Would you like a jelly baby?

I've been a Doctor Who fan since high school. Tom Baker was my first doctor, so he's still my favorite with his slightly manic and quirky sense of humor, jelly babies, and, of course, the iconic scarf. I've always wanted to knit a copy for myself, but its size isn't very practical. It would probably mop the floor or be a tripping hazard not to mention being very bulky to wear. Thanks to Ravelry, I found this pattern scaled down to normal human-sized proportions.

I used size 7 needles and Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted in the colors recommend at DoctorWhoScarf.com. The site has patterns by season, yarn and color suggestions, and tips for joining the stripes and weaving in the ends. It also has everything a Whovian could ever want to know about the scarf's various iterations. (Did you know the scarf had a stunt double?) The pattern is plain old garter stitch, so it was a fairly quick and mindless knit. I finished it in less than 2 weeks with knitting an hour here and there. My scarf is 6-1/2 inches in width and 7 feet 2 inches long after blocking, not counting the tassels.

So now the weather just needs to get cooler. Maybe I'll try knitting some Daleks next...



Every Jellybaby Scene - Doctor Who by taylaca