Poppies for the Devon County Show

Poppies - Devon County Show 2017 Remembers

A tribute to the Devon men and women who lost their lives in the First World War will be staged at next year’s Devon County Show.

The commemoration will be made of hand-crafted poppies and put together to create a carpet of red.

BBC Radio Devon and Devon FWI have joined with the show organisers to encourage people to make 11,000 poppies, one for each of the men and women who lost their lives.

If you want to get involved then you can make your poppy out of anything but paper. if you want to knit or crochet your poppy then you can follow one of these patterns.

Easy garter/knit stitch pattern for beginners 

Colour A Red (one ball will make a lot of poppies!) 

Colour B Scrap of Black or a black button

Body of Poppy 

Using Col A cast on 120 stitches.

Rows 1-4 Knit

Row 5 Knit 3 stiches together across the row(40 stiches) 

Rows 6-9Knit

Row 10 Knit 2 stitches together across the row(20 stitches) 

Rows 11-14 Knit

Row 15 Knit 2 stitches together across the row(10 stitches)

Cut yarn leaving a tail of about 20cm 

Thread tail through yarn needle and slip all the remaining live stitches onto the yarn tail and pull tight. Pull around into a circle and then mattress stitch (or use whatever stitching you normally use) to seam for an invisible seam. Sew in ends. 

Centre of Poppy 

Using B, cast on 16 sts. Cast off. Coil into a tight spiral and sew base to the centre. 

Or use a black or green button with 4 holes and sew to centre of poppy. Add pin. 

 

2.  Easy ribbed poppy pattern 

Colour A 1 ball red yarn (this will make a lot of poppies)

Colour B Scrap of black yarn or black button

Body of Poppy 

Using Col A Cast on 60 stitches

Row s1 –10 : K2, P2 across whole row(for a slightly smaller poppy do 8 rows of rib). 

Row 11 : Knit 2 stitches together across the row (30 stitches). 

Row 12 : Slip 1 stitch, Knit 2 stitches together then pass the slip stitch over... repeat across the whole row (10 stitches). 

Break off yarn with long tail and thread back through remaining stitches and pull tight. Join edges with mattress stitch 

Centre of Poppy 

Using B, cast on 16 sts. Cast off. Coil into a tight spiral and sew base to the centre. 

Or use a black or green button with 4 holes and sew to centre of poppy. Add pin. 

Crocheted Pop Easy ribbed poppy pattern 

You will need some red wool and a black button.

Patterns

1. Three petal crochet poppy with 4.5mm hook Ch 3, join with slst to form circle. Ch 3, work 9 dc into the centre of the circle and join with slst. Work the three petals separately. 

Petal 1. Ch 3, work 1st dc into same st, work 2 dc into each of the next 3 sts. ch 1 work 2 sc into each st, tie off. Petal 2. 

work 2 dc into last dc of previous petal, work 2 dc into each of the next 3 sts. ch 1 work 2 sc into each st, tie off. Work petal 3 as 2. Sew all ends in and attach button in the centre. Add pin 

 

2.Two petal crochet poppy 

Rnd 1: With 3mm hook and wool, ch2. Make 10dc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with a slst in 1st dc. (10sts) Rnd 2: *ch1 dc ch1 2tr in next st, 3tr in next st, 2tr ch1 dc in next st, slst in next 2sts. rep from * once again. Rnd 3: *ch1 3dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next 5sts, 3dc in next 2 sts,slst in next 2sts. rep from * once again. Fasten off. 

Attach button in the centre. Add pin.

Stitch explanation st(s) = stitch (es) 

ch = chain rep=repeat dc = double crochet rnd=round htr = half treble crochet slst = slip stitch r = row tr = treble crochet