don't just knit!
£32,943.51 raised of £40,000.00 target
1331 donations
My Target:
£40,000.00
£32,943.51 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/theyarnyard
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Natalie Fergie's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text PHOP99 £10
to 70070
My story
Do you know what "p/hop" is?
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 charity
Médecins Sans Frontières (UK)
Charity Registration No. 1026588
Médecins Sans Frontières (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 1331
The Try Again socks look great, can't wait to make them for my partner's great big feet!
Donation by Catherine Rogan on 30/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
As a thank-you for the generosity of a lovely Twitter friend Emma :)
Donation by Vicky on 28/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
For the stained glass window socks - thank you
Donation by Anne Dickson on 27/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Katie Lister on 26/05/12
£10.00
For the Trinity Shawl pattern
Donation by Sadie Slater on 25/05/12
Donation by Anonymous on 24/05/12
£10.00
For the pattern for the Feel the Shed Love Swap
Donation by Mary on 22/05/12
£3.00
+ £0.75 Gift Aid
thanks to procrastina for her generosity!
Donation by soxyknitter on 15/05/12
£15.00
Pennies per hour of Pete!
Donation by Ros Clarke on 12/05/12
Donation by Anonymous on 10/05/12
£6.00
For Trinity shawl pattern and to support MSF!
Donation by Anonymous on 08/05/12
for Laura Cracknell's crochet Mobius Cowl pattern.
Donation by Claire Vickers on 05/05/12
£5.00
Just because!
Donation by Lynne Litchfield on 02/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Lindy Siegert on 28/04/12
£10.00
thanks to a raverly friend for donating fibre for a rare breed blanket
Donation by Julia Benton on 24/04/12
£10.00
For jam from Fran!
Donation by Sadie Slater on 23/04/12
for yarn for R's blanket - thank you Mary
Donation by heather Corbishley on 16/04/12
For some yarn from a good friend
Donation by Judy Wilmot on 16/04/12
Inspired by Marianne Stephens' work in Pakistan.
Donation by Ros Clarke on 12/04/12
Donation by B.M. Jenkins on 12/04/12
Received magazine from a VERY kind person on Ravelry.
Donation by Natalie Lyons on 11/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Sarah Leavesley on 09/04/12
Donation by Anon on 09/04/12
£7.50
Donation by Anonymous on 09/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 05/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£19,979.51
- Offline donations£12,934.00
- Text donations£30.00
- Total raised£32,943.51
- Gift Aid£3,616.68
* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.
