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 hand-knit sweaters that feel great to wear, every day. Plus two accessories full of clever moments.

– Bolin Cardigan: 
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 is DK weight, held with a strand of silk/mohair to create the sort of fabric that feels like a hug.

– Addams Cardigan
The happy medium-length, Addams 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, non-superwash.

– Jacobs Cardigan
Jacobs is a magical cardigan that will take your breath away. Addams stars long columns of simple, narrow cables. The knitting is hypnotic and rhythmic. She combines a DK-weight wool with a strand of silk/mohair.

– Jacobs Hat
Here is 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.