How to make Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn (6 free patterns)

Since spending so much time this year making accessories with macrame yarn, I of course have to make macrame ornaments as well. So today I want to show you how to make Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn that are super easy to make and most of them can be made with scrap macrame cords that you might have left from other projects throughout the year. A lot of my macrame tutorials that I have made can be easily repurposed as macrame Christmas ornaments which I will get into below.

How to make a double half hitch knot

Next, using the same two cords, tie another knot only this time the working cord (#2) will come over the diagonal cord (#1), then under to make the loop since it is now coming from the left side of the diagonal cord. It is kind of hard to explain, but one thing that I found is that the way the cord was lying made it feel more natural to tie the cords this way. It is like you are fighting them otherwise. Pull the knot tight and slide the knot up so it is snug against the first knot. Make sure the knots always end with the cord sticking out perpendicular to the knot.

For the next two knots, you will still be holding onto the same diagonal cord (#1), but you will tie the next cord (#3) around it. I feel like this picture shows it more clearly about how the working cord comes from the right for the first knot and from the left for the second knot.

Repeat these steps on the other side, just coming from the opposite directions.

To finishing out the snowflake “arm”, continue holding the last cord (#6) diagonally and tie the first cord around it making two double half hitch knots the same way. Pull all the cords tight.

Add the snowflake to the ornament

Next, you will be gluing the snowflake onto the macrame cord. Only add hot glue to the bottom two “spokes” of the snowflake. This will allow the snowflake to stand up above the ring. Make sure the snowflake is centered before you press it down. They are a little hard to get off to reposition if you need to, and it ruins the thin wood snowflake if you have to take it off. I learned that from experience. 😉

Next cut a 9 inch piece of cream colored embroidery thread.

Loop the embroidery thread on the ring and string on a bead. Because the bead will be able to come off of the thread, I hot glued it down to the ring to secure it. Lastly tie a knot at the top of the embroidery thread.

DIY macrame ornaments

I know some of you may be intimidated by macrame knots but no worries because I am sharing DIY macrame ornaments for all skill levels. And who knows, some of you who lived through the 1970’s are probably already macrame experts! 🙂

In my four-part series, we will be starting with the easiest ornament, this macrame wrapped wood ring snowflake ornament. There are no knots involved in the making of this macrame ornament DIY. Also, I am a little proud to say that I came up with this one myself. 🙂

This week in my four-part macrame Christmas ornaments series, in addition to this ornament, I will also be sharing:

• Macrame Christmas wreath ornament
• DIY macrame Christmas tree ornament
• DIY macrame snowflake ornament

So make sure you stay tuned for those! They will go in order of easiest to hardest, but really none of them are too hard.