Skills Needed
- General knitting skills
I love wearing scarves and am almost never without one… wool and cashmere in the winter to ward off the chill and cotton in the summer to ward off air conditioning. Nora is a more streamlined alternative to a lace shawl, simple, versatile and easy to knit on US 9 needles.
Sizes
Small, Large
Finished Measurements
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Length: approx 60 (72) in / 152 (183) cm
- Width: approx 6 (9) in / 15 (23) cm
Materials
Yarn
- Any two very thin fingering weight yarns held together:
- 200 (400) yds / 183 (366) m each yarn.
Note: if the yarn is too thick, use yarn single strand or go up in needle size.
Shown in:
Sample One:
Habu N-46 Nerimaki Cotton
- 100% cotton, 158 yds per 3/4 oz skein
- 3 skeins in color 14 baby blue held double
Sample Two:
Habu A-171 Naturally Hand-dyed Cashmere
- 100% Cashmere, 187 yds per 1/2 oz skein
- 2 skeins in color 156 purple
Habu N-76 Fine Tweedy Silk
- 100% silk, 530 yds per 1 oz cone
- 1 cone in color 05 medium brown
Needles
- US 9 / 5.5 mm needles (or size needed for desired fabric).
Gauge
Gauge is just a guideline, it is important that you get a nice loose and drapey fabric you like.
In each of the samples a US 9 / 5.5 mm needle was used and the gauge ranged from 18–20 sts in 4 in / 10 cm. Row gauge not important.
