hand-knit chuppah swatch
✡︎ shalom friends ✡︎
i recently found out about other jews hand making jewish items for special occasions, specifically their wedding chuppah. i know that it's common to crochet/knit our headwear, but a chuppah crafted over many years had never occurred to me as an option. i've always adored the crafting of ritual objects across many faiths/cultures.
so i decided earlier this evening to finally learn how to read lace knitting pattern charts (this specific swatch pattern is found in the book screenshotted), and concluded that i will be hand knitting the chuppah cloth for my wedding by scaling up the swatch's math. this is kind of silly of me because i'm not even engaged lol! but i'm always finding crochet thread at my local thriftstores, and i figured by the time i'm done with this lace project on 2.75mm needles, i'll have met someone by then ;3
the full finished piece will be massive, with a knit garter stitch border + crochet scalloped edging.
- ahuva