DIY Macrame Rug Tutorial

How to make a macrame rug! This is a tutorial on how to make a macrame rug using square knots and double half hitch knots.

Hi guys, I hope you enjoy this fun tutorial. This style of video is a little different from my normal tutorials, but I hope you still enjoy it.

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Materials:
- 5mm single twisted cotton rope. Cut 36 ropes about 23 ft (7 m) long.
**My rope is from Ket Mercantile: https://www.ketmercantile.com/listing/565553539/bulk-5mm-macrame-rope-macrame-cord

Directions:
1) Fold all 36 ropes in half and attach to dowel rod (or any stick, we will remove it at the end) with a larks head knot.

2) Measure about 3-4 inches down from lark's head and mark with tape (this is the amount of fringe you will have).

3) Tie 3 rows of square knots (SK) under tape.

4) From the center, began tying SK to form a diagonal line to the left. You should have 16 rows (after the original 3).
-row 1-2: 8 SK -row 3-4: 7 SK
-row 5-6: 6 SK. -row 7-8: 5 SK
-row 9-10: 4 SK. -row 11-12: 3 SK
-row 13-14: 2 SK. -row 15-16: 1 SK

5) Repeat on right side.

6) From the center, create double half hitch knots (DHH) along the diagonal line on both the right and the left (this will make the top part of a triangle/big diamond).

7) Fill in the triangle with SK. Start in the middle with 1 SK, the next row should have 2 SK, then 3 SK, then 4 SK and so on.

8) Once Triangle is filled in, cut in the space for a small center diamond with square knots from the left. You should have 7 rows of SK for this.
-row 1-2: 8 SK
-row 3-4: 7 SK
-row 5-6: 6 SK
-row 7: 5 SK

9) Repeat on right side.

10) Tie DHH along the diagonal line on both sides of the smaller diamond.

11) In the center of the small diamond, create the fish-bone pattern. You will tie 13 SK around the 2 center ropes for this pattern.

12) Use DHH to finish the small diamond.

13) Fill in the outside space around the bottom half of the small diamond with SK on both sides. 8 rows on each side.
-row 1-2: 5 SK
-row 3-4: 6 SK
-row 5-6: 7 SK
-row 7-8: 8 SK

14) Tie 2 more rows of SK that go all the way across

15) Finish the bottom half of the rug by creating a mirror image of the top section. This time you will be filling the inside of the diamond (upside down triangle) first. Move from left to right.

16) Tie simple overhand knots along the bottom of the rug. I use sections of two, but you can gather as many ropes as you want. This is to help secure the rug and make the fringe look nice.

17) Remove project from dowel rod and cut the larks head knots apart (cut the center of the loops). Tie overhand knots as you did at the bottom.

18) Brush out the fringe and trim as needed.

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