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Poppy Pattern

Postby Jeanette » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:08 am

Read something about the Poppies that are given out in exchange for a donation at this time of year are to have a safety pin instead of the usual pin. This will add a lot more to their costs.

I noticed this on a web page.

http://www.knitonthenet.com/poppy/

It's only £2.00 and you don't have to download the pattern :D Even if you do knit and wear your own you can still donate as usual when the tin is rattled at Tesco and the Coop.

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Re: Poppy Pattern

Postby jdcarra » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:47 pm

Jeanette wrote:Read something about the Poppies that are given out in exchange for a donation at this time of year are to have a safety pin instead of the usual pin.
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Don't know about this poppy Jeanette, but recently on the news the rememberence day poppy the pin was to be replaced with a stick on version for safety reasons.
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Re: Poppy Pattern

Postby Jeanette » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:04 pm

jdcarra wrote:Don't know about this poppy Jeanette, but recently on the news the rememberence day poppy the pin was to be replaced with a stick on version for safety reasons.



I wonder in the ninety years since the war finished how many folk have been seriously injured with the pin :roll: :roll:

Stick on version doesn't quite have the same impact JD. Will you be knitting one?


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Postby witchnettle » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:59 pm

thanks for the link jeanette i have downloaded the pattern and will be knitting one for myself, so if anyone wants to see me i'll be the one with the weird looking red woollen thing hanging on her jacket lol x
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Postby petewick » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:56 am

witchnettle wrote:thanks for the link jeanette i have downloaded the pattern and will be knitting one for myself, so if anyone wants to see me i'll be the one with the weird looking red woollen thing hanging on her jacket lol x



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Postby witchnettle » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:03 pm

ha bloody ha petewick x
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Postby petewick » Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:39 am

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!
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Re: Poppy Pattern

Postby Ship called Dignity » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:20 pm

Jeanette wrote:Read something about the Poppies that are given out in exchange for a donation at this time of year are to have a safety pin instead of the usual pin. This will add a lot more to their costs.

I noticed this on a web page.

http://www.knitonthenet.com/poppy/

It's only £2.00 and you don't have to download the pattern :D Even if you do knit and wear your own you can still donate as usual when the tin is rattled at Tesco and the Coop.

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I saw a box of poppies in Stirling yesterday. No usual pin - just a sticky pad for sticking to you! Save the needles! :evil: 8)
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Postby Beachcomber » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:59 pm

Picked-up mine in The Glen Bar, Carradale, today and they're still fitted with the life-threatening pin.
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Postby petewick » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:13 pm

Beachcomber wrote:Picked-up mine in The Glen Bar, Carradale, today and they're still fitted with the life-threatening pin.



Maybe that's leftovers from last year.
In Oban they've got plastic blunt ended pins.
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