotically to the challenge of the Josephine Knots which looked far more complex than they ended up being.

When my mother and her friends saw the end result of this hanger...well the orders started pouring in and the rest is history :-)

So here goes - I hope you get as much pleasure from it as I did:

Western Elegance

Materials

* 145 yards of 4-ply brown sisal (or jute)
* 3 large 1 inch round wooden beads
* 12 3/8inch round wooden beads
* 28 shells, 18 pods, fine tie wire

NOTE: Project is approximately 7 feet long; work from top to bottom.

Instructions

1. Cut 12 cords 12 yds long. Fold all cords in half and place together forming 1 large loop. Join cords together with a 31" length of gathering cord 3 inches from the top of the large looped end. Cover looped end with another gathering cord.

2. Use a 5 inch cord and tie ends together through loop forming a hanger. Add glue to knot to secure.

3. Separate cords into 3 groups of 8 cords each. Form half knot sinnets using 2 cords on each side as knotting cords and remaining 4 cords as filler cords. Repeat following instructions for all three groups of cords: Tie 9 half knots. Slide one large round bead up the 2 center filler cords.

4. Now separate cords into 6 groups of 4 cords each. Repeat following instructions for all 6 groups of cords: Tie sinnets as follows using 2 outside cords as knotters and 2 inside cords as fillers. Tie 26 half knots, skip down 1 inch and tie 6 square knots. Slide 1 small 3/8inch bead up right filler cord. Tie 2 more square knots.

5. Skip down cords 3 inches, alternate cords and tie Josephine knots with each group of cords. Alternate cords again and tie another row of Josephine knots.

6. Alternate cords once more. Tie 1 half knot, 6 square knots, 18 half knots, 1 square knot and 5 more half knots.

7. Skip down cords 3 inches, alternate cords and ties a Josephine knot with each group.

8. Skip down cords 3 inches and join all cords with a 32 inch length of gathering cord.

9. Cut cord ends in varying lengths from 18-24 inches. Tie overhand knot at end of each cord to finish.

10. Wire shells, pods and remaining beads to hanger.

And VOILA!

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