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DIY Macrame Wall Hanging // Half-Circle (Semi-Lunar)

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Learn how to make this gorgeous boho Half Circle DIY Macrame wall hanging with a pop of color in this step by step tutorial!

Semi Circle DIY macrame wall hanging

One of my favorite things about macrame is that a few simple knots can turn into a beautiful piece of art. 

In this half-circle macrame project, all you need to know is the double half hitch knot and the larks head and reverse larks head knot.


Are you having trouble getting the hang of the double half hitch (or clove hitch) knot?  It can be a little tricky at first.  Here’s a video tutorial that will help.


If you want your DIY macrame wall hanging to be one color, you can still follow the same instructions, but just use one color of rope. 

Or you can add in two colors like I did on this version! 

Three color Semi Circle DIY macrame wall hanging

Experiment with different colors to get more of a boho look or whatever style you prefer.

This project is so quick and easy, you could make several different versions in different colors!

In the video, I’m using natural 4mm 3 strand twisted rope and 4mm single strand string in mustard.  The mustard string is actually slightly smaller in diameter than the twisted rope, but it still worked fine.

For the pink and blue version, I used natural 3mm single strand cotton string and two colors of a bulky cotton yarn I had on hand.  It looks a lot like single strand cotton string (but it’s softer).  

I used the same technique for both sizes of rope/string.  The only difference was I made the lengths of rope longer for the 4mm one.  Besides that, it’s done the same way.

The supply list below is based on the version I made in the video.  You can make one with 3mm string as well, but make your pieces of string a bit shorter unless you want super long fringe. 

Although I haven’t tried it yet (still waiting on my thicker rope to arrive!), you most likely can do this with thicker rope as well, just make the ropes lengths longer.

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Supplies You’ll Need to Make This Semi-Circle DIY Macrame Wall Hanging

  • 7 pieces of 94” 4mm natural cotton macrame rope (3 ply twisted or single strand will work, I used 3 ply)
  • 6 pieces of 63” 3 or 4mm mustard cotton macrame string (or whatever color you prefer, this can be 3 ply twisted or single strand, I used 3mm single strand but it would probably be better if all of the rope was the same diameter. Its what I had on hand so I went with it.)
  • Wooden dowel to hold your work (I believe mine is 3/4”)
  • Sharp scissors

Semi-Circle DIY Macrame Wall Hanging Tutorial

Row 1

Attach two of the long ropes to the dowel with a larks head knot.

Tie two ropes on with larks head knots

Using the 2nd rope from the left as your filler rope (ignore the first rope), make two double half hitch knots to the right. 

Tie two double half hitch knots to the right

Attach the filler rope to the dowel with a larks head knot.

Attach it to the dowel with a larks head knot
First row of DIY macrame wall hanging complete

Row 2

Attach another long rope to the dowel on the right side with a larks head knot.

Attach the next pieces of rope on the right with a larks head knot

Using the 2nd rope from the right as your filler rope, make two double half hitch knots to the left.

Make two double half hitch knots to the left

Add a piece of mustard rope to your filler rope with a cow hitch (reverse larks head) knot. 

Add a piece of contrasting rope in the middle

Pull the knot nice and tight, and then make two more double half hitch knots across to the left. 

Make two more double half hitch knots to the left

Attach the filler rope to the dowel with a larks head knot.

Attach the filler cord to the dowel with a larks head knot

Row 3

Add another long piece of rope with a larks head knot to the left side of the dowel.

Add the next piece of rope on the left with a larks head knot

Using the 2nd rope from the left as your filler cord, make four double half hitch knots to the right. 

Make four double half hitch knots to the right

Add another piece of mustard rope onto the filler cord with a cow hitch knot.  Then make four more double half hitch knots across to the right. 

Add the extra contrasting piece to the middle and then continue making four double half hitch knots to the right

Secure the filler cord to the dowel with a larks head knot.

Attach filler cord to the dowel on the right with a larks head knot

Row 4+

Repeat these steps for each row.  You’ll add the extra pieces of mustard rope to the middle in each row.

Seven rows finished on DIY macrame wall hanging

I stopped after seven rows on this one, but on the pink and blue version, I continued for nine rows. 

DIY Macrame Wall Hanging with Three Colors

To get the two-color effect, I added a piece of pink string to the middle of rows 2-4 and a piece of blue string to the middle of rows 5-8.

Finishing Your DIY Wall Hanging

Once you’ve done as many rows as you want, you have to decide what you want to do with the fringe.  

For the mustard/natural one, I left the fringe long and I decided it needed some more volume, so I tied another piece of string across the back and added more natural colored rope using a cow hitch knot. 

Added fringe on the back of the DIY macrame wall hanging
Fringe hanging on the back

Then I untwisted all of the twisted rope, but I didn’t brush it out.  

I cut the fringe straight across the bottom.

On the pink and blue one, I cut the fringe following the curve of the half circle leaving about two inches of fringe.  Then I brushed it out with a dog brush and gave it a million trims until it was pretty even (you wouldn’t want me to give you a haircut…lol).

Semi circle macrame wall hanging with three colors

If you used a long dowel (like I did), you’ll want to cut it down to size so you can hang your macrame wall art. 

I usually wait until after I’ve completed my piece to trim my dowel because it’s easier to work with the long dowel on my rack.  

To cut it down, I use a hacksaw and saw it off carefully and then sand the ends. 

It’s pretty easy to cut through wooden dowels from the craft store with a hacksaw.  Power tools would make it easier, but I didn’t feel like going to the garage and plugging in the saw.

To hang it on the wall, you’ll need to attach a piece of string to use as a hanger. 

On the pink and blue one, I just tied double knots to hold the hanging string.

With the mustard/natural one, I used a constrictor knot and it looks a little neater.  

Constrictor knot to hold hanger on DIY macrame wall hanging

In Summary

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and make your own half circle DIY macrame wall hanging ASAP!

If you make one like this, be sure to share it on Instagram and tag me @marchingnorth.  I’d love to see it!

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7 Comments

  1. I have watched a couple of your videos, and they are excellent as are the written instructions. Thanks for taking the time to make these resources available.

  2. I love this pattern and it worked up so quickly! I just wanted to check one thing. In the materials needed section it says to cut 7 of the 94” lengths. I found that I needed 8 lengths to match your finished hanging. Is the 7 a typo maybe? Or did I do something wrong?
    Thank you!

    1. I have made these before in a single color, and you are correct about the string count. If you count the rows starting at the top with the lark’s head knot in the middle, you get the number of original strings, in this case 8, not 7. Another way is to count the LH knots starting at the left and stopping with (and counting) the knot in the middle. Just make sure you aren’t counting the hanging cord, and that will be the number of original strings also.

  3. Hi Crystal,
    Such beautiful wall hangings. I can’t wait to get started making them.
    Thanks much, I appreciate the step by step tutorial makes it easy for a beginner like me.

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