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knitting

One last job

Before Pete finished his job at MSF I put him to work on one last p/hop job; measuring the hundreds of small hats you’ve generously made and sent in so we can sort them by size. Of course he couldn’t resist trying some of them on. We’ve... 

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knitting

Tour de sock & Sock-sniper challenges

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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Patterns

Jacqueline mitts for warm wrists

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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Events

Ravelympics: join team p/hop

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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Sponsored knitter

And off I p/hop….

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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crochet

Felted crochet bowl

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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fundraising

40, forty, FORTY?

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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One last job

Before Pete finished his job at MSF I put him to work on one last p/hop job; measuring... 

May 17, 2012 | Continue »

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Tour de sock & Sock-sniper challenges

Over on Ravelry (where all the cool knitting stuff happens) there are two sock knitting... 

May 7, 2012 | Continue »

Patterns

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Jacqueline mitts for warm wrists

P/hop has asked me to introduce my pattern – Jacqueline. One of the runaway successes... 

April 27, 2012 | Continue »

knitting

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One last job

Before Pete finished his job at MSF I put him to work on one last p/hop job; measuring... 

May 17, 2012 | Continue »

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