They are creating a large-scale installation of knit and crochet poppies to drape over the exterior of the museum or memorial. This is the Crochet Poppy Project is a great opportunity for the community to work together on an art installation for Veterans, Memorial or Remembrance Days.
A decent size memorial exhibit takes upwards of 1,000 to 2,500 poppies depending on the size of the mesh and how much you want to make it drape.
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Using Cherry Red or bright red with black yarn. Leave the tails to be 10" long so they can tie them to the mesh netting. No tail ends to weave in. You're lucky. The crochet design is by Hania Wojtowicz.
Free Pattern
Abbreviations
Ch: chain(s) | Dc: double crochet | Sc = single crochet | Sl st = slip stitch | (12) = indicates number of stitches at end of round
With 5 mm / H/8 crochet hook and 4-ply worsted weight yarn like Red Heart Super Saver, Bernat Super Value or Caron One Pound.
Pattern designed by Hania Wojtowicz.
With black, make a slip knot with a 10” tail and ch 2.
Round 1: 12 dc in second ch from hook. Join with sl st to first dc. Fasten off and leave a 10” tail. (12)
Round 2: Using red yarn, join into the top of any of the black dc leaving a 10” tail. Ch 3 (counts as a dc). 1 dc into the same stitch. 2 dc into each of the remaining dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (24)
Round 3: Ch 1. 2 dc into each of the next 4 dc, sc into next dc. *sc in next dc, 2 dc into each of the next 4 dc, sc in next dc*. Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Join with sl st into bottom of starting ch 1. (40)
Round 4: *2 dc into each of the next 8 dc, slip stitch between the 2 sc of the previous row*. Repeat from * to * three times. Fasten off and leave a 10” tail. (68)
The 4 tails will be used to attach the poppies to the art installation, so do not cut them off or weave them into the poppy.
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Emily says
Thanks!
Our In Stitches group will be making these this year great idea to remember our vets and Flanders fields of poppies!
Kimberly Cotter says
I am finding it very difficult to follow this pattern and have my poppy not be over the size limit. Any suggestions? Can pattern be altered to fit the size limit?
Mikey says
I don't understand about the size limit. The poppy is large to fill spaces. Are you wanting a smaller poppy? I don't quite understand.
Edna Arthur says
Just FYI - I am mailing a package to you with some poppies. The post office here says that the postal code does not match the address. Would you check on this.
Mikey says
Let me see if I can get you an email to the people who are running this. I just wrote down what was on the brochure.
Mikey says
On the print out for the pattern. There's a second address. Try that one. I have no contact information for anyone involved in this.
Niagara Falls History Museum
5810 Ferry Street
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2G 1S9