Weaving the Pad and Pencil Basket

Good morning! My youngest boys are off to their first day of school and I'm ready to weave! Hope you'll join me.While this isn't really a true tutorial, if you're a basket weaver, this is a quick and easy basket to make and you could use your choice of reed and pattern to make this basket your very own.

This basket may be small, but look how useful it is already! It is only 5 1/2 inches wide, 2 inches deep, and 4 inches tall at the rim. With the handle it is about  8 1/2 inches tall.

I use 2x5 spokes of 1/2 inch reed for this little gem. The rest could be your choice. Here I've used a 1/4 inch flat reed keeper row and wove up the sides with 1/2 round reed.

Now days anyone can send a text, but why not add a little charm to the office, front porch or near to the phone. Yep, I still love my landline!

I've added a 3/8 inch half round rim with sea grass filler and stained this basket with a little Early American Min Wax. The reed handle makes it read to hang on a hook or it can sit right on the shelf or desk.

Thanks for joining me today.