Carolyn Lisle

Carolyn Lisle

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Purple dragon eye with yarn ball and text: The Periwinkle Dragon, original knitting patterns by Carolyn Lisle.

I love to come up with new ideas about knitting, but “easier than they look” is usually my goal! Regardless of the level of difficulty, I make sure my patterns are always clearly written and full of helpful resources.

As a dedicated science nerd, my designs are often inspired by natural phenomena and the diversity of life on Earth. However, I’m mostly just a weirdo who gets inspired by all kinds of random things! Looking for socks inspired by fungus? What about weird bugs? Protein folding? Obsolete computer equipment? Dinosaur temperature regulation? It’s all here! I love bright colours, and once in a while I do something that’s just ridiculous.

Pattern support is available by email with a 24-48 hour response time. If you are interested in test knitting, please fill out this form for an invite to my Slack workspace!

A selection of my patterns have been prepared specifically for compatibility with the knitCompanion app! Check them out:
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Looking for professionally-printed patterns for kits, clubs, classes, or LYS sales? The majority of my patterns now have high-resolution print-optimized versions available to order from Magcloud! The quality is excellent, and volume discounts are available for as few as 10 copies.

Looking for a set of digital download codes for a pattern instead? Please email me for a quote.

original designs

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Blazes Socks
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Stripe Central Socks
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Geode Crystals Shawl
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Linkages Socks
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Helix Remix Socks
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Crosslink Socks
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Friendship Bracelet Socks
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Slipper On Socks
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Slip On Socks
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Dizzy Diamonds Socks
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Yocto Socks
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Screen Burn Socks
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Quaviver Socks
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Sunglasses At Night Socks
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The Worst Way Socks
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Hapax Socks
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Just Jealous Socks
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Vastness of Space Socks
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Bass Sonic Texture Socks
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Sonic Texture Socks
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Arctic Front Cowl
Arctic Front Toque and Cowl Set
Arctic Front Toque
Arctic Front Toque and Cowl Set
Pictum Socks
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Cedar Sparks Socks
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Star-Studded Socks
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Estuarine Socks
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Cloud Forest Socks
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Nicobar Socks
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Zöllner Socks
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Emergent Properties Socks
Electric Slide: Colorful Socks
Spring Flurries Toque
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Vanilla Bean Layer Cake Socks
Vanilla Beans: Simple and Sweet Toe-Up Sock Recipes
Vanilla Bean Pound Cake Socks
Vanilla Beans: Simple and Sweet Toe-Up Sock Recipes
Vanilla Bean Cupcake Socks
Vanilla Beans: Simple and Sweet Toe-Up Sock Recipes
Pedestrian Scramble Socks
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Ochotona Cowl
Ochotona Hat and Cowl Set
Ochotona Hat
Ochotona Hat and Cowl Set
Isabellina Socks
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Cracked Glass
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Notebook Doodles
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Curling Leaves Cowl
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Walk Without Rhythm Socks
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Sand Gecko Socks
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Llama Tracks Socks
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Kettle Lakes Socks
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Variegated yarn with short colour repeat sections
Drop Zone Socks
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Alicorn Socks
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Corallinus Socks
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X-pression Socks
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Azureum Socks
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