We raised close to £700 through the patterns, Multicoloured Fibre Swap Shop and raffle, bringing the grand total to £4,482.83! Thanks to everyone who helped out with the p/hop stand and events. An even bigger thanks to John and Juliet (the organisers) for hosting us at the festival. A very enjoyable weekend had by all!
Taking a look at the growing collection of patterns.
The Swap Shop in action!
Note the funky sign designed by John and Juliet for our stand.
Browsing some of the books in the Swap Shop. We even had visit from one of the authors, Sashsa Kagan!
And, it’s looking to be the biggest event for us yet. The lovely FibreFest people have not only given us a stall to distribute p/hop patterns to you lucky people, have not only let us host the knitting emporium, but have also given us responsibility for the multicoloured swap shop!
Here, you can bring your old stash, a bag of fibre a set of needles or an old pattern or book and swap it for something magical and new (or nearly new at least). What we really need is for people to spread the word that this is happening and get anyone that is coming to bring any swap items they might have…
AND there will be a new pattern! Anni has donated a shawl pattern to p/hop although we are cutting it so fine timing-wise, it hasn’t even got a name yet and a competition was had to try and find one (pics and comp here)! It looks amazing.
Joy's Forest Canopy Shoulder Shawl
AND LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST….. Joy has made another shawl to raffle! And it is beautiful – check it out here. As with all things p/hop, raffle tickets will be in exchange for a donation of your choice, although my mum would love this so I think I’ll probably fix the competition (JOKE).
Big cheer for Rooknits for completing her hour on the plinth. Dressed in a Wolverhampton Wanderers top (unfortunate but p/hop is open to everyone and we musn’t discriminate , she rose rode the big yellow cherry picker, spread out her banner and afghan squares and knit away, nearly completing a square within an hour (a three week task for me). Brilliantly, £75 was donated to p/hop inspired by Rooknits’ efforts, so thanks to all who donated!!
Here you can find exclusive pre and post-plinth interviews. The BBC actually asked Ruth for the exclusives but she chose p/hop TV…
A big thanks also to those who came to support and those who supported from afar via text and phone while following on the live stream.
Rooknits will be up on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square this Saturday, the 15th of August from 9am to 10am as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other project.
Come along and support Roo as she knits for p/hop. She will be working on some squares for the p/hop Afghan and sewing them into one of the blankets that will be raffled at the I Knit weekender in September.
The weather forecast is sunny and 27 degrees. No excuses for sleeping in!
If you can’t make it on Saturday go to http://www.oneandother.co.uk/ for a live stream of Roo’s adventures on the plinth.
Goodluck Roo and thanks for dedicating your hour of glory to p/hop!
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, she rose rode the big yellow cherry picker, spread out her banner and afghan squares and knit away, nearly completing a square within an hour (a three week task for me). Brilliantly, 
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