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This page contains brief items too short for Knitters News, plus links to highlighted Knitters News items of special interest. It does not replace Knitters News. Special items of interest Around the Internet and Other Items of Interest can be found near the bottom of this page.
The Annual Holiday Luncheon – If you cannot attend, please email the Treasurer — we have a waiting list.
Membership – See all options for payment here, including convenient online payment. Payment by mail is not recommended due to issues with the postal service. You must be a paid 2025 member to register for 2025 workshops (see the next item for details).
Workshops – Online registration is here! Click on any 2025 workshop link from our Workshops in 2025 listing for full details on how to sign up and payment options. Don’t miss out – pay your 2025 membership online now to make sure you are eligible for these great workshop opportunities.
Philanthropy – You can bring your latest donations to the Hoilday Luncheon or the January meeting. You may also contact Colleen Lukoff to arrange a pick up or drop-off. Check the Philanthropy page for more information, including our donation partners. Questions? Check out the new Philanthropy FAQ page.
Guild Bylaws – The Board recently approved updated Bylaws, now available online. Changes include expanded descriptions of Officer and Chair responsibilities, to help inform potential volunteers. The Members-Teaching-Members position has been removed; help is available during the January Cast-On Party and, resuming in March, at the pre-meeting clinic.
Ravelry – Check out our Ravelry SDNCKG group page where you can find special announcements not available on the Guild website and a link to the Guild’s library on Ravelry. Members can post questions to Co-Presidents Tania and Renate (or post anything else, for that matter).
The Guild is on Instagram – The Guild has a social media account on Instagram. Expect to find announcements, reminders, workshop news, and more. If you have an Instagram account just scan the QR code to the right and click the follow button or search for SanDiegoKnitters while in Instagram.
Guild Library – The Guild has an extensive library full of knitting and crochet pattern books and related resources. It’s easy to check out books and pick them up (and later return them) at in-person Guild meetings. Details here.
The November Show and Share can be found here. Our next in-person Show and Share will be the March 2025 meeting. In the meantime, you can submit photos of your projects for our Virtual Show and Share gallery. Instructions for submitting can always be found at the bottom of Show and Share pages. Links to older galleries going back three+ years can be found here.
Guild Subgroups – Contact individual sub-group leaders for details. Lists of subgroups and contact information can be found on the Sub-Group Meeting page under the Calendar tab or by clicking here.
Did you know? We have a number of talented Guild members who are published designers, starting with Co-President Renate Kamm (Ravelry ID oberpfalzerin). Others include Irina Anikeeva (hibis411), Mary Martin (MaryWMartin), Cally Monster (Monster Knits), Wendy Gaal (Knitters Brewing Company, Ravelry ID socalknitgirl), and Claudia Carlson (FibertoFabric and inventor of the Needle Keeper) to name a few. You can see their designs and patterns on Ravelry. Check your Guild Directory for their Ravelry IDs.
Around the Internet
Fiber-related stories:
- Myriam Dion weaves milestones of women’s history from vintage newspapers.
- Vi Nguyen’s beaded bites evoke the spirit of NYC corner stores.
- At 94, the pioneering Lee ShinJa weaves a new tradition for feminist textile art.
Knitting Resources:
- TECHKnitter is back! After taking some time off, this immensely instructive blogger has returned to help us understand the “how and why” in what we do. The latest blog post dives deeply into winding a skein into a ball of yarn.
- As knitters we often find problems with colors bleeding, especially with hand-dyed yarns. Undercover Otter has compiled a detailed article on the topic at their site.
- Clara Parkes maintains a list of Upcoming Knitting and Fiber Events around the world on her Knitter’s Review website – check it out here.
- Need information or help in substituting one yarn for another for a project – check out Yarnsub.com
Podcast News – Fruity Knitters podcasts can be found here. And don’t forget Arne & Carlos’ Sit and Knit for a Bit.
Other Items of Interest
Quilter Activities – For members who quilt – you can find news about local quilting events on the Guild’s Ravelry SDNCKG group page in the discussion topic “Quilt Notices.” Check our Ravelry Group page for any update.
Local museums:
- Mingei International Museum has a new cafe! The Mingei is a wonderful museum of arts and crafts, located in Balboa Park. Check it out at Mingei.org/whats-on.
- Visions Museum of Textile Art. Visions is a great textile museum in Liberty Station. While its focus in the past has been largely on art quilts, the museum has expanded its “vision” to include all fiber arts. In recognition of its expanded scope, Visions renamed itself Visions Museum of Textile Art and has a new website VMOTA.org Check it out!
- The San Diego Museum of Art. Check the San Diego Museum of Art’s website for information and events.
- County Art Museums. Here is a link to a listing of all museums in San Diego County. Check individual websites for details.
Have information about events around the county which may be of interest to Guild members? Contact the Guild’s News Coordinator NewsATSanDiegoKnittersDOTcom (Note: to use Guild email addresses, you’ll need to change the AT and DOT to appropriate symbols and eliminate any spaces. Guild email addresses are not clickable.)
– Sydnie Wauson, webmaster
