What is Skip North?

After all the wonderful support and donations in the aftermath of the devastating Haiti earthquake we thought p/hop would be fairly quiet until the knitting festival season. It’s always good to be proved wrong by p/hop. I went away for last week and on my return was delighted to see the total has jumped again. Looking at the donations I discovered something called Skip North happened. What is Skip North? Skipping with yarn? Some Northern tradition which has passed me by? After a little detective work all became clear and the answer will be revealed in the near future.

Where is Pete?

Pete is in Russia at the moment working on an exciting multimedia project with MSF Russia which you can read about on his blog. He did forget his knitting though I have a feeling he has been too cold to knit in the sub-zero temperatures in Moscow.

Where will p/hop be spending the summer?

The weather is warming up in London and we’re starting to think about summer. p/hop will be at the following festivals over the summer:

Woolfest, 25th & 26th June 2010, Cockermouth, Cumbria

Knit Nation 29th-31st July 2010, Imperial College Campus, South Kensington, London

I knit Weekender, 10th-11th September 2010 The Royal Horticultural Halls, Pimlico, London

We need you!

We will be asking for volunteers to help us run the stand nearer the time so keep an eye on here or on the p/hop Ravelry group for details. We also need samples of p/hop patterns knitted up. I’m currently putting together a list of what we need and will post this in the p/hop Ravelry group next week. The samples really help sell the patterns and wil also make our stand look beautiful.

How can leftover sock yarn make money for p/hop in Orkney?

If you haven’t been to a real life yarn swap there’s always something going on in the Ravelry group.

Woolgathered is collecting leftover sock yarns in return for donations to p/hop for her ferry knitting blanket project so if you like the thought of your leftovers ending up as a wall hanging in Orkney please take a look at her blog for details. Not only is she knitting the blanket on 2.5mm needles, she is also documenting where the yarn came from and any stories associated with it. I can’t wait to see the finished blanket but I have a feeling it will take a while. Which will be finished first? Pete’s scarf or Woolgathered’s blanket?