Knitted poppies commemorate Anzac fallen

Russell Ward, of Mosgiel, admires the Anzac display at De Winkel Wool in Gordon Rd. Photos by...
Russell Ward, of Mosgiel, admires the Anzac display at De Winkel Wool in Gordon Rd. Photos by Linda Robertson.

A striking display of hundreds of knitted woollen poppies adorns the front window of De Winkel Wool in Mosgiel.

The display, which also included Anzac-related images, marked the commemoration of the 100-year anniversary of Anzac Day.

De Winkel Wool owner Thea Bekkers said the poppies were knitted by customers and would be given to Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.

''It's been a real community effort from Mosgiel, I thought it was really quite neat that they all want to be a part of it.''

About 300 poppies made up the displayand had grabbed the attention of passersby, she said.

''Sometimes people just come in saying, 'I'm coming to have a look at your poppy wall and people love being part of a special exhibition. The window display has been quite striking. We have random people popping in saying, 'Where do all the poppies come from?'''

The poppy wall would remain on display until March 14.

The flowers would then be sent to the Dunedin museum to form part of a display of more than 1900 poppies commemorating each soldier who died during World War 1.

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