diagonally striped beanie & matching mittens - crochet pattern set

Hello December!

New crochet project and pattern done!

Need a warm pair of mittens & matching beanie?
If you want to make the diagonal striped set, you can download the crochet pattern in my Etsy shop. It's available a DUTCH and ENGLISH version.

For orders in the Netherlands you can also send me a DM through Instagram or email to info@woodwoolstool.com

This pattern comes as a set and it's a fast, fun and quite easy crochet project.

Moreover, it's an excellent handmade December gift. Everyone likes to get a handmade gift!

anima puglia

Anima Bed & Wellness - Sunday 5th of September - late summer in Puglia

So we planned a lazy Sunday at Anima around our room in Il Vecchio Forno and the pool.

A breathtakingly beautiful piece of Puglia in the middle of nowhere, created by Francesco and Sieb.

It's so quiet and peaceful and you are just surrounded by nature. In the middle of the centuries-old olive grove, overlooking an enchanting valley with olive trees and so many different kinds of fig trees. From the swimming pool a wide view on the vegetable garden, the water lily pond and a terrace with beds and loungers, partly in the shade of the olive trees.

Besides we have our own terrace in front of the room and a private backyard next to the orangery.

And if you are in one place for 10 days, you have the luxury to stay 'home' for a lazy Sunday with lots of reading, swimming, lazing and la dolce far niente.

In the evening we drove with our Mini cabriolet to the nearby town of Ceglie Messapica for aperativo and dinner. Plenty of choice from osterias and restaurants here and this evening we chose Da Franco at the Piazza Vecchia. Excellent choice as it turned out, the antipasti di mare was truly divine.

On the way a free books fridge where I found a 70s crochet book. And after dinner we got a tour from Valerio in an old library, which now houses an imposing italian vintage and design furniture gallery, called VLab.

cold crisp day

We cycled to town for a coffee to go and pastel de nata at Nobel's Brood this morning.
On the first really cold and crisp day, warm wool mittens were no luxury on the bike.

The first handmade pairs of the diagonal striped mittens collection are ready. (only have to weave in the loose ends, the least fun part)

The black & white tweed yarn mittens, like the ones i'm wearing, and another antracite grey & white tweed yarn pair, are already for sale in my Etsy shop.

The rest of the tiny collection ready-made fingerless mittens, will be added soon.

I'm an addict of woolen winter accessories; throw in a beanie, mittens and scarf and i’m good to go. How about you?

diagonal striped fingerless mittens - crochet pattern

A new project on my crochet hook; fingerless mittens in a cool colorbination.

Earlier this year I made a similar pair in black & white tweed yarn.

This time I'm making a colorful variant, with lilac and orange-brown yarn.

The first one I've crocheted in no time and because it turned out surprisingly cool, I wanted to share it with you straight away, even before I'm starting the second one.

If you want to make the diagonal striped mittens yourself, you can download the crochet pattern in my Etsy shop.

It's available a DUTCH and ENGLISH version.

A fast, fun and easy crochet project.
The fingerless mittens are very practical, warm and unisex.
You can make the mittens from yarn leftovers, as you will need very little yarn for this project.

Moreover, it's an excellent handmade December gift. Everyone likes to get a handmade gift!

wind & unwind

Current crochet project.

Working with 8 balls of yarn simultaneously.
Once in a while, everything has to be rearranged thoroughly, otherwise it will end up in a very tangled mess!

Wind and unwind...

The new chevron crochet project is a challenge, requires patience and precision, yet it's getting cooler every stripe.

new cool crochet project

This weekend I've been working on a new cool crochet project.

After a crochet break, it is so much fun to start something completely new!

The newest crochet project is still in the development phase, but I think it will be cool!
You know I always like to take crochet to the next level.

Think Crochet 2.0 - a more complicated version of the chevron pillow.

More on this soon...

what to do with yarn leftovers?

photo: July 2016 - Domburg beach

Using up your yarn leftovers?

I had slightly more than one ball of pima cotton and designed a crochet (tank) top from the We Are Knitters bossa nova sweater I knitted in 2016.

It has become a super cute (tank) top and i will show it soon.

Waiting for the sun to make some proper pics...

In the meantime i’m working on the #coolcrochet tank top pattern; which will soon be available in my Etsy shop.

extend of summer

It is September already. Summer of 2018 does fly by way too fast!

The good thing is, the summer feeling will continue in Marrakech in October.

In exactly one month from now, I will fly to Marrakech again to give two workshops;
First we will kick off with the 10th Cool Crochet workshop and a few days later the 4th Green Gardens workshop starts.

Both workshops are fully booked and I can't wait to meet all the new attendees and see old friends again.

See you soon Aimee, Angeline, Annie, Donna, Elaine, Elvire, Gunver, Helle, Ine, Inge, Jean, Jeanette, Jen, Judith, Karine, Kendall, Kirsten, Lisa, Marie, Martina, Willemijn, Yvon and all the lovely folks from Chambres d'Amis!

One thing is sure; we have put together a great program for you all, to show you Marrakech in an alternative, surprising and authentic way.

October is slowly coming closer and I'm counting down the days of September.

herringbone & harlequin

Herringbone & Harlequin.

Two of my favorite patterns.

I've made two matching pillows in matching patterns recently.
And they look so good together.

Now they are both for sale in my ETSY SHOP.

The front side is handmade crochet fabric, the backside is made of offwhite linen and the inner pillow is included.

medina life

A trip to Marrakech on your travel bucket list?

But you rather not travel alone? This is your chance!
With a group of super nice participants from all over the world, you will have the time of your life!
During the Cool Crochet workshop, you stay in the green oasis, hotel Chambres d'Amis, in the middle of the Medina in Marrakech.
You will discover the colorful city in a very special, authentic and adventurous way.
We will bring you to the most wonderful places and yes, we will crochet 'in between' in the coolest places.
How about a daytrip to the Atlas Mountains? Or crochet a bikini top in the middle of the desert?
Furthermore we take you to wool heaven in the Souk (don't forget to save some space in your suitcase, to bring wool from the Souk)

Click H E R E for more information and send me a mail, if you think this is about you.

We'll be back in Marrakech, 8 weeks from now...

midsummer weekend

Ahoi! It's weekend and I feel like doing 'some crochet' tonight.

I'm planning to make a new cardigan for the upcoming summer evenings.
It's so lovely to sit outside in the garden during these long June days. After sunset it sometimes is a bit chilly, but with a cardigan it's warm enough to sit on the garden bench a little longer. This weekend will be the longest day and we are hoping for warm and sunny days. We've planned a midsummer garden dinner with friends, to celebrate life!

Last couple of weeks I received lots of mails about the Cool Crochet workshop in Marrakech in October. The workshop is already fully booked, but I can promise you there will be new workshops in Marrakech in 2016. As soon as I know more about the exact dates (April and October) I will let you through my blog.

For now, enjoy your midsummer weekend whatever your plans are and cheers!

(moroccan stringbag - Household Hardware)

sunny stripes & luminous loops

Sunny stripes & luminous loops for the newly designed P I L L O W in bright colors with a Moroccon touch!