Macrame Ornament Bauble Tutorial

It is starting to get colder. Even here in Florida and this year I can’t wait for the holidays to come around. So I am already starting thinking up handmade Christmas ornaments for my Christmas Tree to decorate but also to give as holiday gifts. Can’t start early enough!

These macrame ornaments are easy to make even for beginner macrame crafters. Yes, they look sophisticated and timeless. Add a bit of tinsel or glitter inside the glass ornament to jazz it up and add color and sparkle!

How to Make a Macrame Love Knot Ornament

For this tutorial, I used real glass ornament. They just have more sparkle but you have to be careful not to break them. Or use these Plastic Ornaments instead.

First cut 10 stands at 40″ each.

Use 1 of the stands as your base that you will tie around the top of the Glass ornament.

To create your macrame holiday ornament. attach 9 strands to the first strand with a Larkshead knot. Fold a piece of yarn in half and place it under the first strand. Then pull the 2 ends through the loop to encase the first strand with the new string and pull tight. Do the same with all 9 strands.

Now it is best to clip your first strand to a clip board so it won’t slide around and you can pull at the strings and get the knots tight. Push 2 strands (4 strings) together and the rest away for now.

1st Photo: Place your left string over the 2 center strings and under the right string.

2nd Photo: Do the opposite with the right string by placing it under the center strings and over the left  string. And pull tight. This is the first part of the Square Knot.

Now do the opposite by placing your right string over the 2 center strings and under the left right string.

Do the opposite with the left string by placing it under the center strings and over the right string. And pull tight.

That completes 1 square knot.

Add 3 more square knot for a total of 4 square knots.

For this next section, you work with 2 strings together. So, you take the 2 strings on the right side and loop them over the left 2 strings.

Then you take the left 2 strings and bring them up over the 2 other strings. Then guide them under the 2 right strings at the top, over the 2 strings in the center and under the 2 strings from the left and over the 2 strings from the loop. Then pull everything tight one by one by working on each section individually.

I think it makes more sense looking at the photo and even more if you watch my video tutorial 🙂

After you are happy with your love knot, create 5 more square knots underneath to mirror the top. You need to add 5 instead of 4 so the love knot will “appear” in the center since everyone will be looking at this macrame ornament slightly from the top. It’s just how things work!

Now repeat this pattern with the other 3 sections until you have 4 complete patterns and one double strand left.

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Take your glass ornament and tie the main string around the top of the ornament with a regular knot. The last of the strings has to be next to the main string now so you cna create the 5th pattern with those 4 strings.

So, go ahead and make 4 square knots, the love knot and 5 more square knots with those 4 strings.

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Want to make even more macrame accessories? Check out these Crafting on the Fly creations!