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- 10% off select “summer” yarns including: Sublime Soya, Debbie Bliss Cathay, Debbie Bliss Prima, Debbie Bliss Pure Cotton, Louet Euroflax Worsted and Sport, Noro Taiyo, and Crystal Palace Yarns Cotton Chenille.
- 10 - 25% off select sock yarns including: Opal Rainforest, Chewy Spaghetti, Fortissima, Kollage, SWTC TOFUtsies, and Farmhouse Yarns Fannie’s Fingering.
- 20% off all yarn company pattern books including: Sublime, Debbie Bliss, and Noro books.
- 25% off select colors of Debbie Bliss Donegal Tweed Aran and Chunky.
- 40 - 60% off select yarns including: Araucania Atacama, Araucania Patagonia, Araucania Nature Cotton, Araucania Pomaire, Debbie Bliss Pure Silk, Sirdar Just Bamboo, Sirdar Luxury Soft Cotton, and select colors of Bergere Magic.
- Plus, best of all, 50% off everything already on sale!
It’s out with the old and in with the new here at Twisted. This fall, we’re adding several REALLY exciting new yarn lines (here are some hints: several of them have a brand name that starts with “b”, two with “c” and one with “d”…). But before we can put the new stuff out on the shelves, we need to make room for it all! That’s where you come in - by taking home some fantastic yarns that we just don’t have room to keep a large stock of over the winter. So, come on down to Twisted and help us help you help us help you.
Open crafting night
Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Knitting, crocheting, embroidery - anything that won’t make too big a mess is welcome and encouraged.
BMFA Rockin’ Sock Club Portland-area knitters
Come work on your sock club project together. Every other Thursday, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. See current schedule for dates.
Sweater Knit-along
We’re currently knitting the Central Park Hoodie, originally published in the Fall 2006 issue of KnitScene (photo from there). It is now available for purchase only online from Interweave/Knitting Daily for $5.50. Our favorite yarn for this sweater: Alpaca with a Twist Highlander tweed! Every Friday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Queer knitting nights
Every other Sunday from 3:00 - 6:00 pm. LGBT and friendly folks. See current schedule for dates. For more info or to be added to the email list, contact Jenny at pdxqueerknitting@gmail.com.
Twisted Haiku Contest
Our monthly haiku contest. Click here to see this month’s theme and prize, and to enter!
Think Outside the SOX Contest
Knitter’s Magazine, XRX Books, Skacel, Cherry Tree Hill yarn, Addi Turbo needles, and many other sock-yarn-related companies are coming together for a great new contest – Think Outside the Sox! If you’ve always wanted to be a sock designer, then now’s your chance.
The contest started in February at STITCHES West 2008 and will run until January 1st, 2009 (just before STITCHES West 2009). There are a bunch of different categories for different yarns, techniques, and styles. The sponsors have contributed over $20,000 in prize money, with the grand prize worth $6,000! Imagine how much totally guilt-free sock yarn that could buy! The winning sock designers are going to win prize money AND get the chance to be featured in Knitter’s Magazine as well as in an upcoming book from XRX Books.
So, long story short, come on down to Twisted and pick up an official contest entry form, or check it out at the Think Outside the Sox website. As an official Sox Hot Spot, we’re here to offer you help designing, knitting and entering your sock in the contest. Portland is waaay crafty enough to have at least one, probably more, winners hail from our fair city, so start swatching, folks.
Adagio TeaChef Outside the Teacup Contest
Adagio’s TeaChef is a community of people passionate about cooking and tea. More specifically, cooking with tea. Each month they select a tea flavor and invite you to submit your recipe and picture. Then the community votes on the most creative of recipes. The winner gets a $50 gift certificate to Adagio Teas.
Bear Mittens
See our bear mitten page for details and the pattern. Long story short, in early 2008 we were contacted by the Oregon Zoo for help writing a pattern for mittens for the Malayan Sun Bear. Portland’s KGW Channel 8 aired a story on the evening news (write up here, video here) about the mittens on February 25, and we’ve been overwhelmed by requests for more information. Thank you for wanting to help, and read on for all the details and the pattern!
Duduza Dolls
Duduza (Comfort) Dolls are simple, knit dolls made to bring comfort to children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. You can learn all about the project here.
Duduza doll pattern as a PDF (76KB)
(download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)