I made the wreath using the pattern Hampstead Wreath
by Wendy Baker and Belinda Boadene Instead of using a Styrofoam ring or pipe lagging as suggested in the pattern I used a florist wreath wire ring purchased from a local Hobby Craft store for just £1. As I sewed the wreath up around the ring I used toy stuffing to fill. This soft filling made it easy to add the poppies.

For the poppies I used the pattern remembrance poppy
by jolynn13 I used a running stitch around the edge of the poppy to give them a more rounded finish. I left a long thread them to sew each poppy onto the wreath.

For the green leaves I adapted the pattern by Tina Egleton for the Poppy Appeal. I didn’t knit the ‘stalk’ and made the leaf smaller by using smaller needles and starting at the second increase.