Logo of the Mapperley Knit & Natter Club

We are a group of enthusiastic machine knitters, who get together once a month to share ideas, and to learn more about our craft.

 

Knitting machines aren't easily carried around, so we have two club machines that we use for demonstrations given by club members, and to help new knitters (and those returning after a break) to get to grips with their machines.

 

Although we're a machine-knitting club, most of our members also hand-knit or crochet (or both) and often bring something to work on during meetings.

Just a note to say 'welcome' to anyone who has found us after visiting our stand at the Newark Wool Show on 5th or 6th September.

 

It was great to meet so many people who were curious about our craft.

When we meet

We meet on the first Monday in the month, unless that is a bank holiday in England. In that case, the meeting moves to the second Monday in the month.

 

Normal meeting times are 6.45pm to 9pm (doors open at 6.30pm).

Where we meet

Now that it has re-opened, we are back at:

Killisick Community Centre

Killisick Road

Arnold, Nottingham

NG5 8DB

There is a small car park and on-street parking nearby.

Accessibility

Killisick Community Centre is on one floor, with wide doors. There is an accessible toilet. The car park is 100m away (a kerb and then a short path across the front of the building). There is one accessible parking space immediately in front of the venue. If you need to use it and are not a regular visitor, please let us know in advance. This way, we can ask people who have brought others less able to walk to move their cars promptly once they have dropped their passenger.

Future meetings

Meeting details for at least the next 3 months are listed, and details are added as they become available.

December 2026
5
Saturday
Derbyshire Machine Knitters - Making Socks/Understanding Your Ribber at 10:00am for 6 hours
This event is not organised by our group, but is posted here so people in the group can find it. We will be looking at two things: (1) Knitting socks on your knitting machine; (2) Understanding your ribber. Places are limited, so please book if you want to attend. Cost is £12. Venue and other details are on the form. Form: https://forms.gle/KmxoXHLqBrE8aWQf8
7
Monday
December: Christmas 'fuddle'
A purely social event. Everyone brings something to eat or drink, and we share. Secret Santa is in evidence - bring a small gift (value £5 or slightly over). Wrap it or not as you prefer. People are drawn and choose their gift from those displayed, with those drawn first having the widest range.
January 2027
4
Monday
JANUARY - NO MEETING
We don't meet in January.
February 2027
1
Monday
February Meeting - Beads with Zillah Burgess from 6:45pm - 9:00pm
Zillah is going to talk to us about beads on knitwear. After her very interesting session in November on yokes, I'm looking forward to it.

Contact us

 

If you wish to contact us, please use the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You may find the answers to your questions elsewhere on this page. PLEASE NOTE: We get a lot of junk mail through this form, so if we don't answer within a few days, please try again.

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The club is run by volunteers. It may take us a little while to get back to you.

What does it cost?

We have to pay for the room hire, the refreshments and external speakers.

  • Club members pay an annual subscription of £13.00 and a per-meeting fee of £3.00. Club members have a say in the running of the club.
  • Visitors pay a per-meeting fee of £5 unless individual meeting information above says differently. (We may charge more for external speakers, for example.)

The rates are updated every year at our April AGM.

 

Find us online

You can find more information about us on Facebook and Instagram.