Public service announcement #1: my Eyre Shawl pattern is now available from p/hop. It's "free" in the sense that you donate what you think it is worth to p/hop (which is a fundraiser for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders). I donated Eyre after reading about MSF's work in the aftermath of the Philippines typhoon. More than 14 million people have been affected by the Typohoon Haiyan hitting the country in November; more than 4 million people were left homeless; several million people have seen their livelihoods severely affected; and nearly 5,000 people lost their lives with many more still missing. In the face of such devastation, donating a shawl pattern felt like such a small, insignificant thing but hopefully it will make a difference.

Public service announcement #2: the long-awaited Vedbaek shawl pattern from the Doggerland collection is close to being released. I'm waiting on some final bouts of tech-editing right now. I've been asked what yarn people will need for this project. Personally I used nearly 750 yards of beautifully bouncy 4ply from The Island Wool Company.

Public service announcement # 3:An amazing event is taking place in Brighton, UK this summer: Unwind Brighton - 12-13 July 2014.