This year the Royal Canadian Legion is celebrating its 100th anniversary. There are various centennial celebrations and special events at national and local branches. In Paris, Branch 29 has launched its Poppy Project which is a community arts initiative to create large displays of hundreds of knitted and crocheted poppies. In November, these poppies will be at the cenotaph and other locations in Paris. The public is invited to make poppies and the campaign’s organizer, Cheryl Humphrey, has been conducting workshops and also collecting finished poppies from various drop off points in Paris.
We have invited Cheryl to do a workshop in Glen Morris for our women's group. Cheryl will lead us through the steps to knit or crochet a poppy. Our individual poppies will be added to netting which is being used to create the mass display of poppies.
✸ No knitting or crocheting experience is necessary. Cheryl works with all levels of skills. Any size, shape, or quality of knitted or crocheted poppy will be accepted!
✸ Cheryl will provide the black and red wool for us. However, if anyone is interested in getting a head start Mary Maxim knows what yarn works for either type of poppies and gives a discount. Just say Paris 29 at the cash and the discount will be applied.
✸ Bring your own knitting needles OR crochet hook. Size 5 mm. (Also available at Mary Maxim)
✸ Cheryl will provide the patterns. If you want instructions for patterns so as to get an early start or do on your own if you can’t attend the workshop, email mmm@silomail.com
✸ Please email Margaret McPherson at mmm@silomail.com or Karen Varga at vargakj@yahoo.com by April 1st to confirm your attendance.
✸ In your reply, please indicate if you are a beginner, medium or advanced in your knitting/crocheting skills. Cheryl can then decide how to arrange groups and will perhaps ask a couple of other instructors to help her.
We hope you can join us for this event and be a part of our community’s contribution to the Legion’s centennial project for this special display of ‘In Remembrance’ for November in Paris.