Macrame Christmas wreath ornament

Bring a boho feel to your Christmas tree this year with these easy DIY macrame ornaments. Learn how to make this cute macrame Christmas wreath!

Welcome to part two of my four-part macrame Christmas ornament series! Today we are learning how to make this easy macrame Christmas wreath. It has one of the most basic macrame knots, so I thought it would be the best choice to focus on next.

If you want to check out the other macrame Christmas ornaments in my series, here are the links:

Supplies to make a macrame Christmas wreath ornament

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Macrame core (4mm)
Wood rings – 2¼” in diameter
Wood Beads (16mm) – mine are from a wood bead garland I bought at Walmart. I just cut part of the garland off.
Scissors
Tape

How to make a lark’s head knot

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Cut the macrame cord to a length of 7 feet. The basic macrame knot we will be using on this ornament is called a lark’s head knot. To make a lark’s head knot, fold the macrame cord in half and place the looped end over a wood ring. Bring the looped end back behind the wood ring and slip the cut ends through the loop. Pull the long cut ends tight until the knot is snug against the ring. That is it! You now know how to make a lark’s head knot. Super easy, right?!

How to make a macrame wreath ornament

This macrame wreath consists all of lark’s head knots, however is it a bit different to do once the rope is attached to the ring already. For the next part, we will fill one half of the wood ring first. So take the right side string and make a loop on top of the right side of the ring. Bring the end over and behind the ring, then run the end through the loop. Pull the string tight.

Next you will do the same thing, just coming from the backside first. Make a loop and run the end up behind the wood ring and back through the loop on the front side. Again pull the string tight. You can see this makes the same lark’s head knot on the wood ring.

Continue until you have eight lark’s head knots on the ring.

To finish off the wreath, I found it easiest to turn the ring upside down, so that I was working my way down on the same side as I went up. Don’t flip the wood ring over though, or you will get different looking knots. 😉 Make the same knots as before, bring the end over the front side first and back through the loop.

Next bring the end behind the wood ring to make the loop.

Continue this pattern until you have filled up the whole wreath with lark’s head knots. You will know you are done when the two ends of the cord are equal size. You should end up with 15 knots.

Add a wood bead

To add a wood bead, it is easiest to tape the cut ends of the macrame cord. First cut off any unraveled portion from the ends, then roll a small piece of tape on each end. This makes it so much easier to get the thick cord through the small opening of the bead. My wood beads had pretty big openings, but if yours don’t, you may need to use a bigger bead. Pull the bead all the way down until it is snug against the wreath.

Next, tie a knot with the ends and cut off the excess cord, including the taped portions.

Hang and enjoy your macrame christmas wreath ornaments

I left my wreaths unadorned, but you could also hot glue a little ribbon bow on the top for a pop of color! Now all that is left is to hang your ornaments on the tree and admire your work! Alternatively you could use them as gift toppers, just add a cute name tag! 🙂