golden bikini top

You can download the crochet BIKINI TOP PATTERN in my Etsy shop and start right away with the "step by step" crochet pattern, provided lots of detailed photos (18 pages) of this crochet bikini top.

All you need is 50 grams of yarn to make your summer bikini top! Choose your favorite colour and get started. It's not difficult at all and it takes just a few hours to make it.

The golden bikini top I made this afternoon with the beautiful bling bling yarn from Marrakech. It's a very simple straightforward variation on the bikini top.

instant inspiration

First Monday morning in March and I'm in the middle of all kinds of preparations for next month's workshops in Marrakech.

I am working on another new design for a daily cool crochet project.

Spring sun is on turn now (after a harsh winter week) and as soon as I open the wool locker, inspiration comes naturally.

palme d’or

To ignore the freezing cold outside, I went for a golden palm this morning...
(after my weekly run; unfeasible! despite wearing double running trousers and thermo shirts, woolen gloves and a beanie)

A chic version of the palm I made last week, the c c p p, that is to say cool crochet palmtree pattern or cool crochet petit projet

Still a bit of testing for the cool crochet workshop, which is coming up in April.

weekend vibes

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

After working on the huge harlequin blanket, it was so much fun to start something completely new!

A herringbone pillow (another personal favorite pattern besides the harlequin) in the same color as our new tiled kitchen wall (which is a coincidence).
The crochet work I finished yesterday evening and this morning I've been busy sewing the crochet onto white linen fabric.

I love how it worked out and I am really happy to prepare the new pattern for the upcoming cool crochet workshop in Marrakech in April.

The herringbone pillow is rocking the vintage garden chair, that we once found in Spain and the palm tree wallhanging in the background, is making the weekend feeling complete...

Have a nice weekend you all!

gold up to the ceiling

Gold up to the ceiling.

Handmade moroccan tiles, in spicy tones of gold and bamboo brown, cover the kitchen walls.

The painted pink wall showed stains everywhere. Not surprising, of course, in a kitchen where you work and cook daily.
The 'moroccan pink' wall was repainted several times, but eventually we opted for a practical tile wall, up to the ceiling.

The aim was to create a warm, inviting atmosphere.

I would choose the moroccan pink color again and I will miss it, but after a few years it's time for something else.

What color? not too safe and boring and no green because that's too trendy.
Choosing a color is not that easy, however we quickly agreed; g o l d
Not the shiny gold, but a natural golden brown, mustard, ocher, spicy and different one...
(This color is also my favorite for wool projects, because it combines with everything although is quite a peculiar color.)

So it was a mess in the kitchen for three days, but the tile craftsman did an awesome job and it has become a beautiful wall!

I'm very happy with the result. Especially when the sunlight peeked inside yesterday.
The light, reflection, texture and the shadows of the plants; awesome atmosphere!

Today I am going to clean and redecorate the kitchen.

xs woodwoolstool

A shiny stool for the little ones, how cute...

The xs stool is one of the cool crochet projects, we make during the COOL CROCHET WORKSHOP in Marrakech. It's called the suitcase size stool, because you can bring it back home in your suitcase.

This golden mini cover I've made during the workshop in May and the xs stool is now for sale in my E T S Y shop.

sparkle of gold

New woodwoolstool in the S H O P.

Cover of crochet with a sparkle of g o l d ...

spicy colors on the carpet

Spicy colors on the carpet.

Love this colorful wool, I've collected during my trips to Marrakech in the last years.

At the moment I'm working on a new harlequin project for the upcoming #coolcrochetworkshop in Marrakech in October...

new season - new woodwoolstools

Two new handmade woodwoolstools in the S H O P.

Scrapwood stool legs with a cover of Moroccan wool!
One stool seat is covered in white yarn with a touch of gold.
The other one is covered with turquoise crochet.

Both handmade, spring style and unique.

a glimmer of gold

A simple white cotton cover with a glimmer of gold for Emily's tailor-made stool. The golden detail was her idea and I am delighted with the shimmering result. The stool is on it's way to London now.

Truth be told; I need to make another one for ourselves, i think it is too cute!

The COLUMBIA ROAD photo book by Johanna Neurath, I got from my cousin Afra a few months ago. Columbia Road is the home to London's most iconic flower market. Come closing time, Johanna turns her lens to what is left behind; the discarded flowers, the used packaging, the buckets of water...

I'm obviously fond of flowers and admire her inspiring way of floral photography.

Good thing is, I will visit London with my son Minne soon and surely will drop by to the flower market (and the fine neighborhoods over there)

shine bright in 2016!

Good morning on the first day of a brand new year.
Let 2016 bring much joy, laughter, love and a whole lot of glitter to you all!

There is no way but up!

la piña

In the year of the pineapple there are...
pineapple coasters
fresh juicy pineapples from the fruit market
pineapple flower vases
pineapple postcards
golden world cup pineapples
pineapple table lamps
pineapple baby wear
shiny pineapple decoration
moroccan pineapples
pineapple t-shirts...

☆ étoile d'or

☆ étoile d'or, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

How a golden star can turn a simple grey sweater into a 'stylish shirt'.