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Chanteuse and chapelier Lisa Daehlin lives and knits in New York City. Drawing inspiration from her surroundings, she keeps her camera phone at the ready to snap a picture of the unsuspecting fire-plug on Lexington Ave (inspiration for a handbag), a lamp post on St. Mark's Place (lace pattern for a shawl), or a piece of rebar with chipped green paint (soon-to-be lace leggings).

She is disturbingly transfixed by the idea of incorporating mixed media, image-transfer and various non-traditional materials into her designs. As a continuing education faculty member at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, she has the honor of teaching the first-ever knitting courses at this illustrious institution.

Her designs can be seen walking the streets of Manhattan, gracing the pages of Interweave Knits, Knit.1 and Vogue Knitting magazines as well as featured in the books Bag Style and Lace Style published by Interweave Press.