My story

Do you know what "p/hop" is? 

You can now visit the official p/hop website by clicking here.
This is how it all started...

I like knitting.
Plain "vanilla socks" allow me to switch off for a while, knitting round and round and round as I mull over the events of the day. It is sometimes called "mindless knitting" but I prefer to think of it as recharging my batteries.
And then there is challenging knitting, the stuff which takes me out of my comfort zone. The sort of knitting where if I dare to think about what's for dinner at the same time as I knit, then there is the guarantee of much tinking or frogging (or both).

I am incredibly fortunate.
I have a home in which to knit.
I have the luxury of being able to switch off occasionally.
I know that there will actually be a dinner.
And I know that the people for whom I knit are safe, and usually just a phone call away.

Knitting Designers have donated unique and exclusive patterns to p/hop and these are available as downloads from the p/hop website mentioned above.
Each pattern can be knitted in yarn from any company, any indie dyer... you just have to match gauge. This fundraiser is not an attempt to encourage you to buy yarn from anywhere in particular, or even to buy it at all - if you can knit from your stash that's fantastic!
If you are a designer, and you would like to donate a pattern, please get in touch. You can contact p/hop via the website.
Just remember that your pattern should not promote any individual yarn or company.

There is no "set-price" for a pattern, you can give 50p or £50, it's entirely up to you. And you can donate at any time - before you cast on, half way through, or when you finally get to wear your creation.... or all three!

Donating through Just Giving is quick, easy and totally secure. You don't need to add your name, you can be "anonymous" or "knitter extraordinaire" or "the frogger".

Using the Just Giving site is easy-peasy. Médecins Sans Frontières UK gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Oh yes, I forgot. You want to know what p/hop is?

p/hop stands for pennies per hour of pleasure.

As you are knitting your free pattern, and especially as you come to the end of the project and you are admiring it, ask yourself how many hours of pleasure it gave you? How many new techniques did you learn, for free? If you knitted from stash, how much did you save by not buying new yarn?
What would all that be worth? 10p an hour? 25p an hour?

The MSF website is here. Please visit and have a good look around.

Thank you for your donation.

PS  Spread the word! There are widgets and things you can copy to put on your own blog which will link here, just click on "Share this page" at the top and you are taken right to them.
The more people who know about p/hop the better!

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My charity

Médecins Sans Frontières (UK)

Médecins Sans Frontières (UK)

Charity Registration No. 1026588

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent humanitarian medical aid organisation. We are committed to providing medical aid where it is most needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or gender and also to raising awareness of the plight of the people we help.

Donations 1555

Wonderful idea, just discovered phop when checking out the stalls at this year's Woolfest. I love knitting so this gives me even more of an excuse to have two projects on the go all the time!

Donation by Averil Newsam on 19/06/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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I hope this goes just a little way to making a difference.

Donation by Katherine Grant on 18/06/13

£20.00

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Married 26 years ago yesterday. Thank you David for letting me live the life I would only have dreamt about.

Donation by Sheila Dunn on 11/06/13

£26.00

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thanks 4 mitts pattern

Donation by Alcat on 09/06/13

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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Thank you Hat for the lovely parcel.

Donation by CouthyQuine on 16/05/13

£5.00

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Thank you from both of us for the leather pieces!

Donation by Spinningfishwife & Princess. on 16/05/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Thanks to a very generous Hat too :)

Donation by diagon on 16/05/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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From me on behalf of bookbinderhat for some leather off cuts. Thanks Hat.

Donation by Susan Walker on 15/05/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

MSF are a superb charity and an amazing bunch of people. Good luck, love and hugs to all of them for the fantastic things they do. Blessings to all of you xxx

Donation by Anonymous on 14/05/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 05/05/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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For the lovely Cranford Mittens

Donation by Heather Savage on 05/05/13

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For Peter, 4 years old.Love and lots of kisses

Donation by Sheila Dunn on 02/05/13

£20.00

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For the lovely crocus pocus shawl pattern

Donation by dodiegirl on 28/04/13

Donation by Annamaria Jensen on 26/04/13

$20.00

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Thank you P/hop for all the wonderful work you do to collect donations - also thanks to "HeatherSav" for the lovely yarn via Ravelry!

Donation by Malinky on 21/04/13

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For yarn from Beanz

Donation by Susan Sharpe on 20/04/13

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For lovely yarn from Heather. Thanks!

Donation by Ros Clarke on 17/04/13

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Donation by Anon on 13/04/13

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phop'd for some BRIGHT BLUE yarn.

Donation by Wren Montgomery on 09/04/13

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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I'm looking forward to seeing you reach your goal! And of course, to knitting the trinity shawl which I just downloaded.

Donation by Renee on 04/04/13

$5.00

Donation by Anonymous on 03/04/13

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

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With thanks to Nickerjac for remembering my yarn needs at SkipNorth

Donation by Yvonne Davies on 02/04/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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For Amy Davies' Birthday present.

Donation by Stephen Rutherdale on 01/04/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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donated with thanks for the fun time at skipnorth

Donation by bev jeffrey on 31/03/13

Donation by Anonymous on 30/03/13

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£22,739.17
  • Offline donations£16,265.43
  • Text donations£54.00
  • Total raised£39,058.60
  • Gift Aid£4,097.60

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