DIY Macrame Hanging Planter

Our small apartment home is currently being overrun by plants. I have discovered my passion for tending green things, and it has developed into a fun hobby. We have several ferns, an evergreen, rosemary, basil, mint, oregano, sage, cilantro, aloe, three tomatoes, a red bell pepper, a serrano pepper, and about a dozen succulents. I have a hard time restraining myself from buying many more.

With any luck, we will hopefully be moving into a slightly larger place soon with a yard and patio. I might even be able to set up real gardening boxes! In the meantime, these hanging planters have been an excellent way to free up space on our balcony and dining room. And they are so easy peasy! They literally take maybe 5-10 minutes to make in their simplest form. Of course, you can get creative and add more braids, knots, or even beads, shells, and feathers. You can dip dye them too! This DIY is for the basics. 

Step 1// Cut 16 pieces of yarn, twine, or thick string. The length depends on the size of your planter. For a medium pot, I would cut the pieces at about a yard to a yard and a half. 

Step 2// Next, you're going to line them up and tie a knot (with all the pieces) about six inches down.

Step 3// Use your potted plant to hold your twine in place while you divide the pieces below the knot into four sections of four strings each. 

Step 4// Then divide each section in half, with two strings in each half, and tie those halves together into a knot. You will end up with four knots. 

Step 5// Each knot will have two pieces (of two strings each) hanging down. Tie the second piece from the first knot group to the first piece of the second knot group, and continue this pattern all the way across. At the end, tie the last piece to the piece in first, making a full circle. 

Step 6// About two feet up from your last set of knots, tie another big knot around the whole thing. Then braid until you run out of twine. You can use a loop in the braid as the hanger, or braid in a key ring. 

I like to add little knots in the strings hanging below the basket portion. 

All done! Enjoy,

Madi