I usually always buy a poppy for Remembrance Day, but I'm very conscious of the plastic stem that they come on and the fact they can't be recycled, so I made my own crochet poppy, from the lovely free pattern found here...I shall be wearing my poppy with pride today, and don't worry, I still put some pennies in the donation box!
I've often wondered about crocheting a poppy and yours is so beautiful - thank you so much for the link,maybe I'll give it a go next year. The beauty of your crochet poppy too is that is will last longer and Remembrance Day will last for longer than just a day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Shaheen, I really enjoyed wearing it and making it and have had several requests from people to make them one for next year...which will keep me occupied!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find the link to the pattern as I am unable to do so
DeleteCannot find this pattern, where is the link
ReplyDeleteLink is here...
Deletehttp://craftylion.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/free-crochet-poppy.html
If you click the word 'here' in the text in the above post it takes you to the link too!