Dutch on-demand knitwear made in Baambrugge from the farm's own sheep and goats.
Founded by former fashion-industry buyer Reina Ovinge, The Knitwit Stable is a Dutch knitwear brand and on-farm production facility in the village of Baambrugge. After two decades inside the conventional supply chain, Ovinge built her own alternative: a working farm, a knitting studio with seventeen machines, and a knowledge centre dedicated to revitalising the Dutch wool industry.
The Knitwit Stable produces sweaters, cardigans, shawls, hats and accessories from the wool of the farm's own merino sheep and angora goats, supplemented by sheep, alpaca and mohair wool from Dutch breeders the brand visits in person. Production runs in small batches and on demand, which means no surplus stock and no waste.
What distinguishes The Knitwit Stable in the merino knitwear category is the radical traceability of its supply chain, from soil and animal through to finished garment. Pricing is published transparently, repairs are offered for damaged pieces, and the brand shares its knowledge through masterclasses for designers, students and businesses.
Beyond its label, the brand also functions as an education centre and a consultancy on local wool production.
Few brands trace their wool back to the very animal it came from. The Knitwit Stable does, on a small farm in Baambrugge where founder Reina Ovinge raises merino sheep and angora goats. Each garment is knitted on the same farm, in a studio housing seventeen machines, and only produced when ordered. The result is knitwear with full chain transparency, no inventory waste, and a quiet honesty about what wool is and what it costs.
