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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.
Reminder – the Guild has a Ravelry SDNCKG group page where you can find special announcements not available on the Guild website. Members can post questions to Co-Presidents Tania and Renate, or post anything else for that matter.
Urgent! Checks to the Guild. Reminder – all checks for the Guild must now have the payee name written out in full to “San Diego North Coast Knitters Guild”. No more abbreviations – read the announcement here.
Fraudulent Email Activity Purporting from Tania Marshall. The scammers are still at it – read about it here and what you can do.
Volunteers are needed! Watch for upcoming calls for volunteers for the Holiday Luncheon. Carol Myers has thankfully found an assistant to help in scheduling meeting and workshop rooms, so that position is no longer available.
Retreat News Registration information for the January Retreat in Temecula can be found here. Read a recap of the Summer retreat with photos here.
New Monthly News Feature – Meet Your Team Leaders is on vacation. Read about this new feature here.
Philanthropy News – is also on vacation. But you can continue to knit away on your donation projects and bring them to the next in-person meeting in September. Check the Philanthropy page for Colleen Luckoff’s plans for donations.
Membership and Directory News – Membership in the Guild runs from February 1 through January 31st. Directories and new name badges were distributed at the April 4th Guild meeting. We had so many late renewals and new members join after the renewal/sign-up cut-off, that Mar Gee Far created and printed a directory update that Nancy handed out at the membership table in July. Contact Nancy if you’d like a copy. Meanwhile, we have a few additional new members listed in the latest Membership News here. Renewal information can always be found here.
The latest Show and Share can be found here. Show and Share is a hybrid! The next in-person meeting will be in September, but you can also send in your photos and descriptions for virtual Show and Share! 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.
New! The San Diego Yarn Crawl will be held September 7-10. Support our local yarn shops and alpaca farms! Details can be found at sdyarncrawl.com.
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.
Around the Internet
Knitting Resources: 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. Another podcast of note: Carlos and Arnie’s Sit and Knit for a Bit.
Other Items of Interest:
Mingei International Museum is open, and has a new cafe! The Mingei is a wonderful museum of arts and crafts, located in Balboa Park. Check it out 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, this past year the museum expanded its “vision” to include all fiber arts. In recognition of its expanded scope, Visions has renamed itself Visions Museum of Textile Art and now 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 – Most of our county arts museums and other museums have re-opened – here’s 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 at News@SanDiegoKnitter.com.
–Kerry Nare, webmaster
