Macrame hanging basket: simple instructions | BRIGITTE.de

Do you love the boho style? Then you are absolutely right with macrame! If you are also a plant lover: in, you will be amazed by the macrame hanging basket. The hanging flower pot with the macrame elements becomes an absolute eye-catcher in your home and skilfully puts your plants in the limelight. The macrame hanging basket is also very easy to knot. You only need three different knots for this art of knotting. Here’s how to do it step by step!

Macrame hanging basket: materials + instructions

You need:

Basically, this hanging basket is only a design suggestion. You can of course use the knots in a different order or at different intervals, add even more wooden balls or leave them out completely – just as you like it! It is only important to follow the beginning and the end according to the instructions so that the hanging basket holds well and hangs stable.

The structure of the macrame hanging basket is as follows:

1. Start knot

2. 14 square knots on both sides

3. 28 spiral knots

4. 8 square knots on both sides

5. Basement

6. End node

Preparations:

Cut the macrame yarn to the following length:

6 x 4 meters

2 x 0.5 meters

The easiest way to knot is if you braid the macrame hanging basket directly. So find a way to hang or fix the wooden ring somewhere, e.g. on a wall. B. on a rod or a hook.

Macrame hanging basket: instructions

1. The start knot (tie knot)

Guide all macrame strands through the wooden ring so that they hang in the middle and you now have 12 x 2 m strands. Take one of the 0.5 meter yarn and put it in a loop just below the wooden hoop open to the top is. Hold the thread taut and wrap it around the loop from top to bottom several times, taking care to do this the top end of the yarn must be sticking out. Feed the other end of the yarn through the loop. Pull the protruding upper end of the yarn so that the loop with the other end disappears under the knot. Cut off the excess ends of the yarn. The starting knot is now ready.

2. Square knot

Divide the 12 threads into 3 sections of 4 strands each. We start with a game. In order not to accidentally grab the wrong strands of thread, clamp the other two aside for now.

You now have four strings in your hand. the outer two are called working threadswhile the inner as carrier threads are designated. To tie a square knot, place the right outer working thread over both middle carrier threads and then under the left outer working thread.

Then place the left outer working thread under the middle carrier threads and over the right working thread. Then, pull the knot tight and slide it up. This is the first part of the square knot.

To complete the square knot, repeat the process in mirror image: Guide the left outer working thread over the middle carrier threads under the right outer working thread. Now take the right outer working thread, guide it under the middle carrier threads and over the left outer working thread.

Pull the knot tight and up. The first square knot is done; repeat this knot until you have 14 square knots in a row.

Do the same with the other two strands. So that you get the same length, you should always pull the knots tight and regularly adjust the length of each knot row.

3. Spiral knot

Measure after the last square knot 15 cm distance and then start with the spiral knots. To do this, swap the position of the working and carrier threads: Simply put the threads in the middle from the outside (this is important so that the thread length adjusts again).

Now start with the spiral knot: The spiral knot basically works like the square knot with the difference that the knot is only made from one side. As a result, the spiral knots move a little further each round and the typical spiral look is created. So again put the right outer working thread over the middle carrier threads and under the left outer working thread. The left outer working thread is passed under the middle carrier threads and over the right outer working thread (first half of the square knot = spiral knot).

Pull the knot tight and repeat this step a total of 14 times to create the beautiful spiral look. Important: Tighten each knot well.

Now thread a wooden ball onto the two middle carrier threads.

Then tie 14 more spiral knots starting from the right. Repeat these steps for the other two strands.

4. Miss again 15 cm distance and tie each strand 8 more square knots.

5. The basement

The “basement” refers to the part of the macramé where the strands come together and where your flower pot is ultimately held. Measure for the last square knot 10 centimeters away. Always put two strands next to each other, grab an outer working thread and a middle carrier thread.

Tie it into a square knot (the original working threads are now carrier threads and vice versa). Continue with all the strands so that the offset square knots bring the hanging baskets together. Make sure that all nodes are at the same height.

Let 7 cm distance and repeat the step: Lay the strands next to each other again and combine an outer working thread and a carrier thread into a square knot. The nodes have now been moved again.

6. The final node

Measure another 4 inches. Now the final knot follows (again a tie knot). This is done in exactly the same way as the starting knot: Take the remaining short yarn (0.5 m) and make a loop that is open at the top. Keep the thread taut and wrap it around the loop several times, from top to bottom, with the top end of the thread facing out. Feed the other end of the yarn through the loop. Pull the protruding upper end of the yarn so that the loop with the other end disappears under the knot. Cut off the excess ends of the yarn. Your hanging basket is ready.

Tip: These knots are the basis for many macrame projects. You can not only make plant hangers out of this, but also, for example, knot a macrame mesh for a lantern or a wall hanging.

Looking for more DIY projects? Here you can find out how you can make orange decorations, how to sew a scrunchie and how you can make bath pralines yourself.

Source used: magazin.makerist.de

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