Remembrance Poppy Crochet Project - University of Leicester

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Remembrance Poppy Crochet Project

Get those hooks out…… here’s a free Remembrance Poppy Crochet Pattern.

Trying to take photographs of crochet stitches worked in black wool is challenging to say the
least! I did upload some but they just looked like black blobs….most unhelpful! So apologies
for the lack of pictures for the start of this crochet project but hopefully you all know how to
follow the start of the pattern.
This crochet pattern is worked in acrylic dk wool on a 3.75mm hook, but you can use any
hook and any wool…..get creative!
UK crochet terms.
You will need a small amount of black wool and a bit of red. This pattern is great for using
up all those spare bits of wool.
In Black wool:
Chain 6 and join to first chain with a slip stitch to form a loop.
Chain 3 (counts as your first treble), Work 11 trebles into the centre loop. Makes 12 stitches
in total.
Change to Red Wool (now I can start showing you in pictures!!!)

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Work 2 doubles into each stitch. Makes 24

stitches

See how we work over the red ‘tail’ – this
makes it secure and neat….but don’t worry if you find this too fiddly it’s just the
perfectionist in me!

You have now worked 24 stitches. Join to
the first stitch with a slip stitch (yarn over and pull it through both)

Now let’s work our first petal. You are going to repeat this 4 times to make 4 petals in total.

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Work 1 double into the first stitch.

Into the next stitch work 2 trebles and repeat
this 3 more times making a total of 8 trebles worked into 4 stitches

You now have 1 double and 8 trebles. Into
the next stitch work 1 double and this is your first petal.

This is your first petal! Repeat…ie into the
next stitch work 1 double, then 2 trebles into next, 2 trebles, 2 trebles, 2 trebles, 1 double.

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Each petal has 10 stitches in total
Repeat!

This is row 3 complete and we now have 4 petals. We now have 40
stitches (but it doesn’t matter too much if you’re a stitch out here and there!)

Work 2 doubles into next stitch

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Repeat 2 doubles into each stitch (20 stitches
per petal) and then slip stitch as shown here. Repeat all the way around

Finish with a slip stitch into first stitch of this

row and cast off. Voila!

The poppies will work to different sizes
depending upon the size of the hook and wool. Play, have fun!