Today we are handing over the blog to the wonderful Laura Perrem, who is our club manager at Stolen Stitches and our designer of Ferry Times from our Celtic Knits Club! In this post, Laura will give you a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes of the club and what to expect from her latest design.

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Celtic Knits Club Theme

Around this time last year, Carol and I were playing with different themes for this year’s Celtic Knits Club.
She had just been to visit Cape Clear and came back SO inspired. We had lots of conversations about the idea of islands, heritage, and journeys. It was with this energy that we excitedly found our theme for this year’s club. Being from an island nation, they are in our bones and we wanted to bring this to our wonderful club members. Not only do I have the pleasure of working on the club, I have the joy of designing for it too!

The Ferry Times Wrap

Inspiration

I love designing for CKC, and this year’s theme is one that’s close to my heart- Irish Islands. As a child, our holidays were spent on a small island off the west coast of Co. Cork. I have clear memories of waiting on the pier for the small ferry to arrive.
This inspired me, and was my first thought, when Carol asked me to be part of this year’s Celtic Knits Club.

Yarn

When designing with Deas, I find that the yarn is in charge of me; I am not in charge of the yarn!
Deas demands large flowing cables, and that is exactly what I have designed here in the Ferry Times Wrap. I have incorporated one of my favourite stitches—the blackberry stitch—as a running edge on either side of undulating cables. You’ll move through cabled panels, which will result in a generous wrap that will shelter you from the elements.

I have knit my Ferry Times wrap in the colour ‘Fog’, and I think both this and the Sea Spray (which Carol has knitted her amazing Bere Sweater in) will show the cables beautifully.

Construction

You’ll begin your wrap with a twisted rib hem (I love these), before moving through large cabled panels. On either side of the panels you’ll work running Blackberry stitch and Plait Cables. It is very pleasing to see them go on and on while your centre panels weave in and out. After you’ve worked panels A, B and C, you’ll complete the wrap with your second twisted rib hem, and a tubular bind off!

Side note- I used to pretend not to see ‘tubular bind-off’ when it was listed on patterns, but honestly, Carol makes it simple to learn- she taught me!

As always, happy knitting!
Laura x

Celtic Knits Club 2024

Ferry Times is just one of the patterns from Laura Perrem, Eimear Earley, and Carol Feller for our Celtic Knits Club 2024. There is still time to nab all five patterns, as well as all the step-by-step tutorials, live recordings, and more right here:

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Feature Designer – Laura Perrem

Laura Perrem is a knitwear designer working from the south coast of Ireland.
Laura originally studied Fine Art, and has been busy working in the visual arts ever since. Her designs are simple and bold, and she loves working with fluffy yarns of all kinds. When not knitting, you’ll find her working at Stolen Stitches, in the garden, or looking for a cat.

You can follow Laura on Instagram and Ravelry. so do pop over and say hi!