by Alexa Greatrex | May 2, 2018 | Blog Posts
Knit Out Loud Some Wednesdays at the The Twisted Purl knitting is loud and boisterous. some Wednesdays knitting is intense and you can hear each person whispering, “one, two, three…, Oh no!! #*#* or Isn’t this lovely.” When we knit we are engaged in the act of...
by Alexa Greatrex | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog Posts
October 19, 2017 Harvest Moon Tonight the moon, misty and wistful shines bright enough to cast shadows. The coolness of an impending winter finds my exposed skin, I shiver walking in pants to short and sleeves not long enough. Ben, my son arrived home this evening...
by Alexa Greatrex | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog Posts
September 29, 2017 Off To The City We Go I have a significant passion for knitting. Its biggest attraction for me is the endless learning that you can experience with this amazing art. This weekend Bernice and I and “the new girl” Aubrey are heading to Knit City in...
by Alexa Greatrex | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog Posts
September 18, 2017 Harvest Time There something about harvest time that is paradoxical. As everything comes to fruit it also decays. The tomatoes ripen red, plums soften and are perfectly purple, pears become plump slowly becoming the amazing fruit that they are. At...
by Alexa Greatrex | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog Posts
August 26, 2017 Gabbie is leaving for broader horizons. Two years ago I met Gabbie for the first time. We were hiring for a sales position at our new store The Twisted Purl Yarn Studio. We were a few weeks from opening our doors for the first time and figuring out the...
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