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We want to connect with you, but we’ve come to the conclusion that “social media” is built to be antisocial. So we’ve built our own feed here (or as they used to be called, “blog,” lol). We’ll try to post most days that we’re open. If you want to be part of the conversation, join our Discord!

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  • Closed Wed, June 11 & Thursday June 12

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    Rik Schell

    We will be closed two days coming up for a quick trip out of town to gather with family to celebrate our nephew’s graduation. This means stitch groups that are normally happening on those days will NOT be happening (sorry about that). It always pays to check our calendar!

  • Doctor Who tonight at Purl’s

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    Rik Schell

    We are trying to stay unspoiled for the season finale! Join us tonight at the shopor on Zoom at 6, episode to start at 7 (link here: Groups and Fun).

    We’ll be watching Game Changer, a comedy gameshow for the next several weeks until Star Trek Strange New Worlds starts up again.

  • June Field Trip?

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    Rik Schell

    I don’t think we have anything scheduled for June yet although there was talk of some alien festival. Chime in on Discord if you are interested in our special trips.

  • So many charts

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    Rik Schell

    Sometimes it’s hard being an insane genius, lol. I’m designing a circular double knit cape with a beaded star chart on one side and astrological symbols on the other, and of course every piece of it has to be EXTRA, because this is how I roll. I just want to start knitting but I have to draw everything out first.

  • Dragon Eggs

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    Rik Schell

    Did you know that Noro calls their big yarn balls “dragon eggs”? They are as precious as treasure! Yes, they do cost $40 to $50, but they are 200 grams, the size of four normal Noro balls, and they have so many colors packed inside. We have Kompeito (cotton), Akari (silk/cotton), Ito (wool), and Rikka (wool chunky). Just restocked hoping for lots of baby dragons.

  • Cat Pictures!

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    Rik Schell

    Our cats are not named Knit and Purl. They are Toastie and Cheesy. They are the best cats. But they love yarn too much to be in the store, so you will have to appreciate them from afar.

  • Welcome to the Purl’s Feed

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    admin

    Social media became a shitshow years ago. Facebook and Instagram got businesses hooked on free advertising, and it made a lot of sense for a while, getting visibility in the feeds of people who were actually interested in what we were posting about. But as the algorithm inexorably shifted to monetization (and “engagement” by making people angry all the time), it became clear that these (to say nothing of Twitter) are toxic platforms by design.

    So we’re trying to break up with Zuckerberg. If you still find these spaces useful, we get it. No judgment. There are family members I still check on there, and friends who mainly communicate that way. We don’t want to cut off communication with you, either. Our plan is to post here on our own site, and repost to FB and Insta for a while yet. But the old-school way of actually going to a website to check on someone you’re interested in … we MISS that! So we’re going to try that.

    If you are looking for back-and-forth engagement and comments and to-the-minute news updates, join our Discord! Message us to find out more. We will not be allowing comments here, because crypto scams are too good at targeting WordPress comments so they’ve become useless. Thanks for your interest!

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