Welcome to your new improved fundraising page. Find out what's changed and why.

What's new?

  1. The new header makes it much easier to see all the fundraising info at a glance. Plus, the page can now be shared to more social networks to encourage more people to give.
  2. The charity information is much more prominent, highlighting the cause you’re supporting.
  3. The new gallery makes it easier to see the images and video.
  4. Dedicated sections show the teams and companies you’re part of, emphasising the fundraising community you belong to.

What's coming?

The new design will also allow us to introduce some great features very soon to help you tell your fundraising story, like page updates, themes and a new page summary. Read all about these and other upcoming changes on our blog.

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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!

My gallery 1

My Teams

My company

My charity

Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK)

Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK)

Charity Registration No. 1026588

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is the leading non-governmental organisation for emergency medical aid. It is dedicated to providing medical relief to victims of war, disasters and epidemics in over 60 countries around the world, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or political affiliation.

Donations 1269

Donation by Barbara Lowe on 19/10/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 17/10/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 17/10/11

£10.00

Donation raised by the Cardiff Knit Surgery held today. Many thanks to all that have given a little!

Donation by Karen Wessel on 15/10/11

£32.63

For the lovely cricket tea cosy pattern :)

Donation by Emma Pooley on 15/10/11

£5.00

Thanks for the Clan Natalie

Donation by Ann Thorpe on 15/10/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

WIth huge thanks to Judith B for knitting the perfect birthday present for my brother-in-law. What a great cause and a brilliant idea.

Donation by Shauna Bevan on 14/10/11

£27.50

+ £6.88 Gift Aid

For all the teeny tidy teddies I'll be making!

Donation by Ros Clarke on 11/10/11

Donation by Anonymous on 08/10/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Judith Marr on 05/10/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 03/10/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Clare Tovey on 01/10/11

Thanks, Jane!

Donation by soxyknitter on 01/10/11

£5.00

Another fabulous pattern to try.

Donation by Brenda Cox on 29/09/11

£3.00

+ £0.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 29/09/11

£2.00

A very worthy cause. I am happy to give.

Donation by L M Le Chevalier on 28/09/11

Thanks, Deb Tompkins, for your fantastic pattern. And thanks Natalie for this brilliant idea.

Donation by Merrie Davidson on 28/09/11

For the Cranford-Mitt-Along 2011 on Ravelry.

Donation by Crobbles on 27/09/11

£5.00

Donation by Merja Grant on 26/09/11

What a wonderful to donate to charity

Donation by Shamimara Ahmed on 25/09/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 25/09/11

Just love the project!

Donation by Anissa Djebailia on 25/09/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 24/09/11

£5.00

For the pleasure I had in seeing the pictures of women knitting in Congo on the MSF site today.

Donation by Ros Clarke on 22/09/11

For the lovely purple Sirdar Blur cardigan. Thank you, I shall be wearing it lots = lots of hours of pleasure.

Donation by Alessandra Parsons on 21/09/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£19,138.01
  • Offline donations£12,934.00
  • Text donations£30.00
  • Total raised£32,102.01
  • Gift Aid£3,494.68

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.