Knitting for Carers Week
Posted: 04 Mar 2013, 15:50We felt it would be nice for our knitters in Chill to do something for Carers week in June.
http://www.carersweek.org/
We have two options for you, one is easier than the other.
If you could do what you can and post them to me, to arrive for June 1st.
Community Knitting Project in Norwich
Peter Taylor Funeral Service in Hellesdon is aiming to help local communities with knitting activities.
http://www.mylocalfuneraldirector.co.uk/
1. They are hoping to sell hand knitted poppies in their funeral homes for Remembrance Sunday to raise much needed funds for The Royal British Legion.
2.They are also looking for 6” (15cm) squares in garter stitch (plain knit). They intend to stitch these together to make blankets for local care homes. Using 3.25 mm needles. You can stitch these to make a length of 8 different squares if you wish.
Small Poppy - Debbie Bliss Andes colour (370008) skein (would make 2 poppies) and small amount of black
Large Poppy - Patons Orient in red 50g ball (would make 2 poppies) and small amount of black onyx round bead 8mm
Any double knitting yarn can be used.
Roller locking pin.
Sewing needle to attach pin and bead and sew petals together
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Cast on 7 sts using thumb method and red yarn
Knit 1 row
KFB (knit forward and back into same stitch) Purl to last 2 sts, KFB, Purl 1
KFB, knit to last 2 sts, KFB, knit 1 (11 sts)
KFB, purl to last 2 sts, KFB, knit 1 (13 sts)
Knit 1 row
Purl 1 row
(repeat last 2 rows if you require a larger petal size)
SSK (slip 2 sts on to right needle, put back onto laft needle and knit together) SSK. knit to last 4 sts, knit2 tog, knit 2 tog (9sts)
Repeat last row in pattern (5sts)
(If you want to make the large poppy just insert a pearl row, knit row, purl row here)
Purl 1 row
SSK (slip stitch knitways) K2 tog, K2 tog, (3sts)
Purl 1 row
Cast off remaining stitches
For both poppies using black cast on 18 stitches using cable method, then cast off leaving long thread end, over sew along edge of topof cast off and pull tight to create a spirl/ball for centre of poppy and secure tightly.
Sew all poppy petals into a centre piece and add black centre pieces.
Embellish with black onyx bead or button of your choice.
http://www.carersweek.org/
We have two options for you, one is easier than the other.
If you could do what you can and post them to me, to arrive for June 1st.
Community Knitting Project in Norwich
Peter Taylor Funeral Service in Hellesdon is aiming to help local communities with knitting activities.
http://www.mylocalfuneraldirector.co.uk/
1. They are hoping to sell hand knitted poppies in their funeral homes for Remembrance Sunday to raise much needed funds for The Royal British Legion.
2.They are also looking for 6” (15cm) squares in garter stitch (plain knit). They intend to stitch these together to make blankets for local care homes. Using 3.25 mm needles. You can stitch these to make a length of 8 different squares if you wish.
Small Poppy - Debbie Bliss Andes colour (370008) skein (would make 2 poppies) and small amount of black
Large Poppy - Patons Orient in red 50g ball (would make 2 poppies) and small amount of black onyx round bead 8mm
Any double knitting yarn can be used.
Roller locking pin.
Sewing needle to attach pin and bead and sew petals together
---------------------------------------------------
Cast on 7 sts using thumb method and red yarn
Knit 1 row
KFB (knit forward and back into same stitch) Purl to last 2 sts, KFB, Purl 1
KFB, knit to last 2 sts, KFB, knit 1 (11 sts)
KFB, purl to last 2 sts, KFB, knit 1 (13 sts)
Knit 1 row
Purl 1 row
(repeat last 2 rows if you require a larger petal size)
SSK (slip 2 sts on to right needle, put back onto laft needle and knit together) SSK. knit to last 4 sts, knit2 tog, knit 2 tog (9sts)
Repeat last row in pattern (5sts)
(If you want to make the large poppy just insert a pearl row, knit row, purl row here)
Purl 1 row
SSK (slip stitch knitways) K2 tog, K2 tog, (3sts)
Purl 1 row
Cast off remaining stitches
For both poppies using black cast on 18 stitches using cable method, then cast off leaving long thread end, over sew along edge of topof cast off and pull tight to create a spirl/ball for centre of poppy and secure tightly.
Sew all poppy petals into a centre piece and add black centre pieces.
Embellish with black onyx bead or button of your choice.
