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Woolfest2016-3479 — Well that was fun! I was super nervous going up to Woolfest as the new co-ordinator, first time Woofest attendee and first ever stall holding at a festival. Phew! Well the nerves were unnecessary because the weekend turned out wonderful. The Woolfest staff were amazing, everything was so well organised and everyone was […]

On the road: Woolfest 2016

8 Jul, 2016 in crochet / Events / fundraising / knitting / On the road tagged Woolfest2016 by Heidi

msf-fun-run-illustration-web3-2 — Here at p/hop HQ we like to integrate knitting with the rest of our lives. We knit at home, we knit on the train, we knit on lunch breaks, and we knit at the pub on Monday knit nights. These things all involve knitting while sitting down. So far, so […]

Knitting and … running!

17 Feb, 2015 in All Blog posts / Events / fundraising / msf tagged 5K fun run / knitting fundraiser / msf by Larissa

YarnGathering of Stone may not be there any more but all the local wonderful crafters and makers I know are still around. So Jeanette of YarnGathering invites all to a CrafterDay or CrafterAfternoon or even a CrafterHour. WHEN : June 1st 2013 WHERE : Stone Station, Stone, Staffordshire. ST15 8ER […]

Your invite to a Crafternoon

14 May, 2013 in All Blog posts / Events tagged cake / craft / msf / tea by Clare

Picnic raffle — Despite a week of fairly rainy weather, the sun shone for Stitch London’s Stitch Crawl picnic on Saturday. The grass may have been damp but everyone who turned up came prepared with picnic blankets and a smile. The whole event was organised by the fabulous Deadlyknitshade to celebrate Worldwide Knit […]

WWKIP 2012

14 Jun, 2012 in All Blog posts / Events by Goldenblades91

WWKIP? What on earth is WWKIP I hear you cry? We like abbreviations here at p/hop, it’s in our nature, and we like knitting in public. We also like knitting in public on a day when thousands of knitters around the world take their crafty awesomeness outside and share the […]

WWKIP Day 2012

28 May, 2012 in All Blog posts / Events tagged London / Stitch London / WWKIP by Clare

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 – and challenged themselves to complete a project during the Winter Olympics. The […]

Ravelympics: join team p/hop

30 Apr, 2012 in All Blog posts / Events tagged knitting / msf / olympics / phop / ravelympics / sweaty knitting / team by Liwella

LovelyLumley — Last week Natalie (founder of p/hop) and I (p/hop coordinator) headed to Shoreditch town hall for the 2012 Just Giving awards. Natalie and I had been on the judging panel for this year’s awards and had been invited to the ceremony which was a great honour. The evening began with […]

Award giving p/hop

7 Mar, 2012 in All Blog posts / Events tagged awards / bob wilson / inspiring / joanna lumley / just giving / knitting / phop by Clare

YarnCakeSwap — The Yarn Cake, Scotland’s only dedicated knitting cafe, is hosting is hosting a special yarn swap event to raise funds for Medecins Sans Frontieres using the p/hop principle on Saturday 10th December from 5.30-8.30 There will be a festive atmosphere in the shop for the evening of the swap with […]

Festive Yarn Swap at The Yarn Cake, Glasgow

29 Nov, 2011 in All Blog posts / Events by Angelabdc

The most excellent HilltopKatie and her lovely mum are taking p/hop back on the road to Fibre Flurry this weekend (Friday 28th & Saturday 29th October). We had a great time at Fibre Flurry last year, it’s a marvellous show with lots of great vendors, workshops and friendly atmosphere. Please […]

Fibre Flurry 2011

25 Oct, 2011 in All Blog posts / Events by Clare

Glasgow School of Yarn

18 Oct, 2011 in All Blog posts / Events by Clare