Macrame Mushroom Wall Hanging

Instructions

Supplies Needed
#30307032 Coral Cotton Cord, 9.8’ (5 pk)
#30307034 Cream Cotton Cord, 9.8’ (1 pk)
#30307035 Green Cotton Cord, 9.8’ (1 pk)
#40000651 Metal 8” Ring (1)

Tools & Other Supplies Needed
Ruler
Scissors
Clear Drying Craft Glue
Bead Reamer (or skewer or toothpick)

Techniques to Know
Lark’s Head Knot
Reverse Lark’s Head Knot
Square Knot
Alternating Square Knot
Half Hitch Knot
Half Knot Spirals

Instructions:
1. Cut ten 40” lengths of coral cotton cord.

2. Use reverse lark’s head knots to attach the middle of nine 40” cords, side by side, onto the metal ring. (You now have eighteen working cords.)

3. Row 1: Center and drape the last 40” coral cotton cord over the eighteen working cords so the middle is just underneath the reverse lark’s head knots from the previous step. Working from left to right and following the curve of the metal ring, tie each of the eighteen working cords, around the centered 40” cord, into double half hitch knots. (You now have twenty working cords.)

4. Row 2: Following the curve from the previous step, drape working cord 3 over the top of working cords 4-20. Working from left to right, tie working cords 4-20, around working cord 3, into double half hitch knots.

5. Row 3: Drape working cord 2 over the top of working cords 3-20. Working from left to right, tie working cords 3-20, around working cord 2, into double half hitch knots.

6. Row 4: Drape working cord 20 over the top of working cords 19-1. Working from right to left, tie working cords 19-1, around working cord 20, into double half hitch knots. Trim working cord 20 flush with the last double half hitch knot. Apply a dot of glue and allow to dry. (You now have 19 working cords).

7. Mushroom stem: Cut a 50” length of cream cotton cord. Center the middle of the cord underneath working cords 8-11. Tie the cream cord in half knot spirals, around working cords 8-11, until you reach the bottom of the metal ring. Cut the coral cords flush with the bottom of the last half knot. Tie the cream cords into a knot around the bottom of the metal ring. Trim off the tails of the cream cord to complete the stem of the mushroom. (You now have 15 coral working cords.)

8. Row 5: Drape working cord 15 across working cords 14-8. Tie working cords 14-8, around working cord 15, into double half hitch knots. Bring working cord 15 underneath the cream mushroom stem. Continue by tying working cords 7-1, around working cord 15, into double half hitch knots.

9. Cut three 8” lengths of green cotton cord. Use a lark’s head knot to tie one of the green cords around the base knot of the mushroom stem. Use lark’s head knots to tie the remaining two 8” green cords to the metal ring on the left and right of the mushroom stem.

10. Cut two 6” lengths of green cotton cord. Use lark’s head knots to tie the 6” cords to the metal ring on the left and right of the last two green cords from the previous step.

11. Use a bead reamer (skewer or toothpick) to unravel the green cord ends from the previous two steps. Use scissors to trim the green cords to look like grass.