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Three Knotty PLANT HANGERS

These projects use a variety of knots you may already know. If not, however, diagrams are provided. A “sennit” is a row of the same type of knot.

Candy Cane Plant Hanger

Dip dyeing plant hangers is easy and looks great. This 43½-inch-long plant hanger has a loop at the top made out of rope, which is perfect if you don’t have any metal or wooden rings.

STEP 1: Take up the four 3¾-yard cords and the two 6 5/ 8 -yard cords (see Cut List at right) and lay them on the floor parallel to each other, with the middle point of each cord aligned. These cords will be used as filler cords in the top loop. Take the two remaining cords and place them on either side of the others, so both of them have one end aligned with the top end of the 6 5/ 8 -yard-long cords. These will be used as the working cords for the loop.

Use the longer end of

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