Purls Tucson

Decent, basic yarn shop. Owner was nice.
What made them different was they had a huge button selection. They also had very attractive knitting tote bags.

As of January 19^th purl’s is no longer at that
Location
I don’t know if they have moved or are out of business..

Took a 3 or 4 hour intro to knitting class ¹²⁄₁₁. Bough it through groupon. I had been a crochet-​er and a casual knitter, but was never really good at knitting and wanted to try to pick it up again. Class was informative and the teacher was patient, although she seemed flustered sometimes. Printouts in class were grainy and not at all useful. Class came with quality bamboo needles and some Cascade yarn. The day of the class I received a 10% off coupon (for taking the class) and picked up some supplies. While I was there I saw some women knitting away and chit — chatting — this place had a great «stop in anytime» sort of atmosphere. Although I tend to order stuff online, I’ve stopped in on occasion when I wanted some inspiration and had some questions on a project. I haven’t been to any other yarn shops in town — but I don’t really plan on it either — give this place a try!

My first time in store today and I will definitely return the next time I am in town. Small shop but lots of beautiful yarn. Helpful salesperson.

LOVELY little knitting shop that I was happy to discover last summer. Forgive me for forgetting to write a review until now.
Every time I’ve stopped in since then, there’s always a contingent of knitters purling away at a table. The ladies at the counter are always happy to help you select yarn, patterns from the huge library of patterns in the back or to print you off a free one from their system. They have a nice selection of monthly classes as well as private lessons and one day, when I’m not so slammed at work, I hope to take a lace knitting one.
The store is neat & tidy and the shelves are stocked with a lot of yarn selections. As a previous reviewer noted, there is a large amount of acrylics available, but there’s a lot of luxury as well. Ah, mohair — how you call my name and fuzz my shirts during projects…
The walls are also covered in knit examples to inspire you and random knitting doo-​dads to tempt you. Join the mailing list & they’ll keep you updated with the latest fiber festivities.

In general, very helpful and pleasant although they can get busy at times. Private instruction is superb!

Me momsie and I just did a craftie-​girlie weekend in Tucson. She wanted to hit the quilt stores, I wanted to check out the knitting stores. I’ve been to Purls before — when they were «east» and «west». «East» is no longer (the one on Oracle Blvd.) and this one is now the sole Purls location.
Service is very friendly and helpful. One woman went out of her way and called her husband at home to look at a book on her shelf (because they were out of it at the shop) to determine one of the items needed for my mom’s project.
This shop is a little ‘older school’ in terms of products. This is one of the knitting stores that still carries a lot of acrylic (read: crappy) yarns that I don’t personally use but are a favorite for some for ugly baby blankets and the like. A GREAT selection of BOOKS, but the pattern leaflets and magazines (save for the most recent Vogue, Interweave, etc. and some Jo Sharp leaflets) are VERY dated. Prices seem slightly higher than other shops or Internet retailers — i.e. Cascade 220 is $ 7.50 here… higher than most places that have it at $ 7.00 or below. I paid $ 5.89 per skein for Cascade Pima Tencel — Yarndex has it at $ 4.80 MSRP. They have a LOT of Cascade’s yarn. I got some of Cascade’s lovely Venezia (Merino/​Silk) — again, paid about a buck more than you can probably find it elsewhere.
All in all, if you knit, you should stop by Purls. Definitely check out Kiwi Knitting and Tucson Yarn Company, if you are looking for more up-​to-​date and fashion-​forward yarns and patterns.