Woolly Basket

About This Pattern

Every tool deserves a home. What better way to corral your fiber gadgets than in a handknitted basket? This project recipe adapts easily to your yarn and storage needs. Handspinner Sabine designed these baskets to hold the little things that help her understand a breed of sheep: some locks, small skeins, swatches, a piece of felt, and pictures of the animals in their environment.

Materials

YARN Handspun (100% Coburg Fox wool; 660 yd [604 m]/16 oz [454 g]; worsted weight): natural, 90 yd (82 m).

NEEDLES Size 2½ (3 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS Tapestry needle.

GAUGE 20 sts and 28 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st.

FINISHED SIZE 3¼" (8.5 cm) long . 5" (12.5 cm) wide . 4¼" (11 cm) tall.

Resources

• Visit farmfiberknits.com/abbreviations for terms you don’t know.

About: A. Sabine Schröder-Gravendyck makes her home on Germany’s North Sea coast, where she works as a naturalist and educator in sustainability and ecology. She is always looking for new ways to help people merge their personal spaces with nature. You can find more about her on her website, florafauna.pro.

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