knitting

Here at p/hop, we love hand knitted socks. We really do. And did you know that we have 19 20 sock patterns available for download? Sometimes what you really need is a good toe-up sock, that you can try on as you knit, and that allows you to use up […]

New pattern: Tomar Cable Socks

February 3, 2015 in msf / Patterns tagged knitting / knitting patterns / sock pattern / toe up sock by Larissa

Although we’re based in MSF’s London office, here at p/hop we know that knitters do travel! We like to head on the road to as many knitting and fibre events around the country as possible each year. It’s a great opportunity to step out from behind the computer screen and […]

Getting ready for Glasgow School of Yarn

October 11, 2014 in All Blog posts / knitting / On the road tagged Glasgow School of Yarn / knitting / msf / phop by Larissa

You may recall that a month or two ago, the call was put out to the community for someone to volunteer as the brand new volunteer p/hop co-ordinator. Well, I heard the call, I sent in my application, and here I am, fresh in to the role. Ta-da! […]

Hi there, p/hoppers!

October 4, 2014 in All Blog posts / msf tagged knitting / msf / phop by Larissa

I have yet to get feedback following the delights of Unwind Brighton – will keep you posted on funds raised as soon as I know! I do know, however, that we had a celebrity visitor to our stall. Lynda from The Great British Sewing Bee, with her daughter, Sarah from […]

Celebrity at P/Hop stall!

August 4, 2014 in All Blog posts / On the road tagged charity / Doctors Without Borders / Donate / donations / fundraising / Great British Sewing Bee / knitting / medecins sans frontieres / msf / MSF delivers / p-hop / pattern / phop / Thank you / volunteer by Katestwirl

Kate, your excellent p/hop coordinator, has sadly got to step down from her role in September due to work commitments. I’ll be really sorry to see her go as she’s done sterling work and gone above and beyond to continue p/hop’s success. On the bright side, this opens up a […]

Goodbye and thank you Kate, hello (insert your name here?)

August 1, 2014 in All Blog posts / msf tagged crochet / fun / knitting / organised / volunteer by Clare

It’s World Wide Knit in Public Week, apparently! So get out there and show off your yarny skills to the World at large!! I haven’t had too much time but I managed to knit in a restaurant on Saturday. I was also knitting these lovely stripey babies on the train […]

Knit in Public Week

June 19, 2014 in All Blog posts / knitting tagged Doctors Without Borders / KIPD / KIPDay / KIPDay WWKIPD / KIPWeek / knitting / knitting in public / knitting on the train / msf / p-hop / pattern / phop / portable knitting / public knitting / transport / WWKIPDay / WWKIPW by Katestwirl

The Commonwealth Games is being hosted in Glagsow, Scotland from 23 July to 3 August 2014. We think it’s the perfect excuse for a p/hop knit-a-long. – So get your knit on whilst watching energetic types on the telly and helping those in need, all at the same time – […]

Get ready for a Commonwealth Knit-a-long!

June 3, 2014 in All Blog posts / Knitalong tagged bingo / charity / Commonwealth / Commonwealth Games / Dear Green Shawl / fundraising / glasgow / knitalong / knitting / medecins sans frontieres / p-hop / pattern / phop / Scotland / shawl pattern by Katestwirl

Lighting the Knit Signal! There are lots of brilliant ways that you can help P/Hop to raise funds for MSF. P/Hop was set up as a community project, so that lots of people could get involved. I donate one day a week plus additional work when we have shows […]

P/Hop needs you!

May 13, 2014 in All Blog posts / On the road tagged charity / crochet / Doctors Without Borders / Donate / donations / Events / fibre east / fundraising / knit / knitting / LYS / medecins sans frontieres / msf / p-hop / Patterns / phop / Unwind Brighton / volunteer / woolfest / yarn shows by Katestwirl

Check us out! — We were delighted when the fabulous Kate Heppel from Knit Now magazine rang to offer us a whole page in this excellent magazine. Publicity is very much appreciated by MSF & p/hop. The more people who know of p/hop and our patterns, the more money and awareness we can raise […]

Knit Now

April 29, 2014 in All Blog posts / msf tagged advertising / Doctors Without Borders / Donate / fundraising / knit now / knitting / magazine / medecins sans frontieres / msf / p-hop / pattern / phop / Thank you by Katestwirl

Well is doesn’t seem very long since I blogged about hitting our last target and here we are again with a whopping £45,000! It truly is amazing how wonderful and generous our knitty and crochety supporters are. I am thrilled to be coordinating such a wonderful fundraising effort and you […]

What does £45,000 buy?

April 22, 2014 in All Blog posts / fundraising tagged antibiotics / blanket / cholera / conflict / doctors / Doctors Without Borders / Donate / donations / fundraising / jeep / knitting / malaria treatment / measles / medecins sans frontieres / msf / MSF delivers / p-hop / phop / surgeons / Thank you / vaccination / war wounded by Katestwirl