(THIS POST ISN’T QUITE FINISHED. I wanted to get it out there for proofreading, but the rather critical element of the TARDIS chart hasn’t been added yet. The truly impatient can get it from the linked original pattern, though.)

A few months back, I did a “pay it forward” post on Facebook, offering to make one “single skein” project for anyone who asked, with the payment being they’d do something nice for someone else. This is one of the two requests I got: A TARDIS-blue scarf.

This post is photo-heavy because I’m using it to document the trial-and-error that went … (read more) “TARDIS scarf”

Rent-scarfMy firstborn is a Renthead and wants a Mark scarf, so I made him one for his birthday :-).

Pattern: Striped Team Scarf by Ruth Ellen
Needle: US 7 – 4.5 mm
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted Solids & Heathers; 0848 Navy Blue and 0208 White

1980s-4th-doctor-scarfI made this sometime in the late 80s (I’m guessing on the year), since my then-husband was a fan of the Fourth Doctor. He’d discovered the show on PBS, but I didn’t get into it at the time. At most I had a video tape of a couple of episodes, so this is more “inspired by” than an actual replica.

The whole thing is in garter stitch, 14′ x 9″, 36 sts wide (which makes the gauge 4 sts=1″), and used both new and stash yarn (four-ply worsted, whatever brands were readily available at the time). I changed colors either … (read more) “Doctor Who scarf”

Pattern from: McCall’s Needlework & Crafts, Spring 1978
Craft: Knitting
Made for: My boys, among others
Size: Infant
Needle: US 2 – 2.75 mm
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)

Notes:

This is copied from a pattern I typed up many years ago from the McCall’s magazine. I wrote it up for two gauges, because it varied based on the yarn. When making these as gifts, I used white yarn and included several colors of ribbon.

Pattern: One Row Lace Scarf by Turvid
Needle: US 5 – 3.75 mm

This is older yarn, so the info doesn’t match what can be found online now. The label reads:

Coats&Clark Red Heart
Luster Sheen
Knit & Crochet Yarn
100% Creslan(R) Acrylic Fiber
2 oz (56.7 grams) per skein

The color was Light Lilac, and I had about one and a half skeins.

Cast on: 32 sts. Work until yarn is almost gone, end off :-).

Now I need to find where I stashed this can get a picture…