From knitting poppies to creating a huge art installation - these people are wearing their poppies with pride

<p>Every year in November the whole nation comes together to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves in conflicts to protect our freedom.</p><p>To do this, many people wear a poppy, which for more than 100 years, has been the symbol of remembrance.</p><p>The bright red paper flowers, available at Asda stores for a donation, help to raise money for The Royal British Legion who use it to support the Armed Forces community.</p><p>This year, Remembrance Sunday falls on November 13.</p><p>To help commemorate the event we&rsquo;ve rounded up a range of ways in which people are proudly wearing, creating or showing off their poppy.</p><h2>Knitting a poppy</h2><p><img alt="knitting_poppies" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/knitting_poppies_GL?scl=1"></p><p>If you&rsquo;re interested and good at knitting, then why not get creative and put your needle-work skills to the test?</p><p>Asda customer Beatrice Furlong, who is 98, sold hundreds of woollen poppies she had knitted over the past year in a bid to raise some cash for the Royal British Legion.</p><p>This <a href="https://www2.le.ac.uk/institution/ww1/documents/Knit-a-Small-Poppy.pdf" target="_blank">knitting pattern</a> shows you how to knit your own small poppy, just like Beatrice. </p><h2>Art installation</h2><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4866595518% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLf7cXnD21x/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A photo posted by Hannah Jones (@hannahlouisejones91)</a> on <time datetime="2016-10-13T09:57:28+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 13, 2016 at 2:57am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>In 2014 the Tower of London was filled with 888,246 ceramic poppies &ndash; representing each British and Colonial fatality during the First World War.</p><p>A total of 21,688 people volunteered to install the ruby red poppies and around 5million people travelled from around the world to take in the spectacular sight.  </p><h2>Get crafty</h2><script async defer src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script><p><a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/28710516348657060/"></a></p><p>Or why not let the kids get crafty and use any paper plates or cupcake cases you&rsquo;ve got lying around to help construct a poppy?</p><p>For this, you could use some red paint, black buttons for the centre and then a real leaf to add the greenery. </p><h2>Poppy cupcakes</h2><p><a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/398568635747901732/"></a></p><p>Put on your apron, get your mixing bowl out and be prepared to wow all your family with these poppy cakes. </p><p>All you need is a <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/cupcakes" target="_blank">basic vanilla sponge cupcake and buttercream recipe</a> and then it's all about creating your poppy for the top out of red and black icing, using a flower-shaped cutter. </p><p>Best enjoyed with a nice cup of tea! </p><p><em>To stock up on all of your craft or cooking ingredients head to <a href="http://www.asda.com/" target="_blank">Asda.com</a> or you can find them <a href="http://storelocator.asda.com/#!/" target="_blank">in store</a>. </em></p>

Remembrance Sunday: The most creative ways to wear and display your poppy

By ASDA Admin,10th November 2016

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