The twist is the twisted knit stitch ;)
I like the twisted knit stitch and have used it in other patterns. As a continental knitter a ribbing of “ktbl, p” is much faster than “k,p”.

I had a bit of a problem with this when I first started. I had cast on for size large and knitted about 2” on US #7 needles pondering all along if it may not be too small.
So, here are the changes I made:

• Frogged it the next morning, added 8 stitches and worked on US #8 needles. Not only does it look now like it may be a better size, but it also feels softer. Still, I won’t know until Christmas if it fits or not.
• I knitted 27 rows for the cuff then did the turn row.
• I didn’t like the look of the turn row; just wrapping and turning left a hole. I tinked three rows back to the turn row and on the last stitch I lifted the wrap and purled it together with the stitch.
• I started the crown after 28 rows. Placing markers every 24 stitches. In the last decrease row I knitted ssk across all the stitches and was left with a final stitch count of 16 stitches.