Machine Knitters Guild of San Diego

Below are some of our favorite links:

Angelika’s Machine & Hand Knitting – Angelika’s Machine & Hand Knitting is dedicated to machine & hand knitting at all levels. A great resource for prospective machine knitters with reports on knitting machines, techniques, common learning problems, business and club listings and a friendly contact. For hand knitting Angelika carries a full supply of many weights and blends of yarns, books & hand knitting tools.

Cochenille Design Studio – Knitting design software, garment design, and more

Custom Knits & MFG – Brother, Studio & Silver Reed Machines

Distinctive Knits – Michael Becker: instructor, machines, supplies, information on DesignaKnit.

Knit it Now – Knit it Now offers extensive on-line tutorials, live webinars, dynamic patterns (custom generated to your gauge) and quality coned yarns from Tamm, Silk City Fibers, Yeoman and Jaggerspun.  Former MKGSD member Sue Jalowiec can be reached at sue@knititnow.com – 949-940-8868.

Knitcraft – DesignaKnit (DAK): Knitting design software, cables (for knitting machine to computer to upload and download knitting motifs and shapes for interactive knitting), knitting machines and more.

Knit Knack Shop – Charlene Shafer is a fabulous knitter, instructor and owner of the Knit Knack Shop.  She carries Silver Reed & used Knitting Machines, Hague Linking Machines, DesignaKnit & other Knitting Software’s, Accessories, Coned Yarns & Knitting Machine Pattern Books that she has authored.   She sells Tamm Yarn and manufactures CottonTale 8 Yarn.  

Knit ‘N Style Magazine Online – Hand knitting magazine with many beautiful patterns. Many if the projects also have directions for machine knitting.

Knitter’s Edge – The Knitters Edge Site is the largest online resource center loaded with machine, hand, and crochet knitting inspiration and instruction. It is designed for knitters of all levels. No matter how long you have been knitting, you are sure to find interesting techniques and patterns.

Knitting Fever (KFI) – This is one of the United States’ largest importers and distributors of quality yarns from around the world. Including (but not limited to) Debbie Bliss, Gedifra, Noro, and Sirdar – KFI supplies yarn shops, catalogs, and online stores across the nation with many of the fine yarns we enjoy knitting with. Check out their site for updates on their current lines of yarn and the store nearest you.

Knitting Machine Museum – Virtual knitting machine museum Maggi Bloice has been collecting knitting machines and associated stuff for over 25 years, and now has achieved her long time ambition of putting together what she hopes you will find is an interesting eclectic collection.

Knitwords – Mary Anne Oger is the author of the Knitwords magazine.  Many of us have her magazines.  However, KNITWORDS magazine has ceased publication as of June 15, 2010.  New knitters are still able to get this beautiful knitting magazine full of elegant knitwear and in-depth technique instructions.  PREVIOUS ISSUES OF KNITWORDS ARE AVAILABLE, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, starting with issue 41.  When printed copies of KNITWORDS are sold out you can still order them on CD! The CD contains the entire KNITWORDS magazine in printable PDF format.  Mary Ann has patterns available on her blog and frequently posts what she’s been up to.  Check out her blog at  https://knitwords.blogspot.com/.

Paradise Fibers – A resource guide to knitting and weaving this site contains information and history of knitting and weaving. Also has patterns, spinning wheels, books and DVD’s

Sandee’s Kwik Knit – Sandee has written many books; they are written with the beginner in mind but the advanced knitter will also find the garments fun and easy to knit.  The books can be used on any basic standard or bulky knitting machine using many different types of yarn.  With sizes ranging from newborn to women’s 54 and men’s size 50, this will allow you to knit something special for anyone!  You will find cardigans, coats, hats & scarves, pants, skirts, socks, sweatshirt inserts, tank tops, tote bags, tunics, Christmas socks, baby & children garments, afghans, cut ‘n sew, drop shoulder sweaters, set-in sleeve sweaters, bulky garments, gauge hints, techniques, men & boys sweaters, and vests.

Trendsetter Yarns — Fabulous yarns for machine and handknitting.

Free downloads of Pattern books, service manuals, manuals, etc. for the Silver Reed, Brother/Knitking, and Passap