How to Braid a Hanging Planter With Rope

Cut four 10-foot pieces of rope and one 5 1/2-foot piece.

Gather the four 10-foot pieces of rope together and pull one end of the group of four ropes together through the metal ring.

Lay the ropes with the ring on a work surface, and evenly fold the ropes in half with the metal ring at the point of the fold. This will yield eight ropes that are 5-feet long each.

Grab and gather the ropes together just below the metal ring in one hand.

Wrap one end of the 5 1/2-foot rope tightly around the ropes just below the metal ring. Wrap the rope a few times. Hold the ropes together.

Separate the ropes into three groups of three. Braid the ropes together of the group that includes the rope used in Step 5 to secure the wrapped section. Braid each remaining group until the braids measure 2 feet long.

Lay the braided planter on the work surface. Separate the bottom of each braid into two sections -- one section with one rope end and one section with two rope ends held together.

Join a separated rope of one braid with a rope from the neighboring braid. Tie a knot right below the braid. Continue tying knots in the ropes this way until that row is complete.
It is very important not to skip over a braid and tie a knot with ropes that are not next to each other. By tying the knots properly, the hanging planter starts to take on a bowl or rounded shape.

Tie another row of knots. Measure 6 inches down. Separate the ropes of each knot, and connect each rope with a rope emerging from a neighboring knot.

Finish the hanging planter off with a large or wrap the ropes together. Gather all of the ropes together and tie a large knot, or cut another piece of rope, wrap it several times around the gathered ropes, and then tie a knot with the extra rope piece and one of the ropes in the bunch.

Cut the ends of the ropes so they are all the same length. The end of the hanging planter will look like a large tassel.