DIY Round Macrame Coaster

 

Hey there! I wanted to make something really easy with my macrame cord and I decided to learn how to make a round macrame coaster. I'll also be showing you how to make the same round macrame coaster that I made and it's easy for beginners to make!

You're going to learn how to make two macrame knots. The first one you 'll learn how to make the cow hitch knot and then you learn how to make a double half hitch knot. These knots are really easy to make.

Also something you're going to need is macrame cord. I used less than 50 yards of macrame cord and I might be able to do another small project with it.

The macrame cord can be any thickness that you want but keep in mind the amount of cord you'll need will depend on the thickness of the cord so you might need more or less than what I used.

Lets get started!

What you're going to need:

Macrame cord

Scissors

Ruler

Tape

Comb

Creating The Center

1. You want to start by measuring and cutting a 5 foot cord. 

2. Then you can measure and cut five 30 inch cords.

3. When you're done cutting all of the cords, you want to take the end of the 5 foot cord and make it a loop.

4. Then you want to take one of 30 inch cords and fold it in half.

5. After you fold the cord in half, you want to place the fold under the loop and pull the ends of the cord through the fold until you created a cow hitch knot.

6. After you're done with the first cow hitch knot, you want to repeat the same steps with the remaining 30 inch cords to make more cow hitch knots and make sure they're next to each other.

7. Once you're finished with the 30 inch cords, you want to pull the longest part of the 5 foot cord until you can't pull it any more. This will make the center of the coaster.

8. When you're finished pulling the cord and if you want you can trim the end that's from the loop now or you can do this later to cut it shorter.

9. Before you start creating the coaster, you can put a piece of tape on the first 30 inch cord your working on so you'll know when you finished a row.

How To Make The Knots & Rows

1. To begin creating your coaster and to create your first double half hitch knot, you want to take the 5 foot cord on the left and overlap the one on the right.

2. Then you want to make the number 4 with the cord that's now on the left and pull the end through the four.

3. Once you're done, you want to make another 4 with the cord on the left and pull the end through the 4 to make a double half hitch knot.

4. When you're done making your first double half hitch knot, you want to repeat the steps 1 - 3 to make another double half hitch knot.

5. After you're done creating another double half hitch knot, you want to keep repeating the steps 1 - 3 to make a double half hitch knot until you have reached the second row.

Tips: When you're done with one double half hitch knot, you can rotate what you have of the coaster a little bit to the left to make it easier to make the knots and you also don't want to pull the cords to hard because the coaster will start to warp into a bowl.

6. Once you reached the second row, you want to measure and cut a piece of cord to be 26 inches. Also you want to cut more than six of these so you have some cut for later.

7. To add a 26 inch cord you want to fold one in half and put it on the 5 foot cord using a cow hitch knot. This will fill in a gap.

8. After you're done creating one knot, you can start making more double half hitch knots until you reach a gap.

9. Once you reach a gap, you want to take another 26 inch cord and add it to the 5 foot cord using a cow hitch knot.

10. All you have to do now is that you want to follow all of the same steps for the double half hitch knots and gaps until you like the size of your coaster. Also remember add another piece of cord to your coaster to each gap that you see.

Another tip: You can cut the cord that you're making for the gaps shorter every row by about 2 or 3 inches.

11. When you like the size of the coaster, you can tie a regular knot at the end by tying the last two shorts cords together two or three times.

Finishing Up The Coaster

1. Now when you're done making the final knots, you want to trim all the cords to be about the same length and make sure you still keep these long because you're going to cut them again later.

2. After you're done trimming the cords, you want to unravel each cord.

3. When you're done unraveling each cord, you want to take a comb and comb out the cord.

4. The last things you want to do is that you want to trim the cord that's around the coaster to the length that you want. Also if you haven't already, you want to trim the end of the 5 foot cord that's on the bottom.

That's how you make your very own macrame coaster!

If you want a little more help you can watch the video below or you can keep following the instructions above.

Final Look & Thoughts

I like how easy this was to create and I'm happy it turned out looking really cute in the end.

The most fun part about this DIY was learning how to make some macrame knots and trimming the cord that's around the coaster.

Here's how it looked in the end!

What do you think about this macrame coaster and will you be making a one?