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!
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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
Bowled over by your pattern Natalie. It's so original and heaps of fun.
Donation by Judith Williams on 28/01/12
Donation by Anonymous on 27/01/12
For the Hopsox pattern
Donation by Sadie Slater on 26/01/12
Donation by Anonymous on 24/01/12
£20.00
Donation by Anonymous on 21/01/12
Thanks for the lovely sock pattern
Donation by Shami on 21/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
For the lovely angora from G. Many thanks!
Donation by Spinningfishwife on 16/01/12
Donation by Alison Howse on 13/01/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Spring beret just employed as emergency Xmas gift - thank you!
Donation by Catherina Gray on 11/01/12
Happy Birthday sweetie pie, 5 years old already.
Donation by Sheila Dunn on 10/01/12
£20.00
Cranford Mittens have got me enjoying knitting again.
Donation by June Drury on 08/01/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Amanda Ballard on 07/01/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Thank you for the lovely spring beret pattern. Very Good cause - I shall use the site again and donate each time!
Donation by Linda Muscroft on 07/01/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Brilliant brilliant idea - what a lovely way to give to one of my favourite causes
Donation by Rebecca Black on 05/01/12
thanks to Jane Lithgow, knitting is my relaxation too!
Donation by Helen Bridge on 01/01/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
In memory of Philippe Havet and Andrias Karel Keiluhu.
Donation by Anonymous on 30/12/11
Donation by Anonymous on 29/12/11
£2.50
+ £0.63 Gift Aid
Donated in memory of my Nan who would have loved the p/hop idea. Great job guys.
Donation by Michael Comerford on 28/12/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Thanks for the Trinity Shawlette pattern
Donation by Paula Medcalf on 27/12/11
Donation by Anonymous on 24/12/11
£7.00
Thanks to pcmblonde for a fabulous fugue hat. It's beautiful, thank you
Donation by Ali Williamson on 23/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
baby jacket in teal and green looks perfect for last-minute Xmas gift for my cousin's new baby.
Donation by Polly Markandya on 23/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Thank you to GingerknitsUK /via P/hop for the lovely books, it is always a pleasure to donate to this very worthy cause.
Donation by L M Le Chevalier on 22/12/11
£10.00
I've had a bloody awful year but no where near as bad as the people msf helps. You guys do great stuff.
Donation by Alex Byrne on 22/12/11
£29.00
+ £7.25 Gift Aid
What a great way to raise money for such a worthwhile cause, our knitting group will be regular visitors
Donation by Wicked Stitch of The West on 22/12/11
£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
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