REMEMBRANCE POPPY KNITTING PATTERN FREE FREE

I made this version in DK cotton and finished it with a reclaimed button for the centre. It is a little more complicated than the previous two as it involves some short row shaping but as you can see it is quite striking.

REMEMBRANCE POPPY KNITTING PATTERN FREE FREE

This pattern is another free one, this time from Woman’s Weekly and can be found here. Stitch bud to centre of main piece and secure firmly on WS. Even more so if you can crochet as it has lots of gorgeous patterns including butterflies and vegetables. Run end through rem sts and around outer edge of work, draw up to enclose forming a bud shape, noting the purl side is the RS and leaving yarn attached. If you are a fan of knitted flowers I do recommend this book. This more sophisticated poppy is a field poppy designed by Lesley Stanfield and is available in her lovely book “100 flowers to knit and crochet”. The pattern is a free one and can be found here. I used Rowan Felted Tweed DK in this version. I think this would look lovely on the side of a knitted beanie as well as on a lapel.

I’ve finished my version with a button but you could use a knitted or embroidered centre. This is a lovely simple pattern which involves knitting a ribbed rectangle, performing a couple of decrease rows, sewing a seam and gathering an edge. As a number of my e mail subscribers and social media followers expressed interest but were unable to attend, I promised to share some patterns with you here that I’ve enjoyed making. This year, to mark its centenary, the Royal British Legion are leading a campaign to say a special #thankyou100 to all who served and sacrificed.Īs part of this campaign I was asked by a local garden centre to teach a workshop on knitted poppies. World War 1 ended at 11am on 11th November, 1918.

Remembrance poppy knitting pattern free