Fig. 72
Material
10 spokes No. 5 reed, 6 inches. 21 spokes No. 5 reed, 18 inches. Weavers No. 4 reed. Weavers No. 2 reed. Lid—16 spokes No. 4 reed, 15 inches.
Make a bottom in the ordinary way, 51⁄2 inches. Insert the spokes, pinch, and make an upsetting four rows in 3-rod coil. Hold the spokes in a slightly slanting outward direction during the weaving of the basket. In plain weave, make 21⁄4 inches. Follow this with four rows triple weave and the border described under Model 22.
Lid
Arrange the spokes in position. In ribbon weave, work one row No. 00 reed. With No. 1 reed, weave four rows in pairing. Hold the spokes
to secure a curved center for lid. Separate the spokes into groups of twos with five rows of pairing. Separate into single spokes with two rows triple twist No. 2 reed. Holding the spokes in an outward position, weave nine rows pairing. Wet the spokes and place the lid on a flat board or table. Press the spokes flat on the board and weave two rows of No. 4 reed in triple twist. In plain weave, work six rows. Complete the weaving with the following border: Turn the lid upside down. Take each spoke back of next spoke to the right, bring it to the front of the lid. Second row, each spoke is passed in front of next two spokes and back of the third spoke, where it is cut off.
Handle
Make a ring 11⁄4 inches in diameter. Fasten it to the center of the lid by weaving the ends in and out amid the weaving of lid.