Material: White paper 9 in. x 10 1/2 in.; four strips of colored paper 1/2 in. x 17 in.; scissors and paste.

Place the paper on the desk, long edge toward you. Three inches from the upper right-hand corner, on the long edge, make a dot; three inches from the lower right-hand corner, on the long edge, make another. Draw a line connecting the dots.

Three inches from the upper left-hand corner, on the short edge, make a dot, and three inches from the upper right-hand corner, on the short edge, another. Draw a line connecting the dots.

Three inches from the upper left-hand corner, on the long edge, make a dot, and three inches from the lower left-hand corner, on the long edge, another. Draw a line connecting the dots.

Three inches from the lower right-hand corner, on the short edge, make a dot, and three inches from the lower left-hand corner, on the short edge, another. Draw a line connecting the dots. (Fig. 1.)

Cut out the squares in each corner. (Fig. 2.)

Make dots 1/2 inch apart on each side of the center rectangle. Connect these dots with the outside edges by parallel lines. There should be nine little rectangles on each of the long edges, and six on each of the short edges. (Fig. 2.)

Cut each line just drawn, and bend the strips up, as in Fig. 3.

Over and under these strips weave the long colored strips.

Weave one strip around the basket until the two ends meet, and paste together.

Weave the second strip in reverse order to the first one, and the third in reverse order to the second, so that the side of the basket will look like Fig. 4.

When the three strips are woven in there will be an inch of the upright pieces left free at the top. Turn each little piece down even with the last strip of colored paper, and paste inside the basket.

Paste the other colored strip on for a handle. (Fig. 5.)