Bernat Macrame Wall Hanging Planter

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Bernat Macrame
• Natural (66001) 4 balls
• Transparent tape.
• Wooden dowel approximately 1" diameter and approximately 27" long.


• MEASUREMENTS:
• Approximately 15"x 46", excluding dowel to fit plant pot approximately 6-10" in diameter.

DIRECTIONS:

To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.

NOTE:
Tape dowel to flat work surface or hang on wall for ease of working. If hanging, work Steps 31-36 before Step 1.
Do not tie knots too tightly. Tighten strands just enough to secure knot.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LEFT-RIGHT DIAGONAL DOUBLE HALF HITCH ROW:

1. First strand on the left is "knot-bearer".
2. With next strand to the right, tie Diagonal Double Half Hitch Knot onto knot-bearer.
3. Working left-to-right, continue tying Diagonal Double Half Hitch Knots to knot-bearer using next strand to the right of previously knotted strand to end of row as indicated in pattern.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RIGHT-LEFT DIAGONAL DOUBLE HALF HITCH ROW:

1. Last strand on the right is "knot-bearer".
2. With next strand to the left, tie Diagonal Double Half Hitch Knot onto knot-bearer.
3. Working right-to-left, continue tying Diagonal Double Half Hitch Knots to knot-bearer using next strand to the left of previously knotted strand to end of row as indicated in pattern.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALTERNATING HALF HITCH SINNET (WORKED WITH 4 STRANDS):

1. 2 strands at center are knot-bearing "core strands".
2. With strand at left, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto core strands.
3. With strand at right, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto core strands.
4. Continue tying Half Hitch Knots, alternating left and right strands to length indicated in pattern.

WALL HANGING INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut 24 strands 7yds long.
2. Fold each strand in half and tie in Larks Head Knot to dowel.
3. You now have 48 working strands.
4. Strands are referenced below from left-to-right as strands 1 through 48.

SMALL CHEVRON SECTION:

1. With first 8 strands, work 2 Left-Right Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows (as outlined above).

2. With next group of 8 strands (strands 9 to 16), work 3 Right-Left Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.
3. With next group of 8 strands (strands 17 to 24) work 3 Left-Right Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.
4. With next group of 8 strands (strands 24 to 32), work 3 Right-Left Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.
5. JOIN: Continuing from right-to-left along same row, use last strand from previous group to tie one Diagonal Double Half Hitch onto same knot-bearing strand. This will join 3rd and 4th groups at center.

6. With next group of 8 strands (strands 33 to 40), work 3 Left-Right Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.
7. With next group of 8 (strands 41 to 48) work 2 Right-Left Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.

LARGE CHEVRON SECTION:

1. From here, all strands are referenced again from left-to-right as strands 1 to 48. Disregard how strands numbers were rearranged after completion of previous section.
2. With first 24 strands, work 3 Left-Right Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.
3. With next group of 24 strands (strands 25 to 48) work 3 Right-Left Diagonal Double Half Hitch Rows.

4. JOIN: Continuing from right-to-left along same row, use last strand from previous group to tie one Diagonal Double Half Hitch onto same knot-bearing strand. This will join left and right sections at center.

SINNET SECTION:

1. Left Sinnet: Using first 4 strands at left, work Alternating Half-Hitch Sinnet for 14".

2. Center Sinnet: Using center 4 strands, work Alternating Half-Hitch Sinnet for 7".
3. Right Sinnet: Using last 4 strands at right, work Alternating Half-Hitch Sinnet for 14".

4. Take right strand from Left Sinnet and left strand from Center Sinnet together to create new group of core strands.
5. With right-most core strand from Left Sinnet, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto new group of core strands 5" from last previous knots.
6. With left-most core strand from Center Sinnet, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto new group of core strands.
7. Tie 2 more knots as worked previously for Alternating Half-Hitch Sinnet.
8. Take left strand from Right Sinnet and right strand from Center Sinnet together to create new group of core strands.
9. With right-most core strand from Center Sinnet, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto new group of core strands 5" from last previous knots.
10. With left-most core strand from Right Sinnet, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto new group of core strands.
11. Tie 2 more knots as worked previously for Alternating Half-Hitch Sinnet.
12. Take left strand from Left Sinnet and right strand from Right Sinnet together to create new group of core strands, bringing them in front of other knots.
13. With left-most core strand from Left Sinnet, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto new group of core strands 5" from last previous knots.
14. With right-most core strand from Right Sinnet, tie one Half Hitch Knot onto new group of core strands.
15. Tie 2 more knots as worked previously for Alternating Half-Hitch Sinnet.

GATHERING WRAP:

1. Cut new strand 2yds long. With new strand, tie Gathering Wrap around all strands 5" down from last knots. Trim ends of new strand close to knot.

2. Trim loose strands 12" from Gathering Wrap.
3. Un-ply each loose strand by twisting strand clockwise until plies loosen, separating plies from the cut end up to knot. Comb fringe and trim evenly.
4. Trim remaining loose strands evenly 32" down from dowel.

HANGING CORD:

1. Cut 4 strands approx 48" long and hold together for Hanging Cord.
2. Cut 4 strands approx 24" long for Gathering Cords.
3. With Gathering Cords, tie 1" long Gathering Knots around Hanging Cord 4" and 6" down from each end of Hanging Cord. 4 Gathering Knots will be made in total.

4. Insert dowel between strands between Gathering Knots as seen in photo. Gathering Knots can be adjusted up or down to rest tightly against dowel.
5. Trim ends of Hanging Cord evenly.
6. Un-ply each loose strand by twisting strand clockwise until plies loosen, separating plies from the cut end up to knot.