Field Guide No. 28: Renewal

What happens when Norah Gaughan, the knitwear legend, pares it all back? These five designs will renew your love of knitting: three cardigans—long, medium, and short. Plus two clever accessories. Distilled garments that are filled with small moments of joy to knit. Easy, comfortable, and stylish.

Three cardigans form the heart of Norah Gaughan’s brand-new collection. Short, medium, and long. Imagine adding all three to your wardrobe—these are all the sort of handknit sweaters that feel great to wear, every day. Plus two accessories full of clever moments.

Bolin Cardigan - As lush a design as we have ever offered, Bolin is simplicity itself: worked from the bottom up, with no shaping. This is a gently cropped silhouette, so great when layered over a favorite top. The sleeves are wide and decorated with a soft cable. The yarn here is DK weight, held with a strand of silk/mohair to create the sort of fabric that feels like a hug.

Jacobs Cardigan- The happy medium length, Jacobs is a showcase of Norah Gaughan’s superb skill with texture. Simple knits and purls keep the knitting interesting and hypnotic. The construction is simple, from the hem up, with a length that skims the hips. No buttons, just a lapel that rolls gently inside. A forever sweater, for sure. The yarn here is a DK wool.

Addams Cardigan - This is Norah Gaughan at her most comforting—and spectacular. Addams stars long columns of simple, narrow cables. The knitting is hypnotic and rhythmic. A DK-weight wool is combined with a strand of silk/mohair. The construction shows Norah’s sophisticated understanding of garment design. 

Jacobs Hat - Here we have a knit-purl texture similar to that of the Jacobs Cardigan, in a quick project to get started with Norah’s new collection. Even a small design shows Norah’s ability to integrate a pattern into a particular construction. So clever!

Austen Mitts - So characteristic of Norah’s endless fascination with cables, the Austen Mitts have a cable that splits into a thumbhole, elegant and simple.

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