Four Petal Poppy Knitting Pattern

Red poppy with button centre and white poppy with option 2 centre

These patterns are designed with double knitting yarn in mind and needle size 3.25mm (imperial size 10) or 3.75mm (imperial size 9).  If you have different yarn that's OK  - just use what you have with the right size needles for the yarn you're using (or slightly smaller is better).  Your poppy will be bigger if your yarn is thicker and your needles bigger and smaller if your yarn is thinner and needles smaller.  Why not experiment and see what you get!

Pattern

Main part of the poppy:
Cast on 11 stitches
Row
1
k

2
k

3
knit 5 turn

4
knit 5

5
knit 7 turn

6
knit 7

7
k11

8
k11

9
knit 5 turn

10
knit 5

11
knit 7 turn

12
knit 7

13
k11

14
k11

15
knit 5 turn

16
knit 5

17
knit 7 turn

18
knit 7

19
k11

20
k11

21
knit 5 turn

22
knit 5

23
knit 7 turn

24
knit 7

25
k11

26
k11

27
cast off 10 (1 stitch remains)

28
cast on 10 (11 stitches in total)

k - knit

repeat rows 1- 27
repeat row 28
repeat rows 1- 27
repeat row 28
repeat rows 1- 27
cast off all 11 stitches and leave a long end - you now have 4 petals

Thread long end through the base of the first petal and the base of all the other petals and gather up to close the centre and finish off. If you want your petals to be more closed up (like the red one above) you may need to overlap the petals and put a stitch in them to secure them in place.

Poppy centre:
There are various options for this

Option 1:
Cast on 20 stitches
Rows 1-2: Knit
Row 3: Knit 2 together across the row (10 stitches)
Rows 4-5: Knit
Row 6: Knit 2 together across the row (5 stitches) 

Leave a long tail and thread through the remaining stitches.  Pull tight into a circle and secure. Stitch the 2 edges neatly together and stitch into the centre of your poppy. 

Option 2:
Cast on 18 stitches
Knit a row
Leave a long tail and thread through the remaining stitches.  Pull tight into a circle and secure. Stitch the 2 edges neatly together and stitch into the centre of your poppy. 

Black eyelash yarn

You can use any black yarn but eyelash yarn makes a nice fluffy centre.

Option 3:
Sew a black button in the centre of your poppy.

Where to send your poppy:  
Please send or deliver your finished poppies to ...

Poppies in the Park
c/o Rowntree Park Cafe
Rowntree Park
Richardson Street
York
YO23 1JU

by Monday 8 June 2015 or bring them along to one of our workshops.

Thanks everyone - Happy Knitting :)

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