like an incubated ostrich egg, an idea hatches

About a month ago while visiting my family, my sister Diane taught me to knit. I bought some yarn, some knitting needles, and a book that had basic how-to's and some easy patterns.

One of the patterns was a scarf that I decided to make for my BFF Kimie who has need for such things as she lives in Scotland. This particular pattern was a simple rib-knit in blocks of several different colors. I was concerned whether or not Kimie would like it, so I emailed her this question:

I am making something for you for Christmas... The instructions that I'm following call for 12 different colors to be used. In my opinion, these colors are fine, but I don't know if you will like the scheme or not... Let me know if any of these are offensive to you and what you would like as a suitable replacement.

Her response?

From the sounds of the present you are making, is it a doctor who scarf??

Which got me thinking... "what if it WAS a Doctor Who scarf?"

You know what a perfectionist I am, if it's a Doctor Who scarf I'm making, it has to be exactly right. Not kinda like it, not sorta like it, it has to be IT exactly. So I searched the internet and found this guy who's aunt made him one, along with a reproduction of the official scarf pattern distributed by the BBC, and a note from the aunt explaining that at approximately 1-foot wide by 12.5-feet long, this scarf has over 48,000 stitches!

I said to myself "Self, this sounds like a GREAT first knitting project!" and got started right away.



This blog is a record of my attempt. PLEASE DON'T TELL KIMIE!!!!!!!