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Diamond Plant Hanger

Description: The Diamond Plant Hanger features the Diamond Stitch as well as a Lanyard Knot Sennit.

Both are very similar vintage decorative knots, and they are not used all that often in Macrame patterns.

The finished size of the Plant Hanger is approximately 25 inches tall, but can be made longer.

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Pattern REVISED in 2012

Supplies Needed:

4mm Braided Macrame Cord (Nylon), Hemp, or Jute (49 yards total)
Two 3-inch squares (or rings)
One 5-inch square (or ring)
One 2-inch ring
10 inch Plant Pot

Knots Used:

Top Area of Diamond Plant Hanger

Step 1: Cut 8 strands of material, each 6 yards long. Cut 1 cord 36 inches long.

Prepare the ends in some manner to prevent unraveling. See Cord Preparation for more details.

Step 2: Fold the 6-yard cords in half, and direct them through the 2-inch ring. Match up the ends and center them. Use a 1-yard cord to tie a Wrapped Knot around all the strands. Make it approximately 1.5 inches long, and push it up so it's against the ring.

Cut off the excess from the short cord used for the Wrapped Knot only, and be careful not to cut the others.

The cords for the Diamond Plant Hanger are long, so be sure to wrap them into small bundles. I like to use the method shown below, but you can also place them in plastic bags.

Bundling Long Cords

Move down around 8 inches, and wrap the cord around your hand several times. Stop when you have about 12 inches left.

Remove the bundle from your hand.

Take the end and wrap it around the center several times, to hold the coils together. If you wrap firmly and pull the end tightly, you'll end up with a sturdy bundle that's easy to handle.

Pass the end under the coil closest to it, to hold it in place. Pull tightly to secure it.

As you work with the bundle, pull to get more cord from it as needed. Make sure you tug on the end to tighten the wraps around the center, since the roll gets smaller as you pull from it.

Step 3: Make a Lanyard Knot using the cords in four groups, each consisting of 4 strands (working together).

Design Tip: The only difference from making this knot in the usual way, is that you don't secure it to a board. It's tied with the cords dangling. Each group folds over the next one in line, moving counter-clockwise.

Once you get the first knot done, tie 5 more, to make the design larger.

Step 4: Attach all the cords to a 3-inch Square with Double Half Hitches. It's best to bring them into the square first, so they are passing under the frame as you get started. Since they come off the Lanyard knot in four groups, simply attach each group to a different side of the square.

Step 5: Make the first row of Diamond Stitch knots beginning at one of the corners, using 2 cords per knot. This shows the completed knot. The instructions for tying it are below.

One should come from the left side, and the other from the right, so this portion of the Diamond Plant Hanger is balanced.

Diamond Stitch Instructions

Take one cord from the left side of the square and make two bights. The first is downward and the second is upward. Secure the folds, and the end.

Take the cord from the right side of the square and direct it horizontally, through the bights.

Pass under - over - under the three segments, heading right to left.

Use the same end and direct it through again, moving left to right.

Pass under - over - under the three segments.

Using the same end, make the third row of weaving, by passing over - over - under the three segments. The end should be heading right to left.

Step 6: Alternate the strands and make a second row of Diamonds Stitch knots. Repeat this process for 3 additional rows (total of 5).

By "alternate" I mean that you use one cord from the first knot, and another from the second knot, to tie the next row.

Step 7: Attach the cords to the 5-inch square with Double Half Hitches. There should be an equal number on each side.

Middle Area of Diamond Plant Hanger

Step 8: Use the strands coming from one side of the square, for each of the following knots:

Make a Sailor Knot, using 2 strands working together, for each half of the knot (total of 4 cords).

This is a completed Sailor's Knot.

The instructions are below.

Sailor's Knot Instructions

The two cords on the left (1 and 2) are used to make a counter-clockwise loop. Place it just below the edge of the square.

Make sure the ends pass under as you bring them to the left.

The next two cords (3 and 4) need to be brought down over the first loop. Rotate them clockwise, passing under the ends of cords 1 - 2.

As you bring it up pass over cords 1 and 2.

Bring the end of cords 3 and 4 through the first loop, over - under - over the three segments.

Tighten the knot gradually, so the two loops are balanced.

Repeat this process four more times, for a total of 5 Sailor's Knots. Make sure you have the same amount of space between each of the knots.

Design Tip: If you have more than 25 inches of material left, you can tie another Sailor's knot to make the Diamond Plant Hanger a bit longer.

Step 9: Repeat step 8 with the other three groups at each side of the square.

Step 10: Attach all 16 cords to the other 3-inch square with Double Half Hitches. Make sure there are 4 cords per side, and the designs you just made are not twisted.

Step 11: To finish off the cords at the bottom of the Diamond Plant Hanger, trim the ends of all the cords so they are even. You can apply knots to the tips, or unravel and brush the fibers to form a soft fringe.

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