happy birthday mommy to be

Cuenca and Barcelona - roadtrip august 2006

Happy birthday my sweet daughter and mommy to be!

Pippa & her baby Mees in the hammock.

PS: Mees is the 'baby' in the bamboo crib in my previous blogpost.
Some instagram followers thought Pippa's baby was already born.

'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...

oh boy

Today is a very special mothers day, because our daughter Pippa will also become a mother at the end of October.

Pip & Joe have revealed that they will become the parents of a son yesterday.

We are all super happy with this wonderful news and are looking forward to having a baby in our family.

Pippa painted an (lemon) onesie and brought the original Opa & Oma announcement for us, when they came to share the happy news last month.

xs woodwoolstool 2020

A new xs woodwoolstool design.

I made a brandnew cover, for the handmade moroccan mini-stool.

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 size-cute stool anywhere themselves. I'm sure this 'toy' will be their favorite piece of furniture.

Have a look at the size-cute collection in my ETSY SHOP.

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.

cafe au lait

Dazzling cafe au last Dahlias from the garden of my friend Marieke.

Yesterday my friend Marieke came over with her almost three months old daughter Loïs. We more or less spent the entire afternoon together on the daybed. Catching up with Marieke and cuddling with Loïs. We don't see each other not very often and as soon as we are together we always need hours to catch up. We never stop talking, which didn't bother 'mini', she had a two-hour nap on the daybed between us.

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)

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...)

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

handmade harlequin baby blanket

A handmade harlequin blanket is the perfect item for a babyroom.

You can make this multicolored blanket with wool leftovers. You can also make a very natural colored version if you prefer.

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

At the moment I'm working on a white & colors version and I'm making it in a bigger size for our daybed.

You can make the blanket with all types of yarn and in any size you want.

The harlequin p a t t e r n is available HERE.

hyacinth fragrance & hare frame

The fragrance of hyacinth fills the kitchen. We've enjoyed the white bunch, my sister brought us on Monday, throughout the week.

The name sign I made for a Swiss boy and the little hare, who lives in our kitchen, is a model for the occasion.

I wish you a joyful weekend!

rockin' baby

Hello Friday, I've been waiting for you.

I'm ready for the weekend and I hope to see you all at the Winter Fair in Lommel!

Cheers!

PS: the cute xs stool is now living with Maantje Piet in Antwerp ♥

wood & wall peg for girls

This wood & wall peg with pink and red hooks on a flower wallpapered piece of scrapwood is part of the feminine peg collection.

All pegs are made of a unique piece of scrapwood with 3 double colored hooks.

We have made quite some pretty pegs for the Snor Festival on Sunday September 21.

Of course we do not just bring wood & wall pegs, but also wooden trees, stools, postcards, pillows, cute cardigans and some fun brocante stuff.

a hat for peer

A hat for Peer.

The parents of baby boy Peer (which means pear), asked me if I could make a pear hat for their son.

The pear shape was not as easy as I thought, but once I found it, I liked that fruity beanie so much and made another one for the S N O R - F E S T I V A L on September 21.

cato

Cato is 11 months old and she can almost walk.
We had so much fun together and Cato loved the poufs in our living room.

I had the pleasure to photograph Cato for a wood & wooly waistcoat shoot!
She's a natural!

You can order a handmade baby waistcoat or in case you would rather make one yourself, you can also buy the pattern* of the waistcoat in my ETSY shop!

(*the pattern is also available in Dutch)

haakpatroon wood & wooly babyvestje

(This blogpost about the baby cardigan pattern is especially for my Dutch blog followers this one time in Dutch)

Het haakpatroon voor WOOD & WOOLY baby vestje dat ik heb ontworpen, is geschikt voor bijna alle baby's en peutertjes.

Eén maat past iedereen, is niet bepaald een term die je vaak tegen komt in babykleding, maar in dit geval is het echt zo.
Aangezien het een mouwloos vestje is met wijde armsgaten, kan het vestje ook heel goed als kort vestje gedragen worden.
Bovendien kan het vestje ook binnenste buiten gedragen worden.

Alles wat je nodig hebt is ongeveer 100 gram wol en haaknaald 6.
Binnen een paar uur heb je dit schattige vestje gemaakt!

Op veler verzoek kun je nu ook de Nederlandse versie van het haakpatroon bestellen in mijn ETSY SHOP.

wood & wooly baby waistcoat pattern

This wood & wooly baby cardigan I've designed will fit lot's of babies and toddlers, because it's a sleeveless cardigan.

One size fits all, isn't a term you often use for babies, but I guess it's true in this case.

All you need is about 100 grams of wool and a crochet needle size 6 and within a couple of hours you can make this super cute waistcoat.
Moreover the cool sleeveless jacket can be worn inside out!

You can purchase this pattern now in my ETSY SHOP.

wood & wooly baby waistcoat pattern

It was inevitable!

After a wood & wooly cardigan for women, I figured a wood & wooly waistcoat for the little ones would be utterly cute!

So I've designed a wood & wooly baby waistcoat and have written down the pattern.

It's made in 'for-the-little-ones' size and will fit lot's of babies and toddlers, because it's a sleeveless cardigan.
One size fits all, isn't a term you often use for babies, but I guess it's true in this case.

All you need is about 100 grams of wool and a crochet needle size 6 and within a couple of hours you can make a super cute waistcoat!

You can purchase this pattern now in my ETSY SHOP.

precious pineapple

In the context of "year of the pineapple" I bought this precious pineapple suit on Etsy.
The pineapple table lamp we brought from a trip to Ghent some weeks ago and the coasters are from Anthropologie in London.

sour & sweet & spring

Some maternity gifts I've made for sweet baby [jules].

A wood & word sign and a wood & word hare hanger with his beautiful name.

and Y A Y, it's officially spring today!