Twisted Loop Yarn Shop in Prior Lake joins the Minnesota Yarn Shop Hop!!

The Twisted Loop Yarn Shop has been dubbed the "Big/Little Shop".  We are nestled in the beautiful Prior Lake Library Building in downtown Prior Lake.

Natural light streams in through our large wall to wall windows.  Cathedral high ceilings provide a sense of openness and space to the shop.

Carrying a beautiful array of yarns, you'll find your favorites from Anzula, Malabrigo, Rowan, Classic Elite, Hi Koo, Schopel, Brown Sheep and Berroco.  You'll also find some more exclusive yarns here as well.  We love our Shepherd's Wool from Stonehedge Fiber Mill in Michigan.  Gypsy Girl Creations has beautiful ombre' colors, and who can resist the funky color combo's from Cyborg's Craft Room.  Nobody can deny the squishy wonderfulness of Claudia Handpainted Yarns or the stunning deep colors from Sun Valley Fibers.

Don't forget our accessories from Atenti, Namaste, della Q and Chic-a.  Every knitter needs a fabulous bag for their fabulous yarn.

Please find us at www.twistedloopyarnshop.com, on Facebook, Twitter and Ravelry under the Twisted Loop Yarn Shop as well.  If you just want to chat,  give us a call at (952) 240-8550, we'd love to hear from you.

Stop by and sit, laugh and learn.  We're heavy on the "laugh" here at the Twisted Loop Yarn Shop.

Happy Knitting,

Jenni and the Twisted Looper's

Kudos to you, hoppers!

The Minnesota Yarn Shop Hop of 2013 was a fantastic event! 

Attendees donated  7,525 pounds of food to local food shelves along with $4,429 in cash donations. All the shops had a wonderful time and would like to thank each and every hopper for participating. See you next year!

The Grand prize winner being surprised with news of her win. 

Eye Candy? Yarn Porn? We just call it beautiful.

Here is a smattering of what the shops have in store for this year's hop.

All hand dyed especially for you, hoppers.

We are all looking forward to the 2013 hop. Given that the weather forecast is less than optimal, we would like to remind all of you to travel safely this weekend. 

A Yarn Bomb and Raffle to Support the Emergency Food Shelf Network during the 2013 Shop Hop

As part of this year's Shop Hop, Skeins is raffling off a chair that has been yarnbombed by employees and friends. The chair is the brainchild of Martha Shannon, who got the idea from the chair charm Skeins will be giving out for donations to the Emergency Foodshelf Network.  Raffle tickets are $1 each, and proceeds will be donated to the Emergency Foodshelf Network.

The next stop on our blog tour of the upcoming Minnesota Yarn Shop Hop 2013 is . . .

Wow! What an exceptional few months it's been. We are new to the hop and new shop owner, ChrisRKnits, has been busy putting new paint on the walls at our new location and unpacking new yarns! We also put together some new furniture and designed that great new logo you see above. (Thanks, Tom!) 

Where do iYarn@? We yarn@ everywhere under the sun, moon, and stars! It's impossible to select a single location for something so enjoyable and portable. ChrisRKnits has designed a fabulous project for our free pattern offering for the hop. We feel the custom dyed colors combined with the yarn base and pattern are a knockout of a project. We hope that you do, too!

Recently, we acquired a new shop dog.  (Sandra rocked this project!)  Let us introduce you to the recently retired from showing, old English sheep dog, Lady Purlington, The Duchess of Saint Louis Park. She is a most charitable creature accepting donations for The Animal Humane Society. Each time you use your own bag for purchases made at the shop, we put a nickel in her belly.

We encourage you to sign up for our newsletter. We'll let you know all about other cool new stuff every now and then. Read the second issue here; it has some information on how to find us and parking when you arrive by automobile.

We can hardly wait to Yarn@ everywhere under the sun, moon and stars with you. It's going to be a fantastic event!

Hop to The Yarnery: A Busy Shop in a Busy Place

The Yarnery—located in the heart of St. Paul's most exciting shopping district, historic Grand Avenue—is a lively, busy place. Like all the great shops on the hop, we have a full array of classes and events, gorgeous yarn, and a friendly, knowledgable staff. The Twin Cities' metro area is so fortunate to have such a dizzying array of great yarn shops, and we're proud to be associated with them for this event. It may be exhausting to travel to all 16(!) of them for the hop, but it's well worth the effort to see the richness and variety the many shops have to offer.

What has kept us busy at The Yarnery this winter? Filling kits for Theresa Gaffey's luxurious stole from Wearwithall: Knits for Your Life (our very own book), and winding LOTS of Malabrigo Merino Worsted for Malabrigo Linen Stitch Scarf kits. And then there are our twice-weekly free clinics (5-8pm on Mondays and Thursdays), weekly knit nights, weaving weekends, and an upcoming retreat on the North Shore. Like we said: busy!

The last couple weeks have seen a flurry of activity as we've readied the shop to become a flagship retail location for Brooklyn Tweed's American wool yarn. We're one of just a dozen flagships in the world, and the only such store in the midwest. We're thrilled with this new partnership, and you'll want to see this yarn for yourself when you come in for the hop: you literally can't see it anywhere else within a thousand miles of Minnesota.

The Yarnery may be a busy place, but we're never too busy to greet our fabulous customers, and we can't wait to see all of you, new and returning friends, at The Yarnery in April.

The Yarnery

840 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105

651.222.5793

yarnery.com

Hop to Yarn Garage in Rosemout - knit happy and glitter it up!

Nestled into historic downtown Rosemount, Yarn Garage is a fabulously cozy knitters’ home away from home. You’ll be greeted like an old friend and we’ll happily share some of our favorite projects and exclusive colorways with you.

Browse the racks at Yarn Garage as if you’re in a clothing boutique: try on anything that strikes your fancy and our expert staff will help you choose just the right yarn (or yarns—we love to mix and match!) to make the garment uniquely yours. One of the best things about knitting is being able to create a piece that is catered specifically to your shape and coloring and it’s something we love to help our customers do.

With exclusives from fabulous yarn companies like Madelinetosh, Zen Yarn Garden, and Three Irish Girls, we have a truly remarkable rainbow of saturated color and incredible fibers. Come in and explore bright colors from Neighborhood Fiber Company and SweetGeorgia and then discover amazing textures with Be Sweet Bamboo, Habu Silk and Stainless Steel, Shibui’s linen chainette, and many more.

We’re also big fans of Steven’s specialties: convertible fashion and Fiber Fusion! If you’re going to knit something, you should be able to wear it at least two different ways! Our favorites are the Warren 2-Way Jacket (knit with Tahki Ripple, a thick and thin cotton tape), Steven’s tasseled hat/cowl featured in winter’s Knit Simple (which we love in soft and colorful Malabrigo Rastita), and, of course, Steven’s brand new Ponchello, a color block version of his world-famous Ponchini using Be Sweet Bamboo and Extra Fine Mohair Boucle.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2013 Shop Hop—knit happy and glitter it up!