I’ve been known to wear my heart on my sleeve, but this Valentine’s Day I prefer to place it on the wall. So I picked up some beautiful pink rope and made this whimsical macrame heart wall hanging.
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supplies needed
- 24″ long wooden dowel
- gold craft paint
- 320 feet of 5mm cotton rope (fuchsia)
step 1 – preparation
To add a bit of bling to the dowel rod, I painted the ends with gold craft paint.
I then cut 16 pieces of rope, each measuring 20 feet. Always apply tape to the ends of the rope pieces to prevent fraying.
step 2 – lark’s head knots
With the 16 pieces of rope, tie Lark’s Head Knots onto the pole, as shown below.
step 3 – square knots
Starting with the first 4 cords on the left, make a row of 8 Square Knots.
step 4 – half square spiral knots
Starting with the 3rd individual cord from the left, make a row of 7 Half Square Spiral Knots, as shown below. This is the same as tying a Square Knot but you are always starting from the same side. This causes the strand of knots to twist. Continue weaving each vertical row of spiral knots until it is about 4ā³ long.
step 5 – heart design
Beneath the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th Spiral Knots, tie one Square Knot.
Next, starting with the 5th individual cord from the left, make a row across of 6 Square Knots. Be careful to keep the horizontal row even.
Next, beginning with the 3rd individual cord on the left, make another row of 7 Alternating Square Knots.
Now, beginning with the 5th individual cord from the left, make an Alternating Square Knot, skip 4 individual cords, make 2 Alternating Square Knots, skip 4 individual cords, then make a final Alternating Square Knot. (See photo below.)
Beginning with the 3rd individual cord from the left, make 2 Alternating Square Knots, skip 4 cords, make another Alternating Square Knot, skip 4 cords, then make 2 Alternating Square Knots.
Beginning with the 5th individual cord from the left, make 2 Alternating Square Knots, skip 8 cords, then make 2 Alternating Square Knots.
Continue weaving the wall hanging in this way, following the steps below:
- Starting with the 7th individual cord from left, make 2 Alternating Square Knots, skip 4 cords, make 2 Alternating Square Knots
- Starting with the 9th cord from left, make 4 Alternating Square Knots
- Starting with the 11th cord form left, make 3 Alternating Square Knots
- Starting with the 13th cord from left, make 2 Alternating Square Knots
- Starting with the 15th cord from left, make 1 Alternating Square Knot in the center
step 6 – finishing touches
Now that the heart design is finished, about 5″ down from the bottom edges of the heart, make 8 Square Knots (beginning with the 1st individual cord on left) in diagonal lines coming to a point at the bottom. See photo below.
Starting with the 3rd individual cord form the left, make 7 Half Square Spiral Knots (each about 4″ long), as shown below.
Next, tie knots into the loose hanging cords at random heights. Cut the bottom of the wall hanging so the sides are shorter and graduate down to a point in the center (as shown). Untwist the ends of the cords below the random knots so they will gently fray.
As a final added touch, I tied an extra cord onto each end of the wall hanging, using a Lark’s Head Knot. And that’s it! A simple little wall hanging to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
The biggest compliment is a little share – please pin the photo below!
Wow Wendy, this is stunning. I love that vibrant colour and the design looks challenging but doable with your instructions. Pinned!
Thanks so much Julie!
Wendy, it is such a sweet wall hanging and perfect for Valentines.
Thank you for sharing your macrame DIY at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring it at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Thanks Kerryanne!
Beautiful pattern, love it, and Iām very excited to use it as the main backdrop for hanging shelves above my dog feeding area. What are the overall dimensions? How long is the pattern without the fringe, to the bottom of the second ā7 Half Square Spiral Knotsā? How long is it to the bottom of the heart?
Iām newer to macrame and learning how to properly space and tighten my knots by knowing more about the dimensions you have. Thank you!
Hi, I’m so glad you are using this tutorial. Unfortunately, I no longer have the wall hanging, so I don’t know exact dimensions. It’s not very big, so my best guess is that it’s between 3 and 4 ft long. Hope this helps.
I love macrame š I appreciate your work, definitely, I will try. The direction is too easy that everyone can follow. Thanks for sharing such a useful blog.
Glad you enjoy the blog!
Wendy, I ā„ this! Thank you for sharing the tutorial!
you are so welcome!
Wendy, I LOVE your newest wall hanging!!! I need to try this and send it to my best friend Janet, who just made me a knitted bohemian style ski hat and short muffler for my birthday. She’d love this as she and her sister used to make a ton of macramĆ© things when we were all in our late teens and early twenties.
Happy to share at tonight’s Share Your Style #332 for you,
Hugs,
Barb š
thanks so much Barb!
Lovely, Wendy! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm–pinned!
Hello, so I’m using 4mm for this project, would you still use the same amount of rope (320′)? Please let me know. thank you.
I would use the same amount.
Hello, what is your experience with purchasing cord (natural in color) from different manufacturers? Do you think the color lot will be the same since itās a natural color? Please let me know. Thank you. Lisa
Iāve ordered cording and rope from quite a few different places and have never noticed a variation in natural cord as long as itās from one source. I usually donāt use multiple sources from different manufacturers.
Ok so the heart wall hanging calls for 500 ft of cord. I found one on amazon, only 495 ft. Does that work with this wall hanging or do you use 500 ft? Pls let me know. Thx
That will work. You may need to cut the cords a small bit shorter. Just figure the math before cutting. I usually overestimate a bit to be safe so I think youāll be fine
I love the pattern! Easy to follow, can’t wait to try it.. Would you be able to substitute worsted weight yarn for the cording to make a smaller sample? If so, would you need to adjust the length of the pieces?
I think you could, and I’d keep the lengths the same. Would love to see a pic when done! Good luck.
Hi Wendy. Iām wanting to make the Heart wall hanging on some thin driftwood, in 3 or 2mm cord, can you tell me please, what measurements I would need for the cord ? The driftwood is 30cm in length. Many thanks.
The length of the driftwood is about half the length of the dowel I used in the tutorial, so it might be tricky. Tie the first knots close together and still try to get 16 pieces of rope tied on. If not, go with 12 and you’ll just need to make some adaptations (if you feel comfortable doing that). The rope pieces still should be close to 20 ft. long each. Hope this helps.
I just made this for my office door. I took a picture of it, but I cannot seem to insert it. Beautiful, easy design! Thank you for posting the pattern.
I’m so glad you used one of my tutorials. Isn’t it a feeling of accomplishment?
What is your favorite source for macrame rope?
Wat is 20 voet lang cm
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So very pretty and your instructions are amazing. Thank you so much. I’m going to give it a try for Mother’s Day.
thanks so much for stopping by!
Ty Teresa just a blessed and beautiful talent you hv. I’m Xcited to make one, love to macrame.
Very pretty wall piece to be hung just about anywhere. Love the color. It has been many years since I worked with macrame cord. This is beautiful.
Thanks!
Hi Wendy Iām picking up my supplies to make your beautiful heart macrame. You didnāt mention (or I didnāt see it) the size of the dowel you mentioned the length- thank you for sharing itās lovely and so excited to start it. E.alli
you can use any size dowel, just not too tiny. I think mine was around 1/2″ or 3/4″ diameter. Please keep me posted on your project, and let me know if you have questions. So flattered!!
I so appreciate your clear directions! May I use your tutorial as a lesson for my art students to learn how to macrame? I could see that with an iPad in hand, they could manage this quite well. š
Oh I wish you would! Iām flattered!!
Wendy, this is darling! Do you mind sharing where you found the colored rope?
I actually ordered it from modern macrame. They have some lovely colors.
Can you use any 5mm cotton rope for this project? I’d like to give it a try without spending so much on the cording.
Yes you can!
Hi,
This is an excellent post you share here. I love your tutorial. Really, your wall hanging is so beautiful. I am going to try this. Thank you for sharing this post. Keep sharing new posts with us.
Thank you so much!
I love macrame’ and this project is so pretty! Perfect addition to brighten up a room. Thank you for sharing it with us at Party in Your PJ’s! Pinned to my Macrame’ board.
Thank you Teresa!
So beautiful! What is the finished length?
Thank you! Finished size is 14ā x 39ā
how pretty!
thanks!
That is beautiful Wendy, what a lovely idea. You really so take macrame to the next level!
Thank you Julie!
Wat een leuke spulletjes van Marcame, kunt u mij zeggen waar ik uitleg kan krijgen van het knopen van Marcame.
You can find many knot techniques on my Macrame page here http://www.myfrenchtwist.com/life-stitched-together/macrame-made-easy/
Oh this is a truly lovely idea – and whilst I think hearts in houses always look a bit tacky (sorry, just being honest here) this one looks so rustic and beautiful!
I actually agree with you about hearts, but this would be cute as a party decoration t thought!! Glad you liked it!
Oh, this is lovely, Wendy, and the color is perfect.
Amalia
xo
Thank you so much!
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Thanks!!
This is beautiful Valentines Day or everyday.
thanks so much!
What a great project before valentines day! I love the color cord you used. Thanks so much for the tutorial! pinned:)
Thanks so much!