PATTERN IS WRITTEN IN UK CROCHET TERMS.
These poppies are being made to commemorate ANZAC day 2015.
It is a single poppy using only one stitch (trebles- UK).

It is suggested as an easy pattern for beginners.

The 5000 poppies website also has other patterns for poppies.

The pattern for this poppy is here

More poppy patterns

Any 8ply can be used.

Gauge is not crucial. The designer states “we want the finished poppy to be tight.”

I did find an error in the pattern-

3rd round: Ch3, 2 treble crochet into the next stitch (not ‘each stitch’ as written)