Dr. Who Knitting Projects

I finally got to watch the new Doctor Who last night, and while I’m not quite sold on the new guy (it always takes me a few episodes) it was still a lot of fun.

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Of course I always knit while I’m watching TV, but so far I haven’t ventured into actually knitting something Doctor Who-related yet. That doesn’t mean there aren’t a ton of great options out there for people who would like to do such a thing; here are a few great ones.

You have to start with the classic Doctor Who scarf made famous by Tom Baker, of course. But there’s also a great sock kit from Lorna’s Laces (made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the show last year, but it’s still available) inspired by the same voluminous scarf. Or you can knit a Tom Baker maxi dress. That’s pretty darn cool.

You can also knit a shawl covered with TARDISes, designed by Kate Atherley, or, if you’re OK with buying patterns, a police box slouchy hat designed by CiD Hanscom.

R. J. Daae has a great knit sonic screwdriver, while Raverly user Penwiper, who blogs at Entropy House, has a great Doctor Who collection that includes a stuffed TARDIS plushie, a police box scarf, a Dalek washcloth (Exfoliate!) and a stuffed Dalek. Awesome!

A Bitter Knitter has a pattern for a baby girl’s Dalek dress, and Love Knitting has a great blue but also Dalek-inspired French press coffee cozy. Unfortunately the link to the pattern for all the doctors doesn’t seem to work anymore.

And while that’s 12 patterns for 12 doctors, I do have one more link to share. Misty from the Handmade Podcast is making Doctor Who kits that include TARDIS-colored yarn, a project bag made with celestial TARDIS fabric and a set of Doctor Who inspired stitch markers with designs like a scarf, a bow tie, Big Ben and a gas mask. Scroll down or watch the podcast for more information.

Have you ever made a Doctor Who craft? (I’m never knit anything, but I did once make a TARDIS out of perler beads, and that’s got to count for something.) I’d love to hear about it!

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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