The Basket

A welcome-home basket for the room the baby is coming home to.

The first weeks at home have a small geography of objects: the basket on the floor of the nursery, the blanket folded on top of it, the bottle warmed for the first feeding, the brush set on the changing table, the book on the shelf above. The Basket is seven of those objects, arranged in a hand-loomed wool basket that doubles as the gift container. Seven pieces, one room, ready to land.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Lorena Canals Woolable Sheep Basket, Pink Nose, hand-loomed wool basket from Spain, the Edit's container and its anchor. Lives in the nursery, holds the rest of the Edit on arrival.

Quincy Mae Modal Zip Footie in Stars Fog, modal cotton footie, soft-neutral palette. The daily-wear layette piece for the first weeks at home.

EllaOla 3-Piece Bamboo Brush & Comb Set, natural bamboo brush, comb, and goat-hair soft brush, in a linen-lined box. The daily grooming kit for cradle cap and first hair.

Chronicle TouchThinkLearn: ABC by Xavier Deneux, board book with cut-paper raised letters, sized for early hands. The first ABC for the nursery shelf.

Milo Bear Medium by And the Little Dog Laughed, soft chocolate plush in a cream knit jumper, designed in Australia. The substantial first companion.

Viverano Furry Sheep Organic Cotton Knit Baby Blanket, GOTS-certified organic cotton, jacquard knit with a small sheep motif. The blanket that lives in the basket.

Lifefactory 4oz Glass Baby Bottle, Stage 1, Stone Grey, borosilicate glass with a silicone sleeve, Stage 1 nipple for 0-3 months. The first-feeding bottle for the first weeks at home.

WHY WE BUILT IT

The Basket is the Edit we built for the welcome-home gift sent before the baby arrives, or in the first week after. Seven pieces, arranged in the wool basket that holds them: the daily-wear layette, the daily-grooming kit, the first ABC, the first companion, the first feeding bottle, and the blanket folded on top. A small geography of objects, ready to land in the nursery.

SIZING AND SELECTION

The Quincy Mae footie is sized 0-3 months, chosen rather than selectable. The 0-3M size matches the period when the Edit is sent to the nursery, before the baby grows into the next layer of clothing. The Lorena Canals basket is the Pink Nose Sheep colorway, chosen rather than selectable because the warm-cream palette is what makes the Edit the Edit. The Lifefactory bottle is Stone Grey, Stage 1 nipple. The Viverano blanket is one size in the Furry Sheep print. The Chronicle ABC and the Milo Bear are not variant-selectable.