Monday, November 10, 2008

Lest we forget

One of the (many) things I miss about Canada is the wearing of poppies on our lapels in honour of Remembrance Day. I've seen a few people over the years with poppies down here in the U.S., but have never actually come across anyone distributing them. A few weeks ago I was even considering going to the Canadian consulate to ask if maybe they had some poppies to give away (I didn't, they probably would have thought I was a bit crazy). Which is why I was extremely pleased to see Laura Chau's pattern for a knitted poppy (Rav link) this weekend.

Poppy_03_a

This one is made out of scraps of Calmer (brown, apparently I have zero black yarn) and Jaeger Extra Fine Merino Aran (red, more red than this photo shows), and took about an hour to make. And now I'll never have to go poppy-less again.

(I also want to say a big Thank You to all of you who said such nice things about my Malabrigo vest, and for all your suggestions. If blocking doesn't fix the the weirdness of the scoop, I'll think about redoing the ribbing to maybe add one extra round, since I have very little yarn left. It's funny how knitting one's own garments actually does very little to mitigate one's insecurities about clothing and fit and all the negative stuff that tends to happen in fitting rooms. =))

3 comments:

Unknown said...

What a lovely tradition!

Karen said...

I was thinking of making that poppy too! Alas, no red yarn though.

I always spend a mini-fortune on poppies cuz they keep falling off my clothing, not that I mind giving them the money. It's just that, invariably, once Remembrance Day rolls around, I've lost my poppy yet again, and people look at me like I'm some heathen because I'm poppy-less.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely pattern!

I tried to plant poppies this year, but failed miserably. I hope to do better next year.