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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.
Membership – See the latest news here, including a link to all options for payment. 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 – Look for 2024 donation totals soon, along with new project ideas. 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 and provide information about non-Guild events (the forum is moderated and inappropriate posts may be edited or removed).
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, 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.
Show and Share – The Holiday Luncheon Fashion Show can be found here. If you have a Joji Locatelli-designed garment(s) to share, read this post about sharing them at the January meeting – all are welcome, even if previously shown at a meeting. Our next “normal” 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 are at the bottom of all Show and Share pages. Links to older galleries going back three+ years can be found here.
Social Knitting – Opportunities for social knitting are listed under the Calendar tab (linked here).
Did you know? We have a number of talented Guild members who are published designers; you can see many of their designs and patterns on Ravelry (their Ravelry IDs appear in parenthesis). Members include, in alphabetical order: Irina Anikeeva (hibis411), Claudia Carlson (FibertoFabric), Wendy Gaal (socalknitgirl), Renate Kamm (oberpfalzerin), Mary Martin (MaryWMartin), and Cally Monster (Monster Knits). Let us know if we are missing your or another member’s name!
Around the Internet
Fiber-related stories:
- How farmers are using wool to save water in the American West.
- From a playful dog to a wise owl, Mikaela Bartlett’s needle-felted animals might make your day.
- The Desi Oon Festival celebrates India’s rich wool heritage under the theme “Weaving Heritage, Crafting Futures.”
- 2024 was the year of the art world’s high-fiber diet.
- Adorable, cheery, and slightly dazed, this eccentric ensemble of miniatures is the latest from Moscow-based crafter Natasya Shuljak.
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Oscar-contending documentary ‘The Quilters’: Behind the walls of a maximum-security prison, beauty and healing emerges.
Knitting Resources:
- TECHKnitter is back! The latest blog post explores multiple uses for needle felting (beyond making those adorable animals).
- 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.
Nothing to do with fiber, but if you appreciate art you need to see this innovative mural.
Local museums:
- Mingei International Museum. The Mingei is a wonderful museum of arts and crafts (with a cafe), located in Balboa Park. Check it out at Mingei.org/whats-on.
- Visions Museum of Textile Art. Located in Liberty Station; check it out at VMOTA.org
- 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? Submit to webmaster@SanDiegoKnitters.com
– Sydnie Wauson, webmaster
