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Mighzal is inspired by two spindle whorls: the first, seen on an auction website, was identified as a whorl bearing Arabic script in a Kufic style. On close inspection, my middling Arabic skills couldn’t pick out a readable word. However, in Norway, archaeologists discovered whorls with readable words scratched into them: “Gunnhildr made the spindle whorl".
My fascination with Kufic script combined with the idea of leaving a message on a spindle inspired this hat. The design on this slouchy hat is a Kufic square, a traditional Arab design that takes a word or phrase in Arabic and makes it into an attractive design.
Mighzal is Arabic for spindle or spinning wheel.
- Brand
- Independent Designer
- Craft
- Knitting
- Designer
- Sarah Sipe
- Format
- Downloadable PDF
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Color A: 125 yards (114m) Color B: 50 yards (46m) Note: the example hat is knit with a yarn that blooms considerably after blocking.
- Number of patterns
- 1
- Pages
- 4
- Skill Level
- Intermediate