Macrame Plant Hanger with Beads

Step-by-step instruction and scheme

•X - Square Knot  •W - Wind Knot  •R - Double Half Hitch  •S - Spiral Braid  •G - "Gourmand" pattern  •C - Chain Braid  •K - Capuchin Knot  •F - Frivolite  •L - Loop Knot  •H - Chameleon Braid  •B - "Berry" Pattern  •P - The Square Knot with Picot

To make this plant hanger you will need around 30-32 yards of 2-3 mm cord  (approximately #18 - #24 size), 20 beads (I used wooden 10mm beads) and a plastic, wooden or metal ring (1 – 2 inches in diameter). Choose poly cord for outdoor plant hanger, it is more weather resistant than cotton.

1. Cut 8 cords about 3,5-4 yards long each. 

2. Take 4 cords and make a Square Knots braid consisting of 10-15 Square knots in the middle section of the cords (2 base cords - 2 working cords).

3. Make a loop with the Square Knots braid and gather all the ends with a small Wind Knot. 

4. Step down about 2 - 3 inches under the Wind Knot and mount the cords on the ring, using Double Half Hitch knots. 

In between mount the rest 4 threads (doubled) using the Larks head knots with an extra loop on each side. 

You will have this:

5. Gather all cords under the ring and make one more Wind Knot. 

6. Now you have 16 ends. Separate them all into 4 sections of 4 cords. Take one section of 4 cords and tie 7 - 10 Square Knots (2 base - 2 working cords), then pull through a bead's hole two base threads and make 2 more Square Knots. Step down couple inches and make a Square Knot again. Again run the base threads through a bead  and make a Square Knot with Picot, and then a regular Square Knot. One more time pull the base cords through a bead and make anothe Square knot. Then step down several inches and make a Square Knots braid consisting of 7 - 10 knots. You will have a pattern similiar to this:

Repeat 3 more times with each section of 4 cords.

7. Separate the 4 cords at the end of a Square Knots braids into two parts. Make 2 Chain braids on those two cords, about 2 inches long (consisting of 10-15 loop knots).

6. Connect two Chain braids from two opposite Square Knots Braids with the “Gourmand” pattern (1,5 Square knot), then run 2 base threads through a bead and make one more "Gourmand" pattern under the bead. 

7. Make two 2" Chain braids  and connect them with a Square Knot with Picot. 

8. Under the Picot knot make two more 2" Chain braids and connect them with a Gourmand knot.

9. Step down 1-2 inches (depending on a width of a pot that you are going to use) and gather all the cords with a Wind Knot. 

9. Tie Capuchin knots on each cord's end and cut off the extra cord. 

Now you have a pretty handmade Macrame Plant hanger that is sure to get lots of compliments!