Sep
Fashion show recap
Posted by Emily in eventsWe want to thank everyone who came to our Louet fashion shows last weekend. It was a blast! Special thanks to our models: Amy, Leah, Parna, Julie, Melissa, Linda, Sarah, Taunia, Stefan (Shannon’s hubby), and The Pig (aka Carat, my pup), and to her handlers Alessandra and Matt (my hubby)!
If you missed it, here are some highlights. My favorite, of course, is in the bright red sweater!
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Sep
Are you a Stitch Diva?
Posted by Emily in patterns, knittingTwisted is now carrying Stitch Diva patterns! These fashion-forward designs are also innovative and easy to follow. But what can I say that is better than photos?!
Bullseye |
Giselle
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Knitted Bodice |
Labyrinth
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Number 6 |
Sahara
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Scabbard |
Sep
Openings in Intro to Lace Workshop this weekend
Posted by Shannon in the shop, classesOne of our most popular classes is coming up this weekend, and there is still space available! It’s the Introduction to Lace workshop, starring the lovely Japanese Vines pattern, by the talented and fabulous Michelle Molis (who also teaches the class). If you’ve been in Twisted, you’ve surely seen one of the sample Japanese Vines we have hanging out here - you may have even tried one on! Well, now’s your chance to make it, knitters, and to get comfortable knitting lace while you’re at it! It’s also a great holiday gift, and we all know that it’s kinda time to start thinking about that. Eeeks.
The deets:
Saturday, Sept 27. 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
with Michelle Molis
$20
Materials: One skein Cherry Tree Hill Supersock fingering weight (a solid color & not too dark), US 3 needles, stitch markers, darning needle. Please bring to class a small swatch or sample of your knitting.
Includes: Japanese Vines pattern by Michelle Molis.
Skills learned: Yarn over, slip-slip-knit, reading a chart
Sep
Learn to Crochet
Posted by Shannon in the shop, classesThere is still space available in the Learn to Crochet class tomorrow, September 25, from 5-8pm. Learn how to chain, single crochet, and double crochet by making the cutest little crocheted flowers you ever did see. No prior crochet knowledge needed!
The deets:
Thursday, Sept 25. 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
with Elaine Marcus
$30
Materials: Size H Susan Bates Quicksilver crochet hook, plus $5 materials fee payable to teacher.
Includes: Yarn for project, hand out
Skills learned: Chain, single crochet, double crochet
Sep
If you can believe it…
Posted by Shannon in the shop, yarn, socksWe just got a box of MORE TREKKING 126 (the Brach’s Candy colorway). We thought the last shipment was the last out there, but…the box we received begs to differ…
We’ve got 10 more skeins…wait! Nine! (One just found it’s way into my knitting bag). When they’re gone, they may be gone. But then again, they may not.
Sep
Louet fashion show
Posted by Emily in events
Prizes, drinks, snacks, and more…
10% off Louet yarns during the show!
Free pattern when you buy the yarn for a featured garment!
Friday night - doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:00pm
Saturday morning - doors open at 9:30am, show starts at 10:00am
We will be closing today (Friday) at 4pm to prepare for the show.
Sep
Sign me up
Posted by Emily in the shopAt long last, Twisted now has a big sign on the outside of our building!
We hope this will make it easier for new folks to find us, and put a smile on the faces of old friends who are driving by.
Sep
Louet fashion show
Posted by Emily in eventsThis Friday and Saturday come see our Louet Fashion Show! We have 24 sample garments using Louet yarns and Louet patterns.
Friday, September 19 at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Saturday, September 20 at 10am (doors open at 9:30am)
No registration required, but seating is limited.
Buy the yarn for one of the featured projects and get the pattern free. Special orders welcome and encouraged!
The shop will be closing at 4pm on Friday to set up.
Here are just a few of the garments you will see:
Ingrid skirt in Euroflax Sport
Over the Knee Socks in Gems Sport
Sandra in MerLin Worsted
Jacqueline in Gems Worsted
Sep
Mr. Owl, Tootsie Roll Pops, and Knitting
Posted by Shannon in the shop, classes, knittingHow many licks DOES it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? A question that has dogged candy-eaters everywhere for generations. Well, maybe not, but look at these knitted owls:
Tootsie Roll Pops were the first thing we thought of when we met these little guys!
Are you dying to try your hands at knitted toys? This is a great one to start with, and the amazing Chrissy Gardiner is teaching a class on making these lil’ guys!
Knitted Toy Owl
Wednesdays, Nov 12, 19. 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
with Chrissy Gardiner
$40
Materials: Two colors worsted weight yarn, size 4 double-pointed needles, toy stuffing, scraps of felt for eyes and beak, darning needle.
Includes: Owls pattern by Katie Park
Skills learned: Shaping.
As always, you get 10% off on any supplies you purchase here for the class. Give a call (503.922.1150) or stop by to register!
Sep
Ooh, Baby, I love your way…
Posted by Shannon in the shop, yarn, knittingLove Dream in Color, but longing for something lighter, more lacey? Love knitting lace, but want the convenience of easy care? Dream in Color’s newest yarn, Baby, may very well be what you have been searching for.
Baby has been out for a while, but has been overshadowed by her bigger siblings, Fatty, Classy, and Smooshy. But Baby is not to be overlooked. It’s a heavy-lace-slash-light-fingering, in those gorgeous Dream in Color shades that we have all become enamored with, and at $25 for 700 yards per skein, it’s a great deal for a superwash wool.
