Funeral and Wedding Kippah

The other night I was browsing the excellent Purl Bee site, and found a very sweet kippah pattern to crochet.  I’ve never made one before, but they seemed like a simple project.  So I asked Jonathan if he knew anyone who could use one.  

Jonathan hates wearing kippahs.  When he was in the third grade he moved to the U.S. for a year.  In Jewish Day School, he had to wear a kippah, but didn't own one.  His mom had to purchase one for him, but the only one she could find in Maryland was hand-made by some group to raise money for Israel.  The fact that she was Israeli didn't lower the price - it was $20 back in 1987.  (That's about $37.00 today, according to this inflation calculator!)

Jonathan is also 110% secular.  (A quality in him that I really like, by the way.) 

So imagine my surprise when he said, “Sure, make me one.”

“What?” I almost dropped my computer off my lap.

“Sure.  They’re good to have around, for funerals and weddings and things.”

 So here is Jonathan’s “funeral and wedding” kippah. 

The action shot (he had to squat on the floor – he’s much taller than I am). 

This one cost a lot less than $37, or even $20.  I made it with Rose cotton yarn and a size 3 hook.  The brown trim is some embroidery thread I had left over.  It took a little over 2 hours, and was the perfect project to accompany some beer and basketball on television.  

He can even wear it to the funeral of my NCAA tournament bracket, which died a torturous death over the weekend...