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Easy Macramé Hanging Planter

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I’ve been seeing these cute hanging planters all over the place lately. You know the one’s I’m talking about – the woven string ones that have a little tassel at the bottom. They look kind of complicated and normally involve some sort of pattern or design. I found out that these are actually called macramé planters because the cord used to make them is macramé! Go figure.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

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Since I’ve been working on turning our porch into a relaxing retreat, I thought some plants would be the perfect addition. I saw a really cute macramé hanging planter while out shopping the other day, but it was around $25! I wasn’t about to pay that much for some string and a pot. After doing some research, I figured out that these planters are actually a lot easier to make than they seem. You can create a basic macramé hanging planter design in less than 15 minutes. The only skill you need is basic knot tying.

To make an easy macramé hanging planter you will need:

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

First, you need to determine how long you want your hanging planter to be. I wanted mine to be about 36” long, but you can change this for any length you want. Measure out the macramé cord for the length of your hanging planter.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Then, double this length. For me, this was 72” of cord. Don’t cut it yet! We still have some other measurements to add on.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Next, take your plant pot and lay the cord across the diameter. Give yourself some extra on each side. Mine ended up being about 12” total for the pot diameter plus some extra.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Finally, add an additional 24” of cord. At this point, you can cut your macramé.

So the total length of this cord is

Total Length = (Length desired for Hanging Planter x 2) + (Diameter of Plant Pot + a few inches extra) + 24”

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Take this piece of macramé cord and cut 3 more pieces of the same length so you end up with 4 strands total.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Top Knot

Line up all of the cords as evenly as possible, then fold them in half. You should have two equal lengths of 4 strands on either side of the fold.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Make a knot in the cords at this middle point and leave a small loop of cord at the top. This will be the “hook” that you hang your planter from. Tug on each of the strands as needed to make your knot look neat.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Spread out the 8 strands of cord and create 4 groups of 2 strands. Try to group together strands that are naturally close to each other based on how you tied your knot.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Middle Knots

On your first set of 2 cords, measure down from the top knot about 12”.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Tie a small knot in the 2 cords at the 12” mark.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Repeat this process for the remaining 3 pairs. Each time, make sure your knot is about the same length from the top knot as the rest of the pairs.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Once you have tied all 4 knots, bring the strands together and make sure they are all about even. Adjust the knots as needed to make them as close as possible.

These are the middle knots.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Spread out the strands from the middle knots. Group together 1 strand from a middle knot with 1 strand from the adjacent middle knot. You will end up with 3 groups of 2 strands with an extra single strand on either end.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Bottom Knots

Measure the height of the plant pot. Mine was about 7”.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

This is the length that you should tie your next row of knots down from the middle knots.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Repeat with the remaining pairs, making sure the bottom knots are all equal to each other.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Once you have 3 bottom knots, take the 2 stands on either end and group them together. Make a knot with these 2 strands at the same length as the other 3 knots.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Now you have 1 top know, 4 middle knots, and 4 bottom knots.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Base Knot

Place your plant pot inside. This is easier to do if you hang your macramé from a doorknob or some sort of hook. Gather the remaining cords together at the bottom of the plant pot. Adjust the cords as needed until everything looks even and your pot is centered.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Make a final knot with all 8 strands at the center of the bottom of the pot.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

You should now have a tassel underneath the pot. You can leave it as is or cut it to any length. I chose to cut mine slightly shorter.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Now you’re done! You have a hanging macramé planter! It really is just as easy as tying some knots.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

All you have to do is put a pretty plant inside and your hanging planter is ready to go outside!

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

This project was so easy and I love how it turned out! It’s a simple design that adds a lot of interest to a basic planter pot.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

If you want another layer of detail or extra support for a heavier pot, you can add another row of knots. Just repeat the process of adding the bottom knots again but tie each set at half the length. So, for this planter, if I wanted an additional row I would tie the first row of bottom knots at 3.5” down from the middle knots and then the second row of bottom knots 3.5” down from the first row. I actually made a second planter this way with the extra macramé cord that I had. I posted a photo over on my Instagram of how that one turned out.

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

I’m really happy with my hanging planter! It turned out really cute and was so much more affordable than those hanging planters in the stores. I can’t wait to get it outside and hang it up on our porch!

Really easy tutorial for making a cute macrame hanging planter! Click for the full tutorial!

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18 Comments

  1. This is such a cool craft! I love hanging planters and the knotted ropes look so great!

  2. so awesome! I used to macrame a zillion years ago and thought about finding a tute to make a few hanging planters. Now, I have found one 🙂 Thanks for sharing such an easy to follow tutorial on how to macrame!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Thanks Millie! I’m glad you enjoyed the tutorial!

      >> Christene

  3. Love the simple look of this. Thanks for sharing your tutorial!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Thanks so much Pam!

      >> Christene

  4. This is so awesome and so easy! Now all I need it the outdoor deck to decorate 🙂 Thanks for sharing at the Wednesday Showcase link party.

  5. Thank you for such a great tutorial. You’ve sparked an idea for me.

  6. Christene I love the simplicity of your tutorial. I’m confident I could make my own now. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg

  7. It would be really cute to make several of these and hang them along a pergola or patio cover. Thanks for the tutorial!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Randi I love that idea!! You could also hang a few of them together but at different heights to add some interest. 🙂

      >> Christene

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Thanks Kelsie! These would be perfect on a patio – and they are seriously so easy!

      >> Christene

  8. Such a cute project, I did something like this a long time ago and now that I see how nice yours look, I definitely need to try it again. Sometimes simple things are the best!Thanks for sharing at the Pretty Project Party! XO, Amy

  9. I’ve been making hangers like that for years. You can also add beads by the knots or in between for more interest. Great lesson for newbees.

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