The Official Way to Knit a Doctor Who Scarf

There’s a lot of Doctor Who-related knitting geekery out there, but of course the pinnacle is knitting the Tom Baker scarf.

There are lots of knitting patterns out there, and an entire website devoted to the different variations of the scarf used in the show. All the versions are super long (12 feet), super wide and use lots of different colors of yarn in Garter Stitch.

And though I’d swear I’ve seen this somewhere before, the official pattern from the BBC has been circulating online recently. Apparently at some point in the 1970s and ’80s, if you wrote them for the pattern this is what you would get. It’s from season 12, which ran in 1974 and 1975.

There have been times when the BBC was less friendly to knitters, such as in 2008 when they made a woman to remove patterns from her site inspired by Doctor Who characters. But I guess they don’t mind so much anymore, as they have a roundup of Doctor Who patterns on their blog now.

Have you ever made any Doctor Who knits or other crafts? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo via user 93fangshadow at Deviant Art.]

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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