winter knits - make your own - inspo

January 2024

We're in the middle of knitting season.
What are you knitting? For inspiration and patterns you can take a look at my ETSY shop.

loos

Wednesday 10th of January - Rotterdam

Lunch at Loos and freezing winterwalk along the quay.

brown & blue

It must be the season, because this week I spontaneously felt like making a new skirt!

knitting alert

Knitting alert!

The trend for autumn/winter are oversized waistcoats.

First I made a sand colored waistcoat for Pippa, the second one in dusty pink for myself and this week I knitted another one with tweedyarn.

I love this knitting project and naturally also the waistcoat itself. The striking shoulder detail is my favorite part!

The woolen waistcoat is a super stylish item for this season. You can simply mix it with anything.

Do you absolutely need this oversized waistcoat in your wardrobe?!

You can order the pattern directly from me by sending an email to info@woodwoolstool.com for orders within the Netherlands. Or you can download the knitting pattern in my ETSY SHOP.

The pattern is available in English & Dutch version, with easy to follow description and many photos. And I made a pattern update for the tweed yarn information.

handmade fingerless mittens - s a l e

S A L E

The collection of handmade fingerless mittens are discounted from € 29,00 to € 20,00

You can find them in my ETSY SHOP, only few pair of mittens left in stock.

Treat yourself or someone else to a nice gift. Although it's not freezing cold yet, sometimes it's already quite chilly. With fingerless mittens you can use your phone or do your grocery shopping, without having to take them off.

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

easy level knitting pattern

More spencer options!

Some weeks ago I designed a new striped spencer with super nice fit. I knitted everything in one go, so it couldn't be easier!

Well, actually you can let your imagination run wild with this new basic spencer pattern.

Do you need a hand knitted spencer in you winter wardrobe too?

You can download the knitting pattern of this STRIPED SPENCER KNITTING PATTERN in my ETSY SHOP. This new pattern is available in English and Dutch version, with easy to follow knitting chart.

After the lilac & yellow and this green spencer, now I have a smooth black spencer on my knitting needles.

the striped spencer - new knitting pattern - easy-peasy!

Thé ongoing trend of AW 2021 are spencers!

You see them even more than last year. Three years ago I designed a knitting pattern for a checkered spencer.

It seemed a perfect piece in my winter wardrobe. So this year I wanted to design a new striped spencer with super nice fit. This time I knitted everything in one go, so it couldn't be easier!

I brought my new lilac & yellow striped spencer to Barcelona last week. A perfect garment for a city trip, it's nice and warm on your body and yet easy to wear under a blazer or coat.

The woolen spencer truly is a stylish item for the colder months. You can simply mix it with anything. Wear it over a t-shirt with long sleeves or under a jacket or cardigan. It's perfect for the feminine look, with a blouse, pencil skirt and heels, but can also be combined with pants, even with Adidas track pants ;-)

Mix, don't match. Everything is possible. Well, actually you can let your imagination run wild with this new basic spencer pattern.

Everyone needs a spencer in their winter wardrobe! You can download the knitting pattern of the STRIPED SPENCER KNITTING PATTERN in my ETSY SHOP. This new pattern is available in English and Dutch version, with easy to follow knitting chart.

And in the meantime I have knitted another one, a green striped tweed version. Easy-peasy!

Obviously you can also make a spencer in one color, also beautiful and even more easy.

vedett sweater - knitting pattern

New season, new knitted sweater!

The VEDETT sweater, inspired on the distinctive striped parasol from the Belgian beer brand Vedett.

Now in my ETSY SHOP; an easy to follow knitting pattern with detailed description, photos & chart, available in English and Dutch version.

Winter is on the way and also my knitting mood has 'returned' on those long evenings before Christmas.

In case you also fancy the blue, rust and ocher combination, hop over to my Etsy shop and knit your own Vedett sweater.

Or brew your own combination and knit a striped sweater in your favorite colors.

Photos taken on the recently opened Prince Claus Bridge in Dordrecht.