Most of your knitwear is beautiful and none of it is cheerful!

Just imagine a cream cardigan with a few fine stripes running through it — enough colour to lift your whole face, not so much that it dictates the outfit. Now stop imagining, because the Ruth keeps its base soft and puts the brightness in thin, well-spaced lines.

• Cream Base, Colored Stripes
  The body is a warm cream and the stripes sit lightly across it. Because the ground colour stays neutral, the piece still works with everything. The colour reads as a detail rather than a statement.
• Open Front, Easy Drape
  There is nothing to fasten, so it falls open in a long soft line from shoulder to hip. Over a white tee it frames rather than covers. It is the easiest thing in the world to throw on.
• Real Patch Pockets
  Two roomy patch pockets sit at the front where you actually want them. They are deep enough for a phone and a set of keys. They also give the front a little structure.
• Loose Open-Stitch Knit
  The stitch is airy, which keeps it comfortable indoors as well as out. You can wear it at a warm desk without overheating. It still blocks the chill on the walk to the car.
• Four Stripe Colorways
  Rainbow, green, blue and pink — same cardigan, four different tempos. The rainbow is the joyful one, the blue the calmest. Each keeps the same cream ground so they all behave.

Cheerful and tasteful are not opposites. The Ruth gives you just enough colour to change your mood, keeps the shape soft and the pockets useful, and ends up being the one you grab on the days that need lifting.