Knit or Crochet! Felted or not! Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral! Use your imagination to adapt a pattern or create your own. This stitching contest is inspired by books like Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, The Never Ending Story, and The Last Unicorn. Create a motif for a sweater, a castle diorama, a dragon toy… The only restriction is that it is fantasy inspired and knit or crocheted. You may enter as many creations as you choose.

All entries must be submitted to The Gifted Purl by Mid-Summer’s Night (June 22, 2008), and must remain in the store until winners are announced in August. The winners will be chosen by customer ballot. Chicago style voting – you may vote as often as you like, however one ballot per visit.

All participants will have their work featured on our web-site. Prizes are:

Most Outstanding Overall – $100.00 gift certificate

Most Fantastical (best representation of fantasy) – $30.00 gift cert.

Funniest – $30.00 gift certificate

Most Beautiful – $30.00 gift certificate

May 11, 2008

We will be closed

10 % off all purchases on May 10, 2008

July 4, 2008

We will be closed

Stitch-in is canceled

Stitch a hat for our service people

Many of those wonderful handmade Christmas gifts can be made while sitting at the pool this summer, and you will enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas so much more!

Maria is our “Stitcher of the Month”. She Quilts! She Crochets! She Knits! She teaches crochet at “the Purl”, and recently demonstrated Tunesian Crochet at the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo in St. Charles. Many of our crocheted models, at the roids store, were made by Maria. She designs crocheted items and has even had a pattern published! Maria likes motorcycles (specially Vespas!) , spinach pizza, and maintaining close relationships with her many, many, many friends. All of us at “the Purl” are very thankful to Maria for all she has done for us and for the shop.

Show your guild card for a 10% discount!

Our new book corner with new titles and patterns!
Fabulous new “Roch” buttons made of natural stone.
Gifted Purl has its own Ravelry page and group!
Lots of new models to help you with ideas.
Wonderful new handmade knitting bags and needle cases.
New yarns arriving every month.

In cooperation with Knitter’s Magazine and Universal yarns, The Gifted Purl is sponsoring the “Think Outside The Sox” competition! In addition to over $20,000.00 in prizes, winners will be featu red in Knitter’s Magazine and in a forth comimg XRX book! Please come into “the Purl” to check out our wonderful new sock yarns, the 26 contest categories, and ideas for your winning entry.

We are really busy stitching up new models with our new yarns and patterns. The “fish blanket” from ‘Best of Knitters – Babies and Toddlers’ is being made in every color of Lamb’s Pride Superwash.

Gary Scholar presents ANGORA book signing and reading at The Gifted Purl

Friday, July 13
2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

You are invited!