DOCTOR WHO Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) Shorter Scarf - Official BBC Licensed Scarf by LOVARZI

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I made one, with a pattern grid that I could check off when I got done with that stripe, and then promptly lost the pattern grid I had made. When knitter Begonia Pope was asked by costume designer James Acheson to knit Baker’s scarf she used up all the wool Acheson gave her, resulting in a twenty-foot scarf. However, through the years yarns have changed so that you could probably use Red Heart or Vanna’s Choice (which will be considerably cheaper) to make the scarf. Well, now I’m learning Tunisian crochet, and discovered the Knit Stitch (TNS, it’s usually labeled – though there are at least a dozen other names it goes by, too), so now I’m trying to work up the same kind of thing I had then, to keep track of all the widths and change. The pattern seems to have been based on the stunt duplicate but is appended on the end with around 50 percent more stripes.

Doctor Who Scarf (Tom Baker) - Ravelry Doctor Who Scarf (Tom Baker) - Ravelry

This guide, written using some of the advice of the friend who knitted it for me, will speed up the process and a beginning knitter can be well on the way to making his or her own. There are also sections featuring the history of the design, tips for scarf construction, a gallery of scarves knitted by fans (and me) plus some fun ephemera. The Doctor would wish you good luck in your knitting adventure…but there are Daleks behind him that need defeating. I swapped a couple of suggested colours for my own choices and was happy with all except the rust/red colour. it works up so easy except for the numerous color changes and all the ends that have to be woven in.

In the annals of pop culture couture, the extraordinary scarf worn by the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who stands out as a triumph of both whimsicality and comfy-ness.

Doctor Who 4th Doctor (Tom Baker) Scarf 18 ft Season 16-17 Doctor Who 4th Doctor (Tom Baker) Scarf 18 ft Season 16-17

Another licensed scarf is also being manufactured by Elope (found at Hot Topic and many places online). Now, to me it doesn’t sound like the ones who accomplish such the amazing feat of getting a screen accurate 4th Doctor scarf off the needles are the ‘dumb’ ones. This isn’t so much a pattern as a recipe and a list of the colors BBC used in their Doctor Who scarves. When Tom Baker was cast as the Doctor, costume designer James Acheson picked up a load of wool and asked a knitter Begonia Pope to knit a scarf for Tom. I started my scarf in 1981, did 3 feet, gave it to my sister-in-law, she did 4 feet, gave it back to me, and it sat in a bag for 32 years.Knitting: Finding knitting tutorials can be overwhelming too, but the best options are signing up for free at a help forum like Ravelry or finding a YouTube video if you learn better by seeing a knitter in action.