Category: The Twisted Purl

Loki Lou what are you?

Our shop dog, Loki, is an adorable addition to the Twisted Purl team. He’s a super sniffer, always ready for snuggles, and is leading the pack in all the shenanigans happening in the store. He totally lives up to his name, being the Norse God of Mischief and all.

The most frequent question we get is “What kind of dog is Loki?”. By frequent, I mean several times a day! I always say he’s a good dog. Because that’s honestly all we know, because we adopted him.

His ears make him look like Dobby, from Harry Potter and the hubby says he looks like Santa’s Little Helper from the Simpsons. If he were a make believe dog, his genetic makeup would have to lay somewhere in that realm.

Genetic makeup is exactly what I’m excited about. We’ve sent in a Dog DNA test and should have the results back within the next couple weeks. Let’s have some fun while we wait.

CONTEST TIME!!!!!

Loki Lou, what are you?

I’m offering a $25 Gift Card for the person who guesses Loki’s breed.  

RULES:

Be the first person to correctly guess Loki’s predominate genetic makeup. The guess can be made on our Facebook post or here on the website (just comment below). We’ll go by the time your comment was posted. If no one guesses correctly, the gift card will go to the person who guesses the closest.

The gift card is redeemable online through our website or in our local yarn shop.

As soon as we get the DNA results back we will do a live reveal. You will find out when we do! Will keep you posted.

New Crochet Class Program for the Beginner

Learn to Crochet

The Twisted Purl offers a variety of classes for learning to crochet. Depending on what you want to learn we’ve got you covered!

 

CLASS ONE: Learn how to make a slip knot, chain stitch, and how to single crochet.

Cost: $25 (includes yarn and hook)

Two Hours

 

CLASS TWO: Learn how to create the half double and double crochet stitch.

Cost: $20 (bring yarn and needles from Class One)

Two Hours

 

CLASS THREE: Start your first project.

Cost $25 (includes yarn and pattern)

One to Two Hours

 

HELP SESSIONS: Need help reading a pattern or fixing a mistake? Make an appointment with The Twisted Purl for one on one help.

Cost $10 an hour

 

Classes occur frequently. Check our calendar and reserve your space.

New Knitting Program at The Twisted Purl

Learn to Knit

The Twisted Purl

 

CLASS ONE: Learn how to cast on and create the knit stitch.

Cost: $25 (includes yarn and needles)

Two Hours

 

CLASS TWO: Learn how to create the purl stitch and to bind off.

Cost: $20 (bring yarn and needles from Class One)

Two Hours

 

CLASS THREE: Start your first project.

Cost $25 (includes yarn and pattern)

One to Two Hours

 

HELP SESSIONS: Need help reading a pattern or fixing a mistake? Make an appointment with The Twisted Purl for one on one help.

Cost $10 an hour

Do you have a group who wants to learn? We have private group lessons available most Saturdays. Give us a call to check availability.

Classes occur frequently. Check our calendar to see upcoming events and reserve your space.

Unboxing New Yarn Recorded Live From The Twisted Purl Local Yarn Shop

Yesterday, we got in some fantastic yarns from Universal Yarns. What better way to reveal than an unboxing?

We’re extremely excited to be bringing in this new yarn line to The Twisted Purl. They offer great value yarn, that’s still squishy and snuggle worthy. With the help of Hilary, we made a live video through our Facebook page. Which we’d love to have you like…hint hint.

The Twisted Purl Yarn Unboxing Video

The prices on these yarns are AMAZING.  The giant prayer shawl yarn is only $10! Like I said in the above video, great workhorse yarns.

All yarns are available now in our local shop, and most are now in our online shop.

Bamboo Bloom Handpaints can be found here.

Pattern mentioned in the video using Bamboo Bloom Handpaints is on Ravelry. You can find the pattern here.

Bamboo Pop can be found here.

The rest of the yarns will be added here soon. Thanks!!!

Stitched Square Battle: Hendrix vs UCA at The Twisted Purl

Hendrix vs UCA Stitched Square Battle at The Twisted Purl

From now until the end of the 2017 Fall Semester, The Twisted Purl will be hosting a battle for the greater good. We’re pitting our two local colleges against one another. Everyone loves a good competition…right?

The challenge is to create as many 7 x 9 inch knit or crocheted squares as possible. You can do it!

Come on Hendrix!!!

Come on UCA!!!  

 

We’ll be collecting squares from both UCA and Hendrix. The squares can be knit or crocheted and need to be close to 7 inches by 9 inches.  We’ve got lots of donated yarn, just pop in and grab some.

Anyone can donate squares for the event.

Come on alumni, professors, and community supporters you can help too!

 

The squares will be put together to form blankets and donated to local charities. These will be distributed in Warm Up Centers across Conway this winter.

Join us one night a month for a social stitch night at The Twisted Purl from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

UCA STITCH NIGHT: the last Tuesday of each month

HENDRIX STITCH NIGHT: the last Thursday of each month

We have community donated yarn for this event along with needles, looms, and hooks. Don’t know how to use any of these things? We’ve got you covered. There will be people here to help you learn.

Join us in this battle for the good.  Take some yarn bring back some squares…beat the other college.

Wonder which college will win???  Can’t wait!