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New year, fresh knits
Happy new year everyone! I hope you all had a nice break, wrapped up in snuggly woollies to keep warm and cosy. Here at p/hop HQ we’ve been doing a bit of a stocktake of the amazing patterns we’ve...
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Edinburgh Yarn Fest
The planning for this year’s knitting festivals is well under way, and the first event that p/hop will be travelling to is the fabulous Edinburgh Yarn Fest on March 14th and 15th. We’re getting just...
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Keep your head warm: Northmoor Watchcaps
It’s phenomenally cold here in the UK right now, which means that it’s perfect timing to release a newly p/hopped pattern: Northmoor Watchcaps by Luise O’Neill of Impeccable Knits. It’s a quick,...
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New pattern: Tomar Cable Socks
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...
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Knitting and … running!
Here at p/hop HQ we like to integrate knitting with the rest of our lives. We knit at home, we knit on the train, we knit on lunch breaks, and we knit at the pub on Monday knit nights. These things...
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p/hop at Edinburgh Yarn Fest
Wow, what a weekend! I’m still in recovery mode from the amazing two day event that was Edinburgh Yarn Festival. It was such a whirlwind, I’m not even quite sure how to summarise it! I caught the...
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EYF: the final roundup
In our last post about our adventures at Edinburgh Yarn Fest I mentioned the fabulous team of volunteers who helped out over the weekend, raising awareness and raising funds to support the work of...
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p/hop at the I Knit Fandango
We are well in to the summer yarn festival season here in the UK, and we’re having an amazing time! A few weeks ago we headed to a pleasingly local event in London, the I Knit Fandango. It was pretty...
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Summer festival review: Woolfest
What a summer it’s been! Amazing! I’m talking not so much about the weather (of course), but rather about the wonderful events and festivals that p/hop has been at over the season. Autumn is now...
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Summer festival review: Fibre East
Another must-see festival on the annual calendar is Fibre East, and p/hop was thrilled to be invited to take part again this summer. Held over two days, the weather played all its cards and we had...
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New pattern: Rainbow Fur Cowl
Just in time for the gift knitting season is the Rainbow Fur Cowl, a new crochet pattern that has been generously donated by ThredHED. The pattern works up quickly in DK weight yarn and a 4mm hook....
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It’s our birthday! And we’ve raised £60K!
Happy birthday to p/hop – we’ve turned 7! Who could believe it? p/hop started from humble beginnings, when in 2008 Natalie Fergie came up with an idea to use knitting as a way to help raise funds...
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Birthday giveaway: Day 1
We’re kicking off our week of birthday giveaways with some gorgeous yarns donated by Jon of Easyknits. Up for grabs is a delicious Gobstopper in Spring Blooms, and a zingy Sushi Sock Roll. Have they...
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Birthday giveaway: Day 2
It’s now day 2 of the great p/hop birthday giveaway and we’ve got a real treat for you: this fabulous trio of yarns from long-time p/hop supporter, John Arbon, all donated to support p/hop and MSF....
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Birthday giveaway: Day 3
We’re receiving loads of entries for our birthday giveaway competitions – so thank you – and keep them coming! Today we have a real treat from across the sea: three skeins of lovely, bouncy hand-dyed...
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Birthday giveaway: Day 4
Hope you’re ready for day 4! Today’s prize is a lovely package of two skeins of yarn and a needle roll. The yarn has been donated by the lovely Yvonne of Dublin Dye Company. I met Yvonne at Edinburgh...
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Birthday giveaway: Day 5
Here we are at day 5 of our birthday giveaway. I hope you’ve all enjoyed researching answers and finding out more about p/hop and MSF. Today’s prize is this Seriously Gorgeous (literally!) single spun...
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Birthday giveaway: Day 6
We’re down to the last two days of our birthday week, folks. Keep those entries coming! This is one of those occasions where I really do need to add the caveat that the photo really doesn’t do this...
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Birthday giveaway: Day 7
This is the final day of our birthday giveaway, and what a week it’s been! We’ve had so much fun here at p/hop, and I hope you’ve all been enjoying it just as much. It’s been wonderful receiving all...
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New pattern: Ember
Ember is the latest pattern donated to p/hop by Louise Zass-Bangham of Inspiration Knits. The pattern was originally published in Knit Now magazine, and once the rights reverted back to Louise, she...
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