1.) Introduction

The purpose of this blog is to document my adventure in learning how to hand knit and make a scarf... a la the Fourth Dr. Who of the British Sci-Fi TV Series Dr. Who.  Its supposed to be made using the most basic knit, appropriately called a "knit stitch", made successfully over and over again, which in turn then creates the "garter stitch".  Simple.  Here's an example of what the finished product may look like:

The Fourth Dr. Who was played by Tom Baker, and you can read up on him here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Doctor.

My favorite Dr is the Tenth one played by David Tennant.  His costume is nice, but  I'll probably save it for a rainy day (or year).

I used to watch Dr Who in the early evening every day when I was in 3rd-6th grade.  He would come on at 6:00 PM on PBS in the mid 80s, right after Sesame Street and some shorter programming (Reading Rainbow with Lavar Burton, and Mr Rogers' Neighborhood etc.), and before News Hour.  I don't know if it was the most current episodes that I was watching as I was pretty young and not aware that BBC was from a different country.

In any event, I've recently been watching the 10th and 11th Dr Who streaming on my Netflix account.  Catching up and watching over 70 episodes in a matter of months (and re-watching several of them), convinced me to make and wear a Dr Who costume for this upcoming Halloween Party at Michael G's, always a fun and tastefully themed and decorated event.  In 2009 I sewed a Dr. Horrible costume, and in 2010 I sewed a traditional Scottish kilt, sporran and cap:

2010 Halloween

2009 Halloween

The scarf will require more discipline than the kilt or lab coat, and this is why I'm thinking about it in mid July.   It's striped in several colors and several feet long (14 feet or so).  It's approximately 11"-12" wide (about 44 stitches).  That, along with it's length (I think 12" of length will also be 44 stitches), should require over 27,000 stitches.  So, until Halloween, (which is about 105 days away) I have to stitch 257 per day every day until then....hmm... maybe I picked the wrong beginner project.  I still have to work during the day to afford to do this.  I'm projecting the yarn will cost about $150.

Thanks to this website, I have some guidance:  http://www.doctorwhoscarf.com/

Here's my goal (I like this one because it's most colorful:

  

  

The next post will discuss the yarn color and weight