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Over on Ravelry (where all the cool knitting stuff happens) there are two sock knitting challenges currently at the preparation stages. They are Tour-de-sock and Sock-Sniper, both of which raise money for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders... 

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We’ve had a great response to our request for handknitted/crocheted small hats for the MSF hospital in Qetta, Pakistan. THANK YOU to everyone who has sent hat(s) in so far. To date, we’ve received over 100 and my desk is by far the most colourful... 

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P/hop has asked me to introduce my pattern – Jacqueline. One of the runaway successes of p/hop has been the Cranford mitts pattern – 600+ projects showing on Ravelry. I’ve made a number of pairs and have knitted them while manning the p/hop stand... 

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Back in 2006 Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (better known as knit-blogger the Yarn Harlot) had an idea: the Knitting-Olympics.  During the 2006 Winter Olympics over 4000 knitters took on the spirit of the Olympic motto – Faster, Higher, Stronger –... 

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I am leaving MSF to be a carpenter. This is my goodbye post to p/hop really. I am not going anywhere far, but MSF has been a complete life-changer for me and p/hop remains one of the things I am most proud of. Four years ago I emailed Natalie Fergie... 

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Sue from Sheepfold introduces the crocheted felted bowl pattern they have generously donated to p/hop. Felted crochet bowl I became aware of MSF from news bulletins where the organisation was often giving aid to people in the most desperate of circumstances.... 

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See this? This makes me smile. I love it when we reach a fundraising target. A few weeks ago we reached our goal raising £32,012 for MSF. Brilliant. A MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who has made this happen. Now we don’t sit still for long at p/hop... 

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