Norah Gaughan (born January 30, 1961, in New York City) is an American hand knitting pattern designer.
She is the younger child of Phoebe Gaughan, artist and needlework illustrator, and Jack Gaughan, illustrator of fantasy and science fiction books and magazines.
[1] She studied Biochemistry and Art at Brown University and, remaining in Providence, Rhode Island, was associated with hand knitting designers Deborah Newton and Marjery Winter.
[2] As a freelance designer, she published designs in "Vogue knitting" and "Woman's World" magazines and the magazines and single pattern flyers of Reynolds and Bernat yarn companies.
[1] Her designs are often based upon the mathematical expressions underlying natural patterns as opposed to naturalistic visual impressions.