Copper Plant Hanger

Supplies Needed:

• 6mm Nylon Cord (70 yards)
• 3 Round or Oval Beads (10mm holes)
• One 2-inch metal ring
• Tape Measure

• 6 cords, each 10 yards long
• 1 cord, 2 yards long
• 5 cords, 1 yard long

Top Section (Above the Beads)

Step 1:  Find the center of the 10-yard cords and place them together so the centers match. It helps to lay them vertically on your table.  Place the 2-yard cord under them, approximately 1½ inch away from the center point. 

Use the ends of the short strand as the working cords, and tie a sennit of Square Knots, measuring 3 inches.  The long cords are the fillers. The sennit needs to straddle the center of the long cords, so it’s balanced. 

Step 2:  Slide the ring onto the cords, so it rests at the center of the SK sennit.  Fold the cords in half, bringing all the ends together.  Use a 1-yard cord and tie a Wrapped Knot around ALL the others.  Make sure it is as tight as you can make it.  Apply glue to the knot and allow it to dry before continuing.

Step 3:  Divide the 12 long cords into 6 groups of 2 strands.  With each group, tie 12 Alternating Double Half Hitches. 

To do this, you tie a vertical DHH onto the other cord.  It’s the same as tying a single Half Hitch, only you make 2 knots.  Then you switch, so the cord that held the previous knot (holding cord) will now be used to tie the next DHH onto the other strand. 

Step 4:  Bring two sennits together that are resting side by side. Tie 1 Square Knot using the 4 cords.  Repeat this process with the remaining 4 sennits.

Step 5:  Divide the cords up into the same groups as in step 3.  In each group, tie 6 Alternating DHH.

Middle Section

Step 6:  Take the cords from 2 sennits that are next to each other, and pass the 4 cords through a bead.  Make sure they are not the same cords you combined in step 4.  Repeat with the remaining cords, adding 2 more beads.

Step 7:  Under each bead, divide the 4 cords into 2 groups of two strands.  With each of these 6 groups, tie 25 Alternating DHH.  This creates the long sennits making up the middle portion of the Copper Plant Hanger.

The Cradle

Step 8:  To make the cradle for the Copper Plant Hanger, combine the cords from two of the sennits you just made. They should be resting next to each other. Tie a Square Knot in each group of 4 cords. 

Step 9:  Divide the cords up again, into the same groups of 2 strands you were using in step 7.  Tie 8 Alternating DHH in each group.

Step 10:  Combine the cords coming from two sennits, and tie a short sennit of 4 Square Knots with the 4 cords.  Repeat this with the other strands, creating two more short SK sennits.  Apply a piece of tape to mark these knots so you can locate them easily.

Step 11:  Bring all the cords together.  Use a 1-yard cord to make a Wrapped Knot measuring 1½ inch.  Place the pot on the cradle of the Copper Plant Hanger, and make sure it fits.  If not, make adjustments as needed.

Lower Section (Loops and Fringe)

Step 12:  Divide the cords into 6 groups of 2 again.  In each group, tie a sennit of 12 Alternating DHH. 

Step 13:  Hang the Copper Plant Hanger up by the ring at the top.  Make a loop with one sennit, bringing it from the center of the pot towards the outside.  Bring the ends up, towards one of the short Square Knot sennits made in step 10. It’s best if you move from left to right. Direct the ends behind the sennit. Pass the ends through the space between the DHH and the SK, heading from back to front. The space you are looking for is where the cradle makes the V shape. 

Do the same with the next set of cords, but bring the ends to other side of the same SK sennit before passing behind it.  Pass the ends through the same space, so they rest beside the 2 cords you were just using.

Repeat this process with the remaining groups of cords, so there are 2 loops resting on either side of the other SK sennits created in step 10.

Step 14:  Use the remaining 1-yard cords, and make a Wrapped Knot around both the short Square Knot sennits and the loose ends.  Apply glue to the knot and cut off the excess from the cord used to make the wraps.