Learn how to make this fun and practical under the cabinet macrame fruit hammock using basic knots and standard baker's twine. The perfect addition for a small kitchen to hold fruits and vegetables.
Here's another fun and easy project that's a space saver in the kitchen. I also think it looks pretty nice as part of your home decor. It's an under the cabinet hammock for fruit and vegetables. And, it's also good for when you want to store them away from too much light.
How to Make a Macrame Fruit Hammock with Twine
Supplies
- 2 - 3/8 inch dowel rods slightly shorter than the depth of the cabinet
- 4 - cup hooks
- Cotton or natural twine
You'll need to screw in the hooks about 1.5 inches from the back wall and front of the bottom of your cabinet. Be careful, you don't want to have the screw cup come up through the inside of the cabinet and damage your dishes. You could also experiment with plastic command hooks but I'm not sure if they are strong enough.
You'll need 8 lengths of twine. I cut 2 yards of each to create my hammock that is 18 inches long. The length shrinks up after making the knots so it's better to have more than you need to start. That way you can cut off any excess at the end.
Start the hammock by folding one piece of twine in half. Then place the hoop end under the dowel rod from above and feed the end through the loop as shown above.
Continue tying on each piece of twine in the same manner on to the wooden rod.
Use a couple of pieces of painter's tape to secure the dowel rod to a door. That will make it easier to work.
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Creating a Fruit Hammock with Knots
- Working from left to right. Skip the first string.
- Grab the next two strings and make an overhand knot about two inches below the rod.
- Continue grabbing the next two strings and tying knots across at the same level leaving the last string alone.
- For the next row, move down another 2 inches, this time tying the first and second strings together.
- Repeat across the row tying overhand knots.
- Continue on to the next row spacing the knots evenly as you go.
When you get to the end you'll need to take the first three strings and tie them onto the bottom dowel rod. Tie a double knot to secure the strings. Then tie groups of two until you get to the end where you'll need to tie the last three together.
Trim any extra twine.
To keep the twine from sliding off the rod add a drop of hot glue to the outside loops of twine close to the end of the rod.
Then push the dowel rods down into the cup hooks and distribute the other loops evenly.
It's super cute and will be handy for fruit or something like onions that store better when they aren't in the light.
However, for this project I think these lemons and oranges are pretty great.
More Twine Projects
DIY Macrame Fruit Hammock
Equipment
- Drill
- Tape
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
Materials
- 2 - 3/8 inch wide dowel rods
- 2 - hooks
- cotton twine or garden twine
Instructions
- Cut dowel rods to fit the depth under your cabinet.
- Drill holes and screw in cup hooks about 1.5 inches from the outside and back wall or edge of the cabinet to hold the rods.
- Determine the length you want your hammock to be allowing room (4 - 5 inches) for the hammock to sag and screw in the other two hooks. Or wait until the hammock is completed and add the second two hooks to the length you like.
- Next, cut 8 lengths of the twine. I cut 2 yards (72 inches) each to create a hammock that is 18 inches long. The length shrinks up quite a bit after making the knots so it's better to have more than you need to start. That way you can cut off any excess at the end.
- Start by folding one piece of twine in half. Then place the hoop end under the dowel rod from above and feed the end through the loop.
- Continue with the remaining pieces of twine.
- Tape the dowel to a door with some painter's tape to make it easier to tie the knots.
- Working from left to right, skip the first string and grab the next two and tie an overhand knot.
- Continue grabbing the next two strings and tying knots across at the same level leaving the last string alone.
- For the next row move down another 2 inches, this time tying the first and second strings together and continuing across.
- When you get to the end take the first three strings and tie them onto the bottom dowel rod. Then tie a double knot to make it secure. Then tie groups of two until the end where you'll need to tie the last three together.
- Trim any extra twine.
- Add a drop of hot glue to the two outer loops of the twine on each rod. This will keep them from sliding off the rod.
- Push the dowel rods onto the cup hooks and distribute the twine evenly.
- Add fruit and enjoy.
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