| | My daughter and I have become part of the regular Saturday morning families-with-young-kids crew at our Conservative synagogue this year. When she gets tired, shy, or overstimulated during services, my daughter loves wrapping herself in my tallis and playing with the tzitzis. Recently, she asked for one of her own…so I knit her one! We picked out the yarn together (RIP Joann) and found a simple but nicely textured scarf pattern. I tied imitation tzitzis (18 wraps each) et voilà! One play tallis! (She knows she’ll get a “real” tallis at her bat mitzvah, but for now, she just wanted something special to help her feel cozy and included.) A rainbow unicorn play tallis! I tried tacking back the corners to make them round, the whole thing is more scarf-y than garment-y, and there is not a speck of wool in it, but just in case, I’m gonna check with our rabbi to make sure it’s appropriate to bring to shul. (After finishing it, I found out that “play tallisim” are real things, so I think we’re in the clear.) I can’t imagine anyone in our community would object to a kiddo rocking her own rainbow unicorn fringed scarf on a Saturday morning. I have six more years to work on her first “real” tallis, so any ideas or inspiration would be welcome! 🙂 submitted by /u/Major_Instance699 |
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