DRK Everyday Cardi

It’s always a good day when Andrea Mowry releases a new pattern. You can purchase the pattern for the DRK Everyday Cardi on Ravelry.

If I were Mr. Rogers, this is the sweater I would reach for every time I came back inside, or left to go outside, for that matter! This is the cardigan I grab for - to get cozy, to throw on as a light jacket, or to finish an outfit comfy enough for every day and polished enough for the office or date night. I hope it becomes your cardigan-for-everyday too! 

The DRK (DreaReneeKnits) Everyday cardi is knit from the top down, beginning with the folded collar. It can be worn with either the knit or purl side facing out, with just a few simple tweaks to the directions (which are included in the pattern). The raglan “seams” from the yoke are carried all the way down to the hem of the cardigan. The body is knit flat, and the sleeves are knit in the round. The button band is worked using an applied double knit technique for a beautifully polished finish!

We have the perfect yarn. Patagonia from Juniper Moon. It is on the list of suggested yarns from Andrea. 

Photos © Andrea Mowry

I was in the store this morning shipping and then came home to work on the website. There are kits for the DRK Everyday Cardi on the website. I used Patagonia for the kits. There are more colours in the store if you’d like to choose a different colour.

This tweedy yarn is humanely grown in Argentina and spun from Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified, sustainable, non-mulesed, pesticide-free organic merino wool. It is both hearty and soft and has a lovely bloom after it is washed.

While unpacking a box this afternoon I found an article from The Ancaster News about us renovating a heritage house to become the store. This is from August 1, 1990. I totally forgot what the front of the house looked like.

The front room of the store is an addition. My dad picked the stones on the front of the house to match the original stone.