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.

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)

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