Sunday Bloom: Remembrance Poppy

Today’s bloom feels deeply personal.

As I sit quietly recovering from a back procedure, my daughter and grandchildren are at church — and I find myself holding yarn and hook again. The rhythm of the stitches brings stillness. The poppy begins to take shape, larger than I planned, but somehow just right in my hands.

This week has been one of reflection and remembrance.
As my daughter and I navigate life after the loss of her partner, Scott, our family carries him in our hearts — just as we do my mother, and every soul who once filled our lives with love, laughter, and presence.

Crochet has always been my way of processing emotions that can’t find words. With each loop of yarn, I think of those we’ve lost, those we’re still fighting for, and those who need a reminder that their story matters.

The poppy has long been a symbol of remembrance — not to glorify war, but to honour peace, sacrifice, and the shared wish that such loss might never be repeated. For me, it also stands for awareness — for mental health, for cancer, and for the ongoing struggles that shape so many lives around the world.

As makers, our hands can carry both hope and memory.
This bloom is my moment to pause, breathe, and quietly send love to every heart that needs it.

🧶 The Remembrance Poppy Pattern

This poppy was designed for all levels of makers, from beginners to experienced crocheters.
It works beautifully as a brooch, wreath embellishment, or keepsake flower.

You can find the full pattern written in US crochet terms below — and a UK version is also available. (please ask) Feel free to share or make it for remembrance displays, donations, or personal reflection.

🌺 Sunday Bloom Project: Remembrance Poppy

Designed by: Jacqui Whiteley – Icelma Creations
Date: 2 November 2025
Theme: Reflection, courage, remembrance

A Moment to Reflect

Today’s bloom is a symbol of strength and memory. The poppy stands for courage, endurance, and love that lives on.
This pattern invites you to slow down and reflect as you crochet — its rhythm is gentle, the stitches simple, and the result beautifully meaningful.

You Will Need

• DK weight yarn: small amounts of black (center) and red (petals)

• 4 mm crochet hook (US G-6)

• Yarn needle and scissors

• Optional: small black seed beads

• Optional: felt circle and brooch pin for backing

Skills Practiced

• Magic ring

• Single crochet (sc) and double crochet (dc)

• Puff stitch

• Joining with a slip stitch (sl st)

• Working between stitches and color changes

• Finishing and shaping petals

Pattern Notes

• Pattern uses US crochet terms.

• The poppy is worked in two colors: black for the center, red for the petals.

• Work over yarn tails when changing colors to keep the back tidy.

• The finished flower naturally forms six petals.

Remembrance Poppy Pattern

Black Center

Round 1:
Make a magic ring. Work 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. Pull the ring closed and slip stitch (sl st) to the first sc to join.
(6 sts)

Round 2:
Make 1 puff stitch (ps) in each of the 6 stitches around.
(For each ps: yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop — repeat 3 times, yarn over, pull through all loops, ch 1 to close.)
Sl st to the first puff stitch to join.
(12 puff stitches total)

Round 3:
Work between the puff stitches: 1 sc between the first two puffs, 2 sc between the next pair.
Repeat from to around, alternating 1 sc and 2 sc.
Sl st to the first sc to join.
(18 sc total)

Fasten off black yarn and trim the end, or leave a tail if you plan to sew the poppy onto something later.

Red Petals

Round 4:
Join red yarn into any single sc (not a pair) from Round 3.
Work over the black tail for a neat finish.

Ch 2 (counts as first dc), 2 double crochets (dc) in the next stitch, 2 dc in the next stitch, ch 2, sl st into the next single sc.
Repeat from to around.
Sl st to the base of the first ch 2 to join.
(6 petals formed, each made from 4 dc stitches)

Round 5:
Ch 3. Work 2 dc in each of the 4 dc from the previous petal (8 dc per petal).
Ch 3, sl st into the next chain-2 space between petals.
Ch 3, 2 dc in each of the 4 dc from the previous petal (8 dc total), ch 3, sl st into next space.
Repeat around.
Sl st to the first ch 3 to finish.
(6 petals × 8 dc = 48 dc total)

Fasten off and weave in ends neatly on the back.

Finishing Touches

Shape the petals with your fingers or lightly steam from the back to open them up.
You may add a few black beads to the center for texture and light.
Attach a felt circle and brooch pin to the back, or add your poppy to a remembrance wreath or handmade display.

You can also download a printable PDF version of the pattern [here].

🌿 Final Thoughts

As I look at the finished bloom, I see more than stitches.
I see connection. Love. The resilience of a family who keeps finding ways to honour those no longer beside us, while still holding hope for brighter days.

May your poppy remind you that remembrance can be both gentle and powerful — and that every act of making is, in its own way, a prayer for peace.

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