With Remembrance Day approaching, this delicate, crocheted poppy design could be pinned on to coats and tops to mark the occasion, or can be worn all year round as a pretty accessory. By using a fine thread, the petals of this dainty poppy feel almost as delicate as the real thing, or work it in a thicker thread for a more compact, sturdier design.
Free crochet pattern: Poppy Brooch
Finished size approximately 6.5cm across
You will need:
- Crochet thread 20 in black (A), yellow (with optional lime-green metallic machine embroidery thread worked together) (B)
- Crochet thread 40 or 20 in red or pink (C)
- 0.75mm (UK5:US12) crochet hook
- Tiny amount of toy stuffing
- Sewing needle
- 2.5cm brooch bar
Tension
52 sts and 50 rows to 4in (10cm) over double crochet using 0.75mm hook and crochet thread 20.
56 sts and 52 rows to 4in (10cm) over double crochet using 0.75mm hook and crochet thread 40.
Use larger or smaller hook if necessary to obtain correct tension.
How to work this free crochet pattern:
This delicate design uses long crochet stitches and very fine thread to form the papery quality of poppy petals. The yellow centre is filled with a tiny amount of stuffing, and the black cotton thread surrounding it is folded back on itself and stitched in place.
Notes
1 ch at beg of the round does not count as a st throughout.
3 ch at beg of the round counts as a st throughout.
Poppy centre diagram and instructions
Poppy centre and key
With 0.75mm hook and A, make 4 ch and join with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: 3 ch, 10 tr into ring, sl st to 3rd of 3 ch with B and carry A on WS of work (11 sts).
Rounds 2–3: 3 ch, 1 tr in next 10 tr, sl st to 3rd of 3 ch.
Continue with A.
Round 4 (inc): 3 ch, 1 tr in same st, (tr2inc) 10 times, sl st to 3rd of 3 ch (22 sts).
Rounds 5–9: 3 ch, (to count as first tr), 1 tr in each tr, sl st to 3rd of 3 ch.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail of A and B. Stuff the yellow-green centre piece. Weave the tail of B around the lower edges of the centre piece, between rounds 3 and 4, pull tightly on the thread to gather the stitches and fasten off.
Weave the tail of A through the last round of stitches, pull tightly on the thread to close the opening and fasten off. Push the yellow centre inside the surrounding black section. Sew the sections in place, working the stitches right through from the base to the top of the yellow centre. Pliers may come in handy here to help coax the needle through the stuffed piece.
Poppy petals, key as above
Poppy petals diagram
With 0.75mm hook and A, make 6 ch and join with a sl st to form a ring.
Round 1 (RS): 3 ch, 2 tr into ring, (9 ch, 3 tr) 3 times, 9 ch, sl st to 3rd of 3 ch (12 tr and 4 9-ch sps).
Round 2: *Skip next tr, 1 dc into next tr, skip next tr, (4 dc, 2 htr, 2 tr, 5 dtr, 2 tr, 2 htr, 4 dc) into next 9-ch sp*; rep from * to * 3 more times, sl st to first dc.
Sl st in next 4 dc of first petal. Join C in last sl st.
Continue with C.
Round 3: *1 htr in next 2 htr, 1 tr in next tr, (dtr3inc, dtr2inc) 3 times, dtr3inc, 1 tr in next tr, 1 htr in next 2 htr, skip next 4 dc down side of petal, skip dc in between petals, skip next 4 dc of next petal*; rep from * to * 3 more times (96 sts).
Round 4 (inc): (1 htr in next 2 htr, 1 tr in next tr, dtr2inc in next 18 sts, 1 tr in next tr, 1 htr in next 2 htr) 4 times, sl st to first htr of next petal, turn (168 sts).
Round 5 (WS) (inc): Working on the WS of the petals, (skip next htr, 1 htr in next htr, 1 tr in next tr, dtr2inc in next 36 sts, 1 tr in next tr, 1 htr in next htr, skip next htr) 4 times, sl st to first htr. Fasten off (304 sts).
Making up
Attach the poppy centre to the middle of the petals on the RS. Weave in all the thread ends. Sew a brooch bar to the back.
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