Macramé knots

31 macramé knots. Mounting, basic, hitch, sinnet, decorative and finishing knots with difficulty, cords used, how much cord each one takes and how it is tied. Click a name for its full record.

Macramé knots31 Macramé cords19 Rings and dowels18

31 of 31 macramé knots

Knot	Family	Difficulty	Cords	Cord per finished cm (x)
Lark's head knot	mounting	beginner	1	—
Reverse lark's head knot	mounting	beginner	1	—
Vertical lark's head	hitch	easy	2	4
Square knot	basic	beginner	4	4
Half knot	basic	beginner	4	3.5
Half-knot spiral (spiral sinnet)	sinnet	beginner	4	3.5
Square knot sinnet	sinnet	beginner	4	4
Alternating square knot	pattern	easy	4	3
Half hitch	hitch	beginner	2	3
Double half hitch (clove hitch)	hitch	easy	2	4
Horizontal double half hitch bar	hitch	easy	2	—
Diagonal double half hitch bar	hitch	intermediate	2	—
Vertical double half hitch	hitch	intermediate	2	—
Double half hitch diamond	pattern	intermediate	8	—
Alternating half hitch chain	sinnet	beginner	2	3
Half hitch spiral	sinnet	easy	3	3.5
Gathering knot (wrapping knot)	finishing	easy	1	—
Overhand knot	finishing	beginner	1	—
Barrel knot	finishing	easy	1	—
Coil knot	finishing	easy	1	—
Berry knot	decorative	intermediate	4	—
Square knot button	decorative	intermediate	4	—
Picot square knot	decorative	easy	4	—
Triple knot	basic	easy	4	—
Josephine knot	decorative	intermediate	2	—
Crown knot	sinnet	intermediate	4	3
Rya knot	decorative	easy	1	—
Switch knot	basic	easy	4	—
Frivolité knot	decorative	intermediate	4	—
Three-strand braid	basic	beginner	3	1.2
Chinese crown (double coin) knot	decorative	advanced	2	—

Cords: Working strands the knot is tied with, fillers included. Cord per finished cm: Cm of cord a working strand uses for each cm of finished knotting when the knot is repeated in a column (filler strands use about 1x). Used by the cord length calculator; empty when the knot is not repeated.Updated 2 Oct 2026