How to make a macrame angel (3 easy different free patterns)

How to make a macrame angel (3 easy different free patterns)

I used macrame yarn that I had leftover from other projects. The 3mm khaki macrame yarn that I used for the hair is leftover from my macrame necklace tutorial.

The easiest macrame angel

This simple macrame angel is a combo of making a tassel and a macrame feather. It doesn’t get any easier and is perfect for beginners. Of course, you can add hair to this one as well like I’m showing you later but I wanted to start out with the most basic way of making a macrame angel first.

Step 1: Cut your macrame pieces

• cut 2 pieces of 2mm ivory macrame yarn at 10 inches
• cut 2 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 8 inches
• cut 10 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 10 inches

Step 2: Create the angel body

Take the ten 9-inch pieces to create the body of the macrame angel by tying them together in the center with one of the 10-inch 2mm pieces of yarn. Then fold them in half at the center where you just tied the pieces together.

Tip: You can substitute any twine or yarn for the 2mm macrame to tie off the angel’s body since it is simply for hanging the angel and should be thinner than the 4mm macrame yarn. You can also unravel the 4mm macrame yarn to make a thinner piece of yarn.

Step 7: Trim the yarn

Once the fabric stiffener has dried, it is easy to trim the edges of the angel dress and wings with sharp scissors.
Also, knot and trim the string for hanging the angel.

Voila, here is the simplest way of making a macrame angel without any frills and only one simple macrame knot.

Macrame angel with hair and small wings

This second macrame angel is also very easy, although it might look a bit more complicated. Adding the hair is optional, but I love the look.

For this beautiful angel, the wood bead/head is inside the wooden ring which makes the arms look like they are above the head.

Step 1: Cut your macrame yarn pieces

• cut 2 pieces of 2mm natural yarn at 18 inches (for hanging ring and bead)
• cut 1 piece of 3mm khaki macrame yarn at 10 inches (for belt not pictured or you could use gold cord)
• cut 6 pieces of 3mm khaki macrame yarn at 10 inches (for hair)
• cut 6 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 9 inches (for body/dress)
• cut 8 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 5 inches (for wings)

Plus you need one 3/4-inch wooden bead and a 2-inch wooden ring.

Step 2: Create the macrame angel head with hair

1. Tie off the six 10-inch pieces of 3mm khaki macrame yarn in the center with one piece of the 2mm neutral yarn.
2. Fold the other piece of 2mm neutral macrame cord in half and thread it through the ring.
3. Thread the other end through the loop of the folded piece.
4. Pull on the ends of the yarn to pull it tight. This is called a Lark’s Head Knot.
5. Turn the Lark’s Head Knot inward so the ends are hanging inside the ring.
6. Thread the wooden bead onto the ends of the yarn that is attached to the ring so the bead is inside the ring.
7. Now, take the 3mm khaki yarn and insert the ends of the yarn that you tied the 3mm yarn with into the wooden bead the opposite way to the yarn that is already inserted.
8. Hold both ends of the 2mm natural yarn while pulling.
9. Ensure with your one hand that the tied off khaki yarn gets inserted evenly into the wooden bead.
10. Pull the khaki yarn into the wooden bead while holding it with your other hand.
11. Take the two ends of the 2mm neutral yarn that are coming out of the end of the wooden bead without the bunch of 3mm khaki yarn and split it apart.
12. Tie those ends tightly to the wooden ring.
13. Now take the other 2 ends of 2mm neutral yarn coming out of the wooden bead with the khaki hair yarn.
14. Split it apart around the ring and tie it to the opposite end of the wooden bead.
15. Make sure it’s nice and tight.
16. Grab the ends of that piece of yarn and knot it for hanging the angel.
17. Trim the ends of the knot.
18. Fix the 3mm yarn that represents the hair.
19. This is what the ring, wooden bead/head, and hair should look like now.

Step 3: Add macrame cord to form the angel body

Now it’s time to create the angel dress and body shape. Take three of the 4mm 9-inch pieces, and fold them in half over the wooden ring to the one side of the wooden bead. Repeat that with the other 3 pieces on the opposite side.

Take the single 3mm khaki piece and tie off the waist of the angel. Again, you could use the Gathering Knot Method or simply knot it in the back and trim it. That is what I did since the hair will hide the knot regardless.

Step 4: Add the angel wings with Lark’s Head Knots

Now, you have a girl in a dress with her arms above her head and it’s time to give her some angel wings.

Loop 3 pieces of 4mm macrame yarn that are 5 inches long onto each side of the wooden ring next to the dress by folding the cords in half and then using a Lark’s Head Knot. This is the same way you attached the 2mm cord to the ring earlier when creating the head.

Step 5: Unravel, comb, and trim the yarn

Use a comb to unravel the macrame yarn on the dress and wings. You can stiffen the yarn again but that is optional. Trim the dress and wings with your sharp scissors.

Step 6: Trim and glue down hair (optional)

Time to fix the hair if it isn’t laying flat. You can dab small amounts of hot glue to the wooden bead and smooth the hair over the glue.

Trim the hair to your desired length.

You can open the macrame yarn for the hair as well, but I find it easier to keep it twisted. That way you can hot glue it to the wooden bead much easier.
Also, if you cut the yarn for the wings longer then you can have larger wings and cut them in a different shape as well.

And you are done with angel number two. I have to admit, this one is my favorite out of the three.

Below, it is hanging on a gift. Since this is a pink and gold gift bag, you can picture how this macrame angel would look in a nursery. You can buy a bigger wooden ring or gold metal ring and make it a bigger macrame angel wall hanging too.

Macrame angel with hair and large knotted wings

This third angel features large wings where you will need Double Half Hitch Knots but the rest is very similar to angel one and two. Again the hair is optional.

For this angel, the wood bead/head is outside the wooden ring which makes the arms look like they are downward next to the body.

I also used the same colored yarn to tie off the hair and it’s not completely inserted into the wood bead like angel number 2.

Step 1: Cut your macrame yarn pieces

• cut 1 piece of 2mm natural yarn at 18 inches (for hanging angel)
• cut 2 pieces of 3mm khaki macrame at 10 inches (for belt and hair)
• cut 6 pieces of 3mm khaki macrame yarn at 10 inches (for hair)
• cut 3 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 9 inches (for inside the body/dress)
• cut 6 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 12 inches (for body/dress)
• cut 8 pieces of 4mm natural macrame yarn at 24 inches (for wings)

Plus you need one 3/4-inch wood bead and a 2-inch wooden ring.

Step 2: Create the head and hair

Since this part is very similar to the second angle, I’m not going into full details. Simply loop an 18-inch piece of 2mm neutral macrame yarn that is folded in half onto the wooden ring with a Lark’s Head Knot again. Then thread on the wooden bead but keep the bead on the outside of the wooden ring.

Tie off the 6 pieces of khaki macrame yarn with a 10-inch piece of khaki 3mm yarn and insert that into the wooden bead to create the hair. Also, tie the ends securely around the wooden ring.

Step 3: Create the body/dress

Place the 4mm macrame yarn on each side of the wooden bead on the wooden ring again and tie it off at the waist with a 3mm piece of khaki macrame yarn. This time make sure that you split the dress in half over the wooden ring.

Step 4: Add the large knotted wings with Double Half Hitch Knots

Loop on four 24-inch pieces of the 4mm natural macrame yarn on each side of the body with reversed Lark’s Head Knots to create the arms that will then get knotted into wings. Again this is the same way you added the wings to the second angel, the only difference is that you don’t see the looped part because it is on the back of the angel, hence the name “reversed”.

The part of knotting the wings with Horizontal Double Half Hitch Knots is best shown in the video. Take the first cord on the left of the wing as pictured, that will be your filler cord that all the others get looped onto. Then start looping each cord onto the filler cord twice and work your way up to the wooden bead until all cords are looped on.

Now take two cords at the beginning (left side) and put them aside. Then grab the third one as your next filler cord and work your way up to the wooden bead again by looping each cord on twice.

Repeat the same thing on the other side.

Step 5: Add volume to the skirt and trim it

I wanted the dress and body of the angel to look fuller, so I looped on three more 9-inch pieces folded in half of 4mm natural macrame yarn onto the ring inside the body part.

After that, I trimmed the dress.

Step 6: Unraveling, stiffening, and trimming the wings

Now, you unravel and comb the wings the same way you did with the other angels. This is the only angel where I think stiffening the wings is a must so they keep their shape.

You can also unravel the dress, but I liked the contrast of the cords against the unraveled yarn of the wings.

After the stiffener has dried, trim the wings.

(You can also glue down the hair the way I previously did to angel two)

And you are done!

RELATED: A macrame angel ornament fits right in with my other macrame ornaments that I have made a couple years ago. I love them.

So which one of these beautiful macrame angels is your favorite?

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