Zigzag Basket

Weave a basket to hold your knitting projects, the dog’s toys, or the family’s hats and mittens.

About the Project

Annette Swan Schipf believes that a person can never have too many baskets! She uses them to store knitting projects, papers, yarn—the list is endless. Her friends and family also love them, so baskets make perfect gifts. When designing this basket, she wanted stiff and sturdy fabric, so she narrowed her weaving choices to common rug drafts and landed on krokbragd. A wood base at the bottom and a wire ring at the top give the handwoven basket its form and durability.

Contents

• Zigzag Basket Project Instructions PDF
• Basket WIF

Details

Structure
Krokbragd.

Equipment
3-shaft loom, 12" weaving width; 12-dent or 6-dent reed; 2 or more shuttles; 3 or more bobbins.

Yarns
Warp: 8/4 cotton carpet warp (1,600 yd/lb; Maysville), #2 Black, 252 yd.
Weft: 8/4 cotton carpet warp, #2 Black, 2 yd. Wool stash yarns in the following colors: charcoal, 110 yd; deep blue, 270 yd; light blue, 50 yd; cream, 77 yd; gold, 55 yd; maroon, 23 yd; dark burgundy, 24 yd; rose, 34 yd. A worsted-weight wool or wool/nylon blend at 800–1,000 yd/lb, such as Valley Yarns Collingwood Rug Wool (80% wool/20% nylon; 989 yd/17.6 oz; WEBS), would make a good substitution.

Dimensions
Width in reed: 10³⁄₁₂".
Woven length: 31½".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing and construction) one basket, 10" diameter × 9½" tall.

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