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HELLO THERE, MY NAME IS LYDIA - SOME CALL ME LALY. I'M A PASSIONATE GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, PROFESSIONAL PROBLEM SOLVER AND COLLECTOR OF INSPIRING THINGS; LIVING AND WORKING IN MUNICH, GERMANY. I LIKE THE SMELL OF THUNDERSTORMS IN SUMMER, SNAIL SHELLS, TO BURST BUBBLEWRAP, CHOCOLATE & VANILLA ICECREAM AND BEING BAREFOOT IN THE MEADOW. IN MY OPINION DUCT TAPE IS A REALLY IMPORTANT INVENTION. I'M READING BOOKS WHILE WALKING AND APPRECIATE TO TAKE A STROLL IN THE WOOD SEARCHING MUSHROOMS. LALY LALA IS THE STAGE FOR MY ADDICTION IN CRAFTING - ESPECIALLY CROCHET AND KNITTING STUFF. I HOPE YOU ENJOY! LALY

hurrrraaaa! i’ve finished the seventh doll in my doll making project. This time it’s a kangaroo called KIRA - the pattern is written and for sale on my  Etsy, DaWanda, Ravelry - check out and …

Say hello to KIRA!

Kira can be seen from afar by her long scarlet colored scarf - so the koalas sometimes call her the “Red Kira”. In her spacious pouch she keeps everyday things and her impressive collection of antique cushion springs - and of course her baby kangaroo feels most at home here. After a furious victory in the shadow boxing championship, the two prepare themselves for the world championship in long-jump.

Kira is approximately 10,5 inches tall. She is made out of cosy 4 ply tweed, cotton wool and love. For your little kangaroo you can use every yarn you prefer - she’s getting taller or smaller but she’s always really cute!

I wrote this crochet pattern for beginners too and I tried to be very detailed in my descriptions. I also included some charts to explain what to do.

NOTICE: The pattern is available in ENGLISH and GERMAN.

now the sixth doll in my doll making project is finished, the pattern is written and tested - and for sale on my  Etsy, DaWanda, Ravelry - check out and …

… say hello to Dirk the dragon / dinosaur!

DIRK’s favorite outfit is his green dragon costume with that tiny wings and dragon spikes. His mother was a Japanese water dragon, his father was a brave dinosaur - a Tyrannosaurus Rex! One hour a day he practices fire-breathing in his cave - small fireballs work out very well. If he sneezes, he accidentally sprayed some sparks. Dirk collects matches and is going to be a firefighter when he grows up.


I wrote this crochet pattern for beginners too and I tried to be very detailed in my descriptions. I also included some charts to explain what to do.

FREE TUTORIAL easter ornament ROOSTER and HEN when i was a child my mother and i made these cute ornaments for easter decoration. i loved it that much, so i decided to craft some for this years easter. it’s pretty simple and you only need a multipurpose cloth or fleece and a small piece of red and orange felt. i wrote (ok - photographed ;) a tutorial for the rooster and his hen. IT’S AVAILABLE FOR FREE - get your copy (PDF) here. *** *** *** by the way: if you are interested in crocheting too - check out my lalylala crochet doll project. the patterns can be found here: Etsy, DaWanda, Ravelry

FREE TUTORIAL easter ornament ROOSTER and HEN

when i was a child my mother and i made these cute ornaments for easter decoration. i loved it that much, so i decided to craft some for this years easter. it’s pretty simple and you only need a multipurpose cloth or fleece and a small piece of red and orange felt.

i wrote (ok - photographed ;) a tutorial for the rooster and his hen.

IT’S AVAILABLE FOR FREE - get your copy (PDF) here.

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by the way: if you are interested in crocheting too - check out my lalylala crochet doll project. the patterns can be found here: Etsy, DaWanda, Ravelry

this animated film will stay one of my alltime favorites: “hedgehog in the fog - by Yuriy Norshteyn (Юрий Норштейн)” 1975

second granny square - upgrade 2.0

Finally all 255 circles are surrounded with dark gray. The next step is joining the hexagons while finishing the bright gray rounds - so i’m pretty excited to see how much time it takes to finish the entire blanket!

another cardigan just finished - pattern: Faye by Kim Hargreaves

another cardigan just finished - pattern: Faye by Kim Hargreaves

crochet doll project - bear BINA

i started my crochet doll project in august 2011 when my brother told me that i’m going to be an aunt of a little babygirl soon.

my first design was a bear and this little fellow went out so cute, so i decided to write down the pattern and to make some friends for BINA. All of them are made of tweed-wool and a bunch of love.

finally the BINA-pattern and others are available at: Etsy, DaWanda, Ravelry