010902100710MATERIALS
Q22m(24^1 / 8 yd)3-ply
cottonrope,1cm
(^3 / 8 ") thick
QSingletwistedcotton
stringin different
colours(weusednatural,
grey,lightgreen,dark
green,pinkandyellow),
3mm(^1 / 8 ") thick
QThinwire
QStickytape
Youknowyou’vegota serious
crushona craftwhenyoudesign
a projectin tributetoit,à la
FannyZedenius’AshleyWall
Hanging.Themainpatternis
basedonknotnumber 2329 inThe
AshleyBookofKnots, hencethe
name– hardcorefangirlingindeed.
Fanny’sused3mm(1^1 / 8 ") cotton
stringforthefibrewrapping,and
you’llneedroughly1.4m(1^5 / 8 yd)
per10cm(4")wrapknot.But,you
couldusea combinationof
differentfibres,suchasdoubled-
upDKyarnorchunkyyarn.
Usethisprojecttoshowcase
yourfavouritecolourcombinations
aswellasthisclevertechnique,and
adda flashofcreativitytoa plain
wallin yourhome.(^01) Cutthecottonropeintofour
5.5m(6yd)lengths,thentapethe
endsofeachlengthtopreventany
fraying.Wrapthewirearoundone
ofthecords,beginning50cm
(19 ") fromoneendandleaving
50cm(19 ") unwrappedat the
otherend.Weonlywrappedoneof
thecords,butyoucanwraptwoto
helpthehangingkeepitsshape.
(^02) Beforeknotting,you’llneedto
preparethreeofthecordswith
fibrewrapping.Takethefirstcord
and,leaving25cm(9^7 / 8 ")
unwrappedat oneend,worka
10cm(4")wrapknotin natural
cottonstring,followingthe
macraméknotguideonpage79.
(^03) RepeatStep2 usinggreycotton
stringtoadda secondwrapknot,
pushedtightlyagainstthefirst.
Next,addanother10cm(4")
naturalwrapknot,thena pinkwrap
knot,a naturalwrapknotanda
lightgreenwrapknot.
(^04) Repeatthecolourpatternin
Steps2-3alongthelengthofthe
cord,finishing25cm(9^7 / 8 ") fromthe
oppositeendtoleavethesame
sizedsectionunwrapped.
(^05) Wrapthesecondcordin the
sameway,thistimewrappingthe
sixcoloursin theorderofyour
choice,andmakingeachwrapknot
a differentlength.
(^06) Forthethirdcord,repeatSteps
2-3usingthefollowingcolour
order:grey,pink,natural.
(^07) Tie two 4cm (1^5 / 8 ") long wrap
knots on the fourth cord, 25cm
HOW TO MAKE A MACRAMÉ WALL HANGING