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Can You Help Knit 10,000 Poppies For Ryde Remembrance Day Display?

Monday, 26 September 2022 15:55

By Amy Shephard X @words_by_amy

A project to produce 10,000 poppies for a Remembrance Day Display in Ryde took a huge leap forward last weekend.

On Saturday morning, volunteers knitted 60 poppies in Newport's St Thomas’ Square.

The idea — courtesy of Aspire Ryde founder Rev Heath Monaghan — is to cover the wall from All Saints, Ryde to the war memorial, with a net full of poppies.

Islanders are being asked to help by delivering their own creations to Aspire Ryde by the end of October.  

Organisers have provided the poppy pattern for anyone wanting to get involved:

One ball of red double knit gives 15 poppies, plus you'll need some black dk for the centre and size 4mm (number 8) needles.

  1. Leave long thread for sewing up. Cast on 120 in Red. Knit 4 rows
  2. Slip 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over, pass slip stitch over – repeat to end of row (40 stitches). 
  3. Knit 4 rows
  4. Knit 2 together (or slip1, knit1, pass slip stitch over) – repeat to end of row (20 stitches). 
  5. Knit 1 row, 
  6. Purl 1 row
  7. Change to black, knit 2 rows.
  8. Knit 2 together (or slip1, knit1, pass slip stitch over) – repeat to end of row (10 stitches)
  9. Knit 2 together (or slip1, knit1, pass slip stitch over) – repeat to end of row (5 stitches.)
  10. Thread end through stitches, pull tight and sew black centre. 
  11. Use red from beginning to sew up red. 

All money raised through the project will be split with Aspire and the Poppy Appeal. You can also donate at https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/poppywall

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