for james

It's starting to become a habit, to make a baby blanket for newborn babies of friends and family.

This natural blanket with a harlequin filet pattern for James, the baby of Pippa's best friend.

Welcome James. so glad you're home now!

PS: handmade maternity gifts are the best, this blanket is really easy-level and super fun to make! You can find the crochet pattern in my Etsy shop.

colorful & personal gift

This cool colorful blanket i recently made for Imme, the adorable son of my niece Afra from London. It's becoming a tradition, because I once made a harlequin blanket for his sister Mika. (obviously several blankets voor Liam)

And there is another grand-nephew in the family on the way, so i'm about to crochet a new baby blanket project. It's is a relaxed and fun job and if I'm lucky I can do some crochet in the March sunshine in the garden.

If you want to make an original handmade maternity gift (or baby birthday gift), you can download the striped baby blanket crochet pattern from my E T S Y shop.

striped baby blanket - crochet pattern

A brandnew baby blanket for Liam-Novi.

He just loves to sleep in his cozy bamboo crib under a blanket when he's with us.

You know I made quite some baby blankets in my woodwoolstool career, but making a blanket for your own grandchild is something completely different.

Liam loves colors and so do I, so that's a good thing.

Last year I made a similar blanket for his baby room when Pippa was pregnant. This striped baby blanket is square and an updated version and not the same crochet pattern as the natural baby blanket. It's a perfect crochet project to use up yarn leftovers.

You can find the renewed CROCHET PATTERN in my Etsy shop. Easy level with crochet chart, tips & tricks, in English and Dutch.

chevron blanket - crochet pattern

One of my handmade blankets; the colorful chevron blanket.

A fresh and bright design.

You can download the CHEVRON BLANKET CROCHET PATTERN in my ETSY SHOP.

With the easy to follow pattern of 6 pages & chart, you can make this cool blanket yourself in your favorite colors.

The size of the blanket is 1.40 x 1.00 meter, however it's easy to adjust to a different size.

The orange cot is swedish design we found about ten years ago.

Soon our grandson Liam-Novi will no longer fit in the bamboo crib, so we have taken out the grow-along bed from our 'junk' attic.

teeny tiny baby sweater - knitting pattern

The very first baby sweater i made for Liam Novi.

He is teeny tiny, so i made him this teeny tiny sweater that he can wear straigt away.

Last week i posted a photo on Instagram and got some requests for the pattern.

New in my Etsy shop, the knitting pattern for this super cute newborn baby sweater.

It's an easy to follow knitting pattern, also very suitable for beginners.

'his' baby blanket

I made a simple natural blanket for Pippa's baby. Made with love in her style and favorite color, matching their baby room.

You can find the CROCHET PATTERN in my Etsy shop. Easy level with crochet chart, tips and tricks.

And the photo is made in 'our' baby room on the attic with Pippa's baby doll Mees in the bamboo crib hahaha...

chevron baby blanket

New in the WOODWOOLSTOOL Etsy shop: CHEVRON BLANKET PATTERN

My newest design, the chevron (baby) blanket.

You can download the CHEVRON BLANKET PATTERN from my Etsy shop.

With the easy to follow pattern of 6 pages and chart, you can make this cool blanket yourself in your favorite colors.

The size of the blanket is 1.40 x 1.00 meter, however easy to adjust to a different size.

Enjoy the weekend!

chevron blanket pattern

New in my Etsy shop: CHEVRON BLANKET PATTERN

The new chevron blanket is finally finished!

I started it last month and it was a super fun project to work on.

Making a blanket requires some experience, but it's not that difficult.

Well, writing the pattern was something else...
I'm not a big fan of that and it simply takes a lot of time and dedication.
But hey, I know from experience that crochet fans will appreciate the work.

So from now on you can download the newest WOODWOOLSTOOL BLANKET PATTERN from my Etsy shop.

With this extensive and easy to follow pattern of 6 pages and chart, you can make this cool blanket yourself. It's lovely as a through on the sofa, but also a cool baby blanket and everything in between.

The size of the blanket is 1.40 x 1.00 meter, however easy to adjust to a different size.

My brand new design is a perfect project for enthusiastic crocheters.

i'm size cute

A new collection of xs woodwoolstools, in size cute!

The moroccan stools are handmade of eucalyptus wood and I made 5 unique crochet stool covers. Traditonal ones, like the very first woodwoolstools. I also made a golden, ecru with gold and a multicolored one in linen stitch.

The xs stools are perfect for toddlers, the nursery, as a footstool and you can even use it as a small (bedside) table.

Toddlers love it, they can drag this xs stool anywhere themselves and it will be their favorite piece of furniture in no time.

Have a look at the new size-cute collection in my E T S Y shop.

for loïs

Loïs. Born on the 6th of July.

Sweet and beautiful baby girl of my friend Marieke.

Today we visited Loïs for the first time. She is so cute!

I know for sure that Lois will grow up with the love for gardens and flowers, because my friend Marieke shares my passion for flowers, plants and gardening. So I bought the smallest straw hat for her future little helper in the garden and embroidered her name on it.

... and needless to say I made a baby waistcoat*.

(You can download the baby waistcoat pattern in my Etsy shop)

mini rock star

On the first of May our mini niece was born.

My niece Afra from London gave birth to a beautiful daughter!

To welcome our youngest family member, we sent her a tiny ROCK STAR t-shirt!

Fits flawlessly with the cool mini ombre cardigan I made for her a while ago...

Do you 'sigh for' a super cute and handmade maternity gift for a baby (on the way)?
You can download the pattern in my ETSY SHOP.

As you can see on the last photo, it's also possible to wear the cardigan inside out, like a fur-lined mini jacket.

just smashing, wouldn’t you say?

Yay! Finished another crochet project this week!

It took me almost two months to start weaving in the loose ends of the harlequin blanket. I don't know why, but sometimes it works that way. It only took me an hour to fix it. Today I planned a 'baby blanket shoot' because I'm going to lend the vintage bamboo baby bed to a friend soon.

Making the babyblanket was so much fun! The harlequins are simple small projects, making one or a few a day, is manageable until you have enough harlequins to make a unique baby blanket.

Love the neon harlequins with the pop that it adds. Just smashing, wouldn’t you say?

You can make the harlequin blanket with all types of yarn and in any size you want, from baby blanket to huge kingsize blanket (and everything in between).

The harlequin p a t t e r n is available in my ETSY SHOP.

You can also download the DUTCH version now.

oh ombre

Oh ombre!

Finished the ombre baby waistcoat I started yesterday.

It really is a piece of cake and made within a few hours.

For this mini crochet project I've selected 4 colors from the wool stock; tweed yarn from natural to gray to black.

Cool color palette for a tough baby and the expectant mother (my niece from London) liked the sneak preview I send her ;-)

Yesterday I posted the dusty pink baby waistcoat and was in the mood to make another one. The color inspiration came naturally, standing in front of my wool cabinet. I love how the darker hues fade.

Do you fancy to make wooly waistcoat for an anno 2019 baby? You can download the pattern in my ETSY SHOP.

I will certainly make a few more for '2019 babies' in our friends & familie circle.

warm & fuzzy

You can order a handmade baby waistcoat or in case you would rather make one yourself, you can download the PATTERN* of the warm & fuzzy waistcoat in my ETSY shop! (*the pattern is also available in Dutch and for adults)

layout

On my studio floor: harlequins!

I'm working on a maternity gift project for my baby niece. I have a few months to finish the harlequin baby blanket, so no rush to put it together. I will first define a layout and then start slowly to make the parts into a blanket.

Making a babyblanket is so much fun! All harlequins are simple small projects and when you just make one or a few a day, you finally have enough harlequins to make a unique blanket.

I've been working on a brightly colored version with neon pink and orange lately. Neon is back. The catwalks of New York, London, Milan and Paris are proving that the neon trend is going to be sticking around for quite some time.
You can make this multicolored blanket with wool leftovers or you can also make a very natural colored version if you prefer.

The harlequin blanket can be made with all types of yarn and in any size you want.

The harlequin p a t t e r n is available in my ETSY SHOP.

woodwoolstool baby blanket - bb18 white

... and as announced earlier this week, here's the bb18 white version!

Some weeks ago I shared the bb18 crochet project on the kitchen table. The bb18 (baby blanket 2018), with strong and bright colors, combined with black squares.

In this last month, since I'm back home from Sicily, I've made two new versions of my 'good old' baby blanket. Multicolored squares with a new design of black or white squares. Making squares are ideal small summer crochet projects.

You can find both bb18 blankets in my ETSY SHOP.

Which one would you choose?

woodwoolstool baby blanket - bb18 black

Some weeks ago I shared my new bb18 crochet project on the kitchen table.

A new version of my 'good old' baby blanket, with a new design of black squares.

The first multicolored baby blanket I made in 2010; check this :-)

You can find the black bb18 blanket in my ETSY SHOP. There's only one.

(the last picture shows a tiny piece of bb18 white version that will follow soon...)

bb18

New crochet project on the kitchen table.

I haven't touched a crochet hook for a month and that's a long time for me.
After the Sicily summer holiday, I suddenly missed the crochet.

I felt like working on small 'garden projects', feasible on summer days, so squares seemed perfect to me.

I gave my original baby blanket pattern a new twist.

Now the squares are done and ready to turn them into a baby blanket and that's certainly a kitchen table project.

bb18 - baby blanket 2018 - is almost done...

3rd 'marrakech' baby

Another 'Marrakech' baby was born yesterday afternoon.

This baby boy 'travelled' with us all the way to the desert and the Atlas Mountains, during the Cool Crochet workshop last October. Admittedly in his mother's belly, but still...

His name is Otis and he is Suzan's beautiful firstborn.
As a maternity gift, I've made a tiny wooly waistcoat for him.

Otis is the third 'cool crochet' baby that joined us on one of the workshops in Marrakech.

The first one was Enea, son of Ilaria and went with us during the Cool Crochet workshop in April 2014. The second was Leo and came along on the Cool Crochet workshop in October 2016. He is also a son of Ilaria.

So Otis is the third in a row of boys that went to Marrakech, before birth.

Today I will send the wooly cardigan to Suzan. In two days I will leave for Marrakech again and I wonder if there will be another announcement from a participant this time, haha...

If you want to make an original handmade maternity gift (or baby birthday gift),
you can download the baby waistcoat pattern from my E T S Y shop

s a l e harlequin baby blanket

S A L E

Harlequin baby blanket.

The handmade baby blanket is made with 100% wool.

Size 85 x 85 cm

It's now on S A L E in my Etsy shop.