Small owl macrame necklace

• I separate this owl macrame necklace pattern with 2 parts, owl part and necklace part
• Before working this project you must  practice spiral half hitch, square knot and double haft hitch bar.(Horizontal haft hitch)

Materials :

necklace line pattern

• 4  waxed cords (brown color) , 130 cm. long each (waxed cord no.3 /1 mm. thick),fold in a half
• 6 small wooden beads and 30 brass beads for decorating . 

owl pattern

• 8 waxed cords (nude color) , 70 cm. long each (waxed cord no.3 /1 mm. thick) fold in a half
• 2 round sphere beads for eye.
• 1 UFO shape bead for mouth.
• 1 stick for owl standing.

Instructions: OWL part

• Fold every cords into a half to start every thing at the middle.

• Secure 4  brown cords(130 cm) horizontally. This is a holding cords for necklace line part.
• Use 8 nude cords (70cm.) for and owl part. Tie larks head knot on necklace line part

You will now get 16 strands to work.

Separate them in 4 groups,each group contain 4 cords

• Tying each group with square knot with 2 fillers.  You will get  4 square knots on the 1st row.
• leave 2 leftest and rightest cords, and separate the rest 12 cords in 3 group, Then tie each group  with square knot.  You will get  3 square knots onthe 2nd row.

• leave 4 leftest and rightest cords, and separate the rest 8 cords in 2 group, Then tie each group  with square knot.  You will get  2 square knots on the 3rd row.
• Then tie 1 square knot on 4 cords at the middle of the work, You will get  1 square knot on the 4th row.

Separate cords into 2 groups, left group and right group

• Tie the double half hitch bar to each group, the holding cord will be on the leftest and rightest. Make sure that each knot is closed to square knots above.

• Put 2 cords in the middle into the UFO bead as in the picture.

• Thread 2 beads for eye  into 2-5, 12-15 cord.

• Separate cords into 2 side, left side and right side. Then tie the double half hitch bar to each side, the holding cord will be the middle cord of your work. 

• Then continue  tying same double half hitch bar to each side, to make 5 bars each side.

•  Tying 5 cord in a middle with square knots.

• Leave 2 leftest and rightest cords, and separate the rest 12 cords in 2  groups, Then tie each group  with square knot. 

• Bring 8,9 cord to the left and right side as in the right image, then put the stick in between the cords as in the left image.
• Use 8,9 cord tying 2 square knots  around the rest of cords under the stick, to secure the stick firmly.

• Then cut and burn 8,9 cords. and cut  the rest of cord to make it like a tail.

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 Necklace line part

• Tie 5 half hitch knots to make  spiral shape knot.
• Thread 5 brass beads into leftest cord,  and thread a wooden bead into the rest 3 cords on the right.
• then tie1 square knot to hold the beads together.

• Continuing the same pattern, making 3 groups of wooden and brass beads.
• At the end, tie 5 half hitch knots to make spiral shape again.

• Then make the rest of necklace line with 4 cords braid.

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You can practice  Big owl at http://ecocrafta.blogspot.com/2014/02/owl-necklace.html

SUN Macrame Necklace

 This macrame necklace has a stunning SUN radial pattern, The important things for learning this pattern  is you have to choose the right size of stone , cords and beads.  In this tutorial I use big Silver beads 3.00 cm. diameter , waxed cord size 1.00 mm, brass bead in size 2.00 and 3.00 mm.

Instructions

Step 1 (Stone wrapping part)

• Wrap the silver bead(or stone) with Easy stone wrapping technic.  But try to make the knot close to each others. As in the picture, in one side you should have 16-18 knots at least. The Rest of 6 cords in these part will work with the next step.

Step 2 

• Prepare 18 strands of cord / 80 cm. long each. Then fold every cord in a half which will be 40 cm. on each side.

•  Bring every cords to the wrapping part by treading or sewing, Left picture you will see that 15 wrapping knot will hold 15 sewing cords, which mean there are still 3 cords left, the last 3 cord will be sewed as Right picture, for balancing the work.

•  Now you will have 42 cords around your bead or stone. Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the left around the bead. 
• When finishing one circle, separate the 42 cords in 7 groups, 6 cords each.

Step 3

• Working on First group,
• The rightest cord will be holding cord, the rest are working cord, Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the left, Add the small brass bead into the 3rd cords (on the middle of the group).

• Continuing the same things on every groups, You will get the flower like as in the right picture above.

Step 4 (Radial part)

• Between 2 groups, work on 6 cords as in Left picture above. the 3 rd cord(middle) will be a holding cord, start Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the left, by use 4,5,6th first. Add large brass bead into 5th and 6th cord.

• Then Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the right.  Add small brass bead into 2nd and 5th cord.

•  Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the left.Use only 1, 2, 3th cords.  Add small brass bead into 3th cord.

•  1st will be holding cord, and 2nd will be working cord, tie double half hitch knot around 1st cord.

•  Make a  knot around 1st cord to secure the brass bead. then cut the left over cords and burn them.

•  Now you will get the 1st Sun radial, continuing step4 on every groups. but Don not cut the cord on last 2 groups as we will use them for making necklace line.

Step 5 ( Necklace line)

• Prepare 4 strands of cord / 100 cm. long each. Then fold every cord in a half which will be 50 cm. on each side.

•  Use 3 cords on each side, left and right group.  Cut and burn the rest of cords as in the picture above.

•  Work on each group, Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the right. 1st will be holding cord. 
• After tying 2nd cord around1, Add 2 cords (100 cm.) by folding cord to a half and tie lark head knot around 1st holding cord , Then continue tie 3 rd around 1st. 

  The rightest cord will be holding cord, Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the left.  Add small brass bead into the 5th cord.

 The leftest cord will be holding cord, Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the right.  the 1-4 will be working cord. Add small brass bead into the 4th cord.

•   The rightest cord will be holding cord, Tie the double half hitch bar, holding cord to the left.  the 1-3 will be working cord. Add small brass bead into the 3th cord.
•  Cut and burn unused cords.
• Then you will have 3 cords at the end, to make necklace line, I knot the spiral stitch first then braid them.

• Continuing same things with the left group.

Heart Bracelet

Heart macrame bracelet has a similar structure with  Devil's eye bracelet. If you can do Devil's Eye, this is not hard to make! There are  4 basics knot you need to know.

Materials : Cords ( waxed cord no.3 /1 mm. thick)

1. 6 Blue cords (Main cords for bracelet structure), 85 cm. each.
2. 4 Pink cords, 60 cm. each
3. 2 Yellow  cords, 40 cm. each
4. 1 Blue cords, 50 cm. each

 Instructions:  There are three part in this bracelet, as show in picture above, first we will make an easy knot on 6 blue cord at the Start point for holding the work with 1 nail to make it easy for knotting.

•  Separate 6 cords in 2 side, 3 on the left and 3 on the right.

 Start at right side first,  

• Tie the vertical half hitch knot to the left. 1 will be a working cord and 2 will be holding cord.
• Make sure that each knot is closed to the wrapping part. 

• (Left picture)  Fold pink cord in a half , Place pink cord over blue cord and bring both end of pink heading down  passing the folded area, and full them firmly. There will be 2 pink cord now.
• (Right picture) Bring Left pink cord over the blue cord then pass it under the blue cord, and o the same method for the Right pink cord. You will have 2 double half hitch knots on pink cord now.

•  Tie the vertical half hitch knot to the left. 1 will be a working cord and 3 will be holding cord.
• Now you finish the 1 st row
• The pattern is tie blue on blue with vertical knot  and pink(all in the middle cord)on blue with double half hitch.

•  Start 2nd row by tying vertical haft hitch to the left, blue on blue.

•  Then Tie the double half hitch knot  Right Pink cords will be the working cord, blue will be the holding cord
• Add 1 more pink cord.
• And Tie 1 more double half hitch knot  Left Pink cords will be the working cord, blue will be the holding cord
• Tying vertical haft hitch to the left, blue on blue.
• Now you finish the 2nd row

•  Start 3 rd row with same method.

•  On the 4 th row, you will add 1 Yellow cord in the middle of the row.
• Finish the right side of 3 blue cords now!

• Then move to the left side of other 3 blue cords, Do the same pattern of right side, but start from right blue cord to the left.

•  After finish right and left side , you will get 2 small triangle shape  bring the blue cord of each side and tie them with square knot without filler to make 2 side connected.
• Cut and burn the cut area.

•  Bring Blue cord 50 cm. Fold it to 5 cm(short)/ 45 cm.(long) and add the fold area to the left blue cord.
• Keep the short 5 cm. new blue cord beside the work. The long 45 cm. will be use to continue the heart shape.
• Tie the middle cord (pink and yellow) double half hitch around blue cord, But skip 2 yellow cord as in the picture, Bring skipped yellow cord beside the work. Now you finish 1 st row.

•  Start 2nd row with the same method. Every row from now will skip 1 pink cord in the middle.

•  Continuing 3 -10 row, 

•  When finish 10 th row you will have 3 blue cords, tie Square knot with 1 filler to make it 1 side of bracelet line.

•  The other side of bracelet line, will be 2 group of 3 blue cords, tie each group with spiral pattern , each side around 15 knot.

•  Connect 2 side by tying a square knot  with 4 fillers, and make it a bracelet line, 

•  Cut and Burn skipped cords and keep the burn area at the back of your work.