Week One: The Plan

With this genius hour assignment, I think it's the perfect opportunity to try something that I wave always wanted to do, make a macrame wall hanging.  I have always loved doing artsy crafts and my room is in desperate need of some decoration.  Given this eight weeks to do a project is my chance to make my room a little less boring.

I have chosen to make a macramé wall hanging because they are unique and beautiful and I can make it as hard and time consuming as I want.  It was a pretty easy decision for me to make as I have considered buying a hanging, but now I can just make it instead.  Over the course of the eight weeks I will make my piece as big and complex as I can.  To do so, I will need only two materials; rope and a pole to tie it onto, plus colored string if I decide to add it later.

I have ordered a twisted cotton rope like the one provided in the image, and plan on hanging all of the rope on a simple wooden pole either four or five feet long.  It is on this pole that I will be tying my knots.  I plan on using Pinterest and YouTube to aid me in learning how to create different knot types.

As far as my planning goes, once I get started I hope to get a complete row of knots on every week.  If things go smoothly, I will be able to add more rows and possibly some color to make my end product more elaborate.  Hopefully my planning will set me at finishing this project at the very latest time possible.  Of course this should happen from doing a lot of work, not because of procrastinating.

Colored string weaved into rope