Snowman Doorknob Basket Weaving Pattern

This multi-use basket looks great on the wall or doorknob for mail or fill it with pine cones and greens for a winter arrangement. Hang to store scarves and mittens during the winter season. May also be a shelf sitter and have many other uses all year round.

This pattern assumes prior knowledge of the basket weaving process and is for personal use only. If you are a beginning basket weaver, see the resources page for some of my favorite supply places. 

 

The hand painted leather snowman tag may be order through my Etsy shop. You may convo me there or contact me here for more information. 

Materials:

1/2" flat reed for stakes

3/8" reed for weavers and rim row

#2 round reed for twining around base

3/16” flat oval for rim lasher

1/2" flat oval reed for rim

9" leather basket handle

Seagrass for rim filler

Preparation:

• From the 1/2 flat reed, cut 7 stakes each 23" long & 3 stakes each 28" long.
• Mark centers of the wrong sides of both long and short stakes
• Soak stakes and round reed. Do not over soak.

Construction:

• Lay the three long stakes horizontally on the work surface in front of you, rough side up.
• Weave one short stake vertically under the closest horizontal stake to you, over the center long stake and under the farthest horizontal stake from you. Match up centers.
• On both sides of center, weave the next short stakes over, under, over, and then weave the remaining vertical stakes accordingly on either side of center until you have three on each side of center.
• Adjust the base to measure about 2" x 7-1/2".
• Crimp and bend the #2 round reed in half.  Twine around the base 2 times.
• Upstake and weave 19 rows of 3/8” flat reed up the sides. The first row of weaving should be woven over the middle stake.
• Weave one final row of 3/8” flat reed for a total of 20. This will be your rim row.

Finishing

• Cut and tuck stakes. Soak some 1/2" flat oval reed for the rim.
• Fit and scarf inner rim and use clips or cable ties to hold in place
• Center the leather handle on the back side of the basket.
• Fit and Scarf outer rim and thread through loops in leather handle
• Apply seagrass to bead the rim. Do not thread through handle. Go directly in front of the handle.
• Lash the rim going behind and inside the loops on the leather handle. Make an X in front of each handle loop on the inside of the rim.