Open today, closed on July 4th

Posted by Emily in Author, the shop

Growing up, the Fourth of July was my favorite holiday. The reason was that every year my parents and I would drive to the little tiny town in Northern Illinois where my mom was raised. And that town of 1,000 people rocked the Fourth like you would not believe.

The park in the middle of town filled up with carnival rides and bingo. My grandma’s house was across the street from the school’s football field, where the disproportionately huge fireworks display was set off. Because of that, Grandma and Grandpa always hosted a huge cookout for all their friends and family. My uncle would buy quasi legal fireworks and set them off over the corn field that abutted their backyard. We would torment Grandma by threatening to climb up on her roof to get a better view. Anyway, it was basically a Middle-American wonderland.

Best of all, the extended family entered a float in the town parade every year. We picked a theme and all dressed up and decorated a hay rack. The float always included this super creepy life sized (when I was small) doll named Becky that my grandfather got at an estate sale a million years ago and, in later years, a stuffed coyote. And - it should go without saying - we usually won our category. Of course, our competition was the same two other entrants every year, but that’s another story altogether.

All this to say: we are closed for the Fourth of July to spend time with our families and friends - and we hope you enjoy your day doing the same!

Pattern preview

Posted by Emily in socks, books, knitting

Chrissy Gardiner has released a free preview pattern from her upcoming book, Toe-Up! Patterns and Worksheets to Whip Your Sock Knitting Into Shape. The pdf file includes the newborn size of the Sydney sock, and you can feel free to pass this pattern along either in pdf or print form (complete conditions can be found on the last page of the pattern).

Click on the photo of the socks below to get your own copy of the pdf! (It’s also available as a free pattern on Ravelry.)

Once you see how awesome Chrissy’s patterns are, stop on by or call us to pre-order your very own copy of her book. They are $24.95 and should arrive right at the beginning of August. We have a preview copy in the store and it is a truly fantastic book!

Thanks!

Posted by Emily in sale

Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate our second anniversary on Monday. The sale was a ton of fun for everyone. Here’s what the line looked like when we opened… we have some hard core customers!

Sale of the Week - Louet Riverstone Chunky

Posted by Emily in sale

Louet’s Riverstone Chunky is the perfect basic wool yarn you always need more of. This 100% Peruvian wool is ideal for felting, but also soft yet crisp enough for gorgeous cabled sweaters. If you have a shopping list for the upcoming Sock Summit, look over it and see if this will fit the bill for any of your classes!

There are approximately 165 yards per each 100g skein. The gauge is 3.5 sts = 1″ on a US 10. Care is hand wash, dry flat. Check out reviews on Ravelry. Our regular price is $8.00.

This week at 25% off, Riverstone Chunky is only $6.00 per skein.

The sale price is valid from Tuesday, June 30, 2009 through Sunday, July 5, 2009 only. (Note: we’ll be closed July 4.)

Anniversary Sale on Monday 6/29

Posted by Emily in sale

Monday, June 29th is Twisted’s 2nd Anniversary! What better way to celebrate this wonderful milestone than a SALE?!?!?!?

This time, we’re going to do something a little different: a one-day sale. On Monday, June 29th, which is Twisted’s actual birthday, we are offering a blow-out sale on almost everything in the shop. Here’s the plan.

If your purchase totals at least:
$25, you get 10% off
$50, you get 15% off
$75, you get 20% off
$100 or more, you get a whopping 25% off!

That’s your entire purchase, excluding: Blue Moon Fiber Arts products (that means no discount on Socks that Rock – sorry about that, everyone!), gift certificates, classes, and items that are already on sale.

Also, the first 50 people through our doors that morning will get a free gift bag filled with patterns, notions, yarn and other cool stuff. Don’t miss out!

Last of all, don’t forget that we’ll be open until 8pm that night specially for our sale.

Mark your calendars - we’ll see you there.

About us

Posted by Emily in blogging

We’ve added a list of owner, staff, and employee bios to our about us page - check it out!

Learn Lace, the Perfect Summertime Knitting

Posted by Shannon in the shop, classes, knitting

Knitting lace is such a great Summertime project - it’s light, airy, fits in your beach bag, isn’t too hot, too heavy, too…wooly. If you haven’t yet tried lace knitting, this class is perfect for you.

Take our Introduction to Lace workshop this Saturday (June 27), 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!

The deets:
Saturday, June 27. 12:00 - 2:00 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

Sale of the Week - Zitron Savanna

Posted by Emily in sale

Zitron’s wonderful summer yarn Savanna is perfect for any tank tops or lightweight sweaters you’ve got queued for this warm season. The blend is easy to care for and breathable, boasting 60% cotton, 20% linen, and 20% Rayon. And DK weight yarns are the perfect combination of finer weight and ease of knitting (at least according to Emily).

There are approximately 109 yards per each 50g ball. The gauge is 23 sts = 4″ on a US 5. Care is Machine wash cold, dry flat. Check out reviews on Ravelry. Our regular price is $9.00.

This week at 25% off, Savanna is only $6.75 per ball.

The sale price is valid from Monday, June 22, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009 only.

Thanks to Kristin for the middle photo of her gorgeous sweater in progress!!!!

Contest update

Posted by Emily in contests

Hi all, we’ve only gotten a few entries for our June contest. And it’s such a fun one! Also, we selected a prize and it’s way, way, way fun too. So what are you waiting for?!

June contest: submit your best photo that shows both flowers AND something you knitted with yarn from Twisted to our flickr photo gallery.
This month’s prize: Tote bag by Lantern Moon (pictured at right)

To submit your entry, just post a photo to our flickr photo gallery by midnight on June 30. Please help us out by noting the project and what yarn you used in the caption.

Room in Learn to Crochet Class!

Posted by Shannon in the shop, classes, crochet

There’s still room in our Learn to Crochet Class. It’s a 3-hour workshop, next Thursday, June 25, from 5-8pm, taught by the crochet-tastic Elaine M., and really gets you started on the one-hook wonder that is crochet. You’ll walk away with the cutest little crochet flowers, as well as the mad skillz necessary to chain-stitch, single crochet, and double crochet. Don’t really know what these terms mean? Sign up for Elaine’s class and find out! (This class will also be repeated this summer a few times, so if you aren’t available next Thursday, don’t despair!)

Learn to Crochet / Crocheted Flowers
No prior crochet knowledge needed! Class project is small crocheted flowers.
Thursday, June 25. 5:00 – 8:00pm.
–OR—
Thursday, July 30. 5:00-8:00pm.
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

2310 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232     *     503-922-1150     *     info@twistedpdx.com