In 2007 when Terri Potratz decided she’d like a bulky and oversized scarf to wear for Fall, she set out in search of one throughout Vancouver. When she eventually came up empty handed, the only option was to learn how to knit and make one herself!
A knitting retreat up to Pemberton with 38 experienced knitters was a great learning experience for Terri, and soon after the original “larry.” was complete. The scarf attracted so many comments and inquiries that Terri immediately began developing the “larry.” concept and line.
Larry Designs emphasizes the importance of sourcing locally, and wherever possible all materials originate from within BC. Raw alpaca fleece travels from a ranch in the Cariboo to a spinning mill in BC, where the fiber is naturally processed and spun into yarn. Terri hand knits all items, and finishing touches such as buttons are made locally as well.
We recognize that every step in our production process has an impact on the environment, therefore efforts are made to ensure the most natural methods are used in all steps of production:
Fiber is washed at the mill with a gentle detergent. Our mill does not use sulphuric acid to burn off stray bits of vegetable matter embedded within the fleece as most commercial mills do.Our yarns are not dyed, but instead retain the beautiful and natural colours of the alpaca animal. Leather smith Ken Diamond uses off-cuts, which would otherwise be discarded, from his production studio in Gastown to create unique leather buttons.We are proud to offer striking and original designs hand crafted with some of BC's most beautiful materials.
"larry. will keep you warm"
