Loving Cross Steel Keepsake

Slim arms and a half-inch span keep this cross close to the collarbone. It is one inch tall in stainless steel, with a rounded profile rather than squared edges, so it lies flat and does not catch on knitwear. Ashes go in through the base.

The chamber holds around a quarter of a cubic inch, a keepsake portion rather than a full set. Its narrowness is the reason to pick it over the wider crosses on the site: it is the one that reads as everyday jewelry instead of as a memorial piece. Men and women wear it in about equal numbers, which is not true of the heavier crosses.

• Bottom loading, so the front stays unbroken by a fitting
• Narrow enough at half an inch to wear under work clothes
• Engraving is possible but the arms limit the character count