Machine Knitters Guild of San Diego

09/24/2026

Come see Machine Knitting Demos at the San Diego Yarn Crawl at Emys Yarns , 10am-4pm Thur-Sun! Sept 24-27.
https://sdyarncrawl.com/ photo from Make Lively of Brother KH260 Knitting Machine and 7-minute hat ala Karalyn.

09/05/2026

Reminder! Guild meeting tomorrow (9/5/26). If you have philanthropy knits to drop off bring them to the Make Lively Knitting Machine Shop during the meeting 8:30-9:45am. Board meeting starts at 8:30 but you can sit in, Guild meeting starts after and then we get Diana Sullivan's class on Buttons starting at 10am Pacific. There is still time to sign up for class and get a zoom link even if you cannot come in person for the watch party. https://mkgsd.com/diana-sullivan-workshop-2026/

08/13/2026

Diana Sullivan, buttonholes and zippers, September workshop!
Signup now for this workshop at mkgsd.com There are discounts for guild members but all are welcome. For more on Diana https://dianaknits.square.site/ and https://www.youtube.com/

Sept. 5, 2026 we will have Zoom And In Person at Make Lively's new Knitting Machine Shop
2065 S. Escondido Blvd. #102
Escondido, CA 92025
Come get your FAIR ENTRIES back!!

Sept. 12, 2026 will be ZOOM ONLY.

Workshop description: “The class will include four buttonhole options, two for ribbed bands and two for hemmed bands. This gives you good buttonhole techniques for practically any machine! Diana will go into planning your button band, your buttonhole size, and spacing your buttons. Next, she’ll demonstrate the actual techniques on the ribber. After that, she’ll show how to make great-looking hemmed bands, both horizontal and vertical. Diana has a unique method for grafting these hemmed band buttonholes that looks really terrific!

Many hand and machine knitting patterns have a zipper finish, but do not explain how to do it. This is nothing like putting in a zipper in a sewn garment! The knit stretches, the zipper doesn’t, and the result can be a wavy mess unless you have strategies to stabilize the knitted fabric edge, secure it precisely where you want it on the zipper tape, and then sew it exactly along a straight, attractive line. Our class will have detailed instructions for both a covered zipper and an exposed coil zipper. While you can sew your zipper in by hand, and Diana will describe how to do that, she prefers to use a sewing machine for a sturdy installation. Diana also will show how to make a pretty, soft inner facing so that when your jacket is open and the inside shows, it looks great.”

05/02/2026

We are honored to have Diana Sullivan guest speak at our guild meeting this month via Zoom.
Please note the Board will meet at 8:45, the Guild show and share and meeting 9:30, and Diana starts at 10am. We are also meeting in person this month at Flexible Warehouse Solutions, look for our knitted sign out front and come on in! Please bring your charity knits, and if you are entering in the San Diego County Fair, some Machine Knits, you can bring them to take advantage of the group delivery day. Be sure to package them with your packing labels in a bag and sign on the clipboard so we have a record that you left it for the Fair! Or you still have time to enter by May 4th online fair form, and deliver it yourself on May 15 or 16. Let's fill some displays with our machine knits!

04/11/2026

Guild Members the San Diego Fair is coming sooner than you think. Please help represent Machine Knitting by entering one of your knits! A big Guild benefit is that we do a group drop off of all entries so you don't have to go to drop off day. Bring your completed entry to the May 2nd Guild meeting in person at the warehouse and our volunteers will take it to the fair drop off for you.
There are Prizes!
The 2026 Categories in our Division are:
Division 105: Machine Knitting- Circular, Flat and Punch Machines
Class 001 Baby and Children's Items
Class 002 Blankets
Class 003 Adult Fashion and Accessories
Class 004 Best Beanie Ever
Class 005 Art and Sculptures
Class 006 Fair Theme “Once Upon a Fair”
Details on their web site

Ever since county fairs began, a blue ribbon for the best cake or the prettiest quilt was a shining achievement. Home Arts and Hobbies is the competitive exhibit where cooks, crafters and collectors can shine!​ Our Home Arts and Hobbies exhibition celebrates the home arts––everything from need...

04/03/2026

Here's the schedule and info for the April 4th Meetings and demo

08:30AM - 09:15AM Board Meeting
09:15AM - 10:00AM General Meeting
10:00AM - 12:00PM Demo by Ria Burns (handout to be sent out on Friday 4/3)

02/23/2026

March 7-8 Zoom Workshop! We are so excited to have Elena from YouTube back to teach at our Guild meeting again! Please sign up ahead of time to get all the links in email. There are member discounts but you can also get the workshop as a non-member, and check out our guild of Machine Knitters! Sign up to get access to the facebook social group with recordings for this workshop. https://mkgsd.com/workshop-berenghean-2026/