this bird has flown

Here we are, it's REVEAL DAY. After a frantic Wednesday night of finishing, the Doctor Who scarf is finally ready! All tails are tucked in. All fringe is attached. The foolishness and mayhem has been put away forever and in it's place is a gorgeous gift.


I invite Kimie to sit on the chaise with her eyes closed and her anticipation running high. With shutters flashing, I place the folded scarf on her lap. "Okay Kimie, open your eyes!"



"Oh my god, it's the longest Doctor Who Scarf in the space-time continuum!" she shouts in amazement. I breathed a sigh of relief that she didn't have to ask "what is it?" :)

It turned out to be a tad shy of the desired length at only 10'3". But still long enough to keep us both warm at the same time!



And do you know what happens now? The scarf is going home with Kimie to Scotland, and my house will be sad and lonely and empty without them
:(

week 10

I'M DONE!!!!

The knitting of the Doctor Who scarf is finished!!!!!!! There is still some finishing work to do, but the knitting is done! done!! done!!!

This past week, I was faced with the reality that I was running out of yarn. No two ways about it, I was NOT going to be able to complete the scarf according to the pattern with what I had left. I had two choices: buy more or improvise. I chose to improvise. I set aside the colors and lenghts I would need for the fringe, and knitted up the rest.

I added 57 rows: 1 green, 35 rust, 14 purple, and 6 green.

That makes the scarf 72 rows short! Not to mention that the color pattern is all wrong!!! AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Wait, wait. Calm down. It will be ok. Yes, it's true, the Doctor Who Scarf does not match the Doctor Who Scarf Pattern exactly. And if Kimie ever brings it to a Doctor Who convention, I'm sure someone will notice. But it's ok, don't worry. I'm not making this for a bunch of Whovians, am I! I'm making it for Kimie! And Kimie will love it! That's all that matters, right? RIGHT!!!!

Of course, you will have to tune in next time for pictures of the finished product. See you then!

week 9.5

This week's update got a little sidelined by an attack of vertigo. It ain't fun to knit when you're dizzy :(

But through it all, I DID make progress on the Doctor Who Scarf. Not quite the 200 rows I'd hoped for, but the end is in sight and I'm confident that I'll be finished by the Nov. 15th deadline.

I've added 179 rows: 30 camel, 8 rust, 16 grey, 8 mustard, 42 green, 10 purple, 8 bronze, 14 rust, 28 camel, 8 mustard, and 7 green. The scarf now measures 8'3"!

My biggest concern at this point is that I'm starting to run out of yarn. I'm all out of camel and I have 52 rows left. Hardly any mustard, but I've got 10 more to do. Do I buy more yarn or just improvise with the colors?

In addition to the 129 rows left to knit, I also need to make 14 tassles, 7 for each end. Each tassle is supposed to be made up of 7 1-foot long strands, each of a different color. That's 98 feet of yarn needed just for the tassles - even if I just make do with the colors I have left, I don't know if I will have enough!

Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of the Doctor Who Scarf...