Directions for Making a Rope Plant Hanger

Cut four sections of rope a few inches longer than you want the hanger. Cut four more at double the first length.

Hold two of the shorter lengths and two of the longer lengths together. Even up all the ends on one end of the ropes. Make a loop and on this end and then pull the same ends through the loop to tie them off. Use 3 inches of the length for this. Repeat the process with the other four ropes. You should now have two sections with four ropes, two short and two long.

Lay one of the sections down on the floor. Place them so that the shorter ropes are in between the longer ones.

Work only with the outer longer ropes. Slide the rope on the right under the short ropes and over the rope on the left. Now raise the original rope on the left and place it over the short ropes. Push the end of the second long rope through the loop that the first long rope created. Once through pull the two long ropes to tighten. Repeat this over and over until you have a little more than half the length of the short ropes left. You actually need half the length of the short ropes plus the width of three ropes, which is slightly more than half. Repeat with the other group of ropes.

Place the two sections at right angles to each other with the two shorter ropes of each section in the middle the same as before. Over lap one section's loose ropes over the other. Weave the top ropes through the bottom ones in an over and under pattern. Leave a space of one rope width between each woven rope. This is the pot base.

Start making the knot pattern from step 4 again after you have woven the ropes for the base. This will form the other two sides to the hanger. Stop making the knots when there is three inches left. With the loose ends form the same loop knot that you created at the beginning in step 2.

Raise the four ends. Open the metal clip and place it around the four sides just below the loop knots you made in the ends. Close the clip. The knots will not be able to slip through. You can place a potted plant in the base and hang it up on a hook.