10 Best Andrea Mowry Knitting Patterns
Did you know, just like fashion, the knitting world also has some big name designers!
These designers create projects and patterns for you to knit so you can have a completed project that comes out as expected.
And hopefully, you’ll knit garments you want to wear again and again.
One of the biggest names in knitwear design is Andrea Mowry also known as Drea Renee Knits.
Andrea’s designs are colorful, unique, and usually include interesting techniques that will help grow your knitting knowledge.
I’ve rounded up ten of Andrea’s most popular designs including socks, hats, shawls, and sweaters that are sure to be on your knitting bucket list!
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10 Best Andrea Mowry Knitting Patterns
#1. The Weekender Knitting Pattern
This drop shoulder sweater is sure to be a favorite addition to your handmade wardrobe! It’s knit using marled yarn but will also look great in a heathered, hand-dyed, or solid yarn.
It combines the following attributes - texture, faux seams, drop shoulder, and some positive ease to create this versatile, flattering sweater! No matter your body type, it is perfect for wearing to the office or out on your weekend hike in the woods.
The Weekender Sweater Knitting Pattern
Worsted weight #4 yarn such as City Tweed Yarn or Heather’s Heathers Yarn
#2. Nightshift Shawl Knitting Pattern
This super fun shawl knitting project has a large canvas for color play! This pattern includes a recipe, to make it all your own, or row by row directions for those who want to play it safe!
Get aran weight #4 yarn for this project such as Knit Picks Provincial Tweed Yarn
#3. Find Your Fade Shawl Knitting Pattern
Starting at a single point and growing, shifting and fading into a piece that begs to be wrapped up in. This asymmetrical triangle shawl uses some clever increasing and decreasing, combined with relaxing garter stitch and simple lace so that you have a fun-to-knit canvas to play with mixing colors on.
This shawl is all about making it your own. Let your creativity shine! Use only 1 color, or 3, or 10, it’s up to you.
Get #1 Fingering weight yarn for this project such as Hawthorne Fingering Multi and Hawthorne Speckle Handpainted Yarn
#4. WOOL and Honey Pullover
This unique design features graduated honeycombs on a yoke neckline. It’s knit top down with a flattering, cropped, boxy silhouette, and looks equally beautiful paired with your favorite jeans or thrown on over a dress.
Get Fingering weight #1 yarn for this project such as Knit Picks Hawthorne Kettle Dyed Yarn
#5. Shifty Pullover Knitting Pattern
This sweater is all about being playful and having fun with color! One colorway is used consistently as the “background” while three contrasting colors make up the textured colorwork using the Mosaic knitting method.
This is a versatile piece for you wardrobe - it looks fabulous with high waisted pants and skirts, layered under overalls and pinafores or over dresses and tunics.
Get Sport weight #2 yarn for this project such as Knit Picks Journey Tweed Yarn
#6. So Faded Pullover Knitting Pattern
This sweater is an ideal raglan pullover: worked from the top down, completely seamless, and just a little bit of texture to make it fit into a more modern wardrobe. Adjust the length of the sleeves and the body easily to fit your personal style!
Get Fingering weight #1 yarn for this project such as Knit Picks Speckle Hand Painted Yarn
#7. Everyday Socks Knitting Pattern
These are the socks you’ll want to cast on again and again. Everyday Socks are simple enough for an adventurous first time sock knitter, and available in 11 sizes so that you can make a pair for each member of your family and all of your friends!
The ribbing helps to create a perfect fit and you can keep it interesting by adding in contrasting toes, heels, color blocks or stripes.
Get Fingering weight #1 yarn such as Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dyed Yarn for this project
#8. Nurtured Pullover Knitting Pattern
Here’s a cropped sweater with lots of texture that you can throw on over your favorite dresses and tunics or paired with high waisted jeans and skirts. This honeycomb pattern is easy to memorize and rhythmic to knit. This sweater is knit from the bottom up, mostly in the round, with the only seaming being a few stitches at the underarms.
Get Aran weight #4 yarn for this project such as Ewe Ewe Heather’s Heathers Yarn
#9. Winter’s Beach Cardigan Knitting Pattern
Here is a cozy cardigan with a no-fuss style. Winters Beach is worn open and is the perfect layering sweater - complete with pockets, of course. This sweater is knit from bottom up to the shoulders, then sleeves are picked up around the armholes and knit down. Pockets are placed while knitting the body of the sweater and finished at the end.
Get DK weight #3 yarn for this project such as Knit Picks City Tweed DK Yarn
#10. Shiftalong Hat Knitting Pattern
This fun to knit hat is a great way to learn a new knitting technique, Mosaic knitting. It is a fun way to play with combining colors, and is a simple technique for even newer knitters to try out.
If you can slip stitches, knit and purl - then you can do Mosaic knitting!
Get Sport weight #2 yarn for this project such a Ewe So Sporty Yarn
