My Doctor Who Scarf
Season 12
I am a huge Doctor Who fan and I’ve always wanted a scarf like Tom Baker, now I’m lucky enough to have a Doctor Who scarf being knitted for me. Its going to be a replica of the original scarf as it appeared in season 12, that’s The Robot to Revenge of the Cybermen. It’s now reached about 2½ ft in length so there’s a long way to go yet to reach the full 15ft, but it’s looking good.
My wife, who is doing all the hard work, has used a Sport and Melange weight Alpaca wool. Apparently
The first 2.5ft
‘Alpaca fleece is a lustrous and silky natural fibre. While similar to sheep’s wool, it is warmer, not prickly, and bears no lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic. Without lanolin, it does not repel water. It is also soft and luxurious.’ Thank you Wikipedia.
The trickiest part so far has been finding colours that are close enough to the original. The rest has been easy thanks to www.doctorwhoscarf.com the website is full of all the information that you need to make your own scarf. Instructions, colour and yarn advice, designs showing how the patterns changed season to season and even a history of the Who scarves.
Well that’s about it for now, there will be further updates and pictures as the scarf grows and maybe some of you will visit doctorwhoscarf.com and start your own.
Also if you want to vote for your favourite Doctor please go visit the poll page and make your selection, thank you.
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