Scarf-O-Matic!

When I first wanted to knit a Doctor Who scarf (you know the one – worn by Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor) in high school, there were no resources for a fledgling knitter like myself. I had a “learn to knit” book, a lesson or two from a cousin, and a VHS tape of a couple of episodes of Doctor Who. That’s it.

Fast forward 15 years, and there are all sorts of tools available for the Whovian knitter. There’s the Witty Little Knitter and her seemingly endless observations and recommendations, and the gaggle of knitters on Ravelry‘s “Who Knits?” and “Doctor Who Scarf Support Group” forums. (Gaggle? What is the collective term for Whovian knitters?) Yarn suggestions, support groups for those of us crazy enough to take on such a project, places to share photos and to brag to one another. There’s even a really nifty tool that lets you share your progress with the world: The Scarf-O-Matic!

I love the future!

My scarf is at 0% at the moment, not having even purchased the yarn yet, but that’s my major project for the winter. I want to have it done in time for the convention circuit next spring, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to manage that, along with all the other projects I have going on.

The scarf I’m going to work on is based on the one Tom Baker wore in the 16th and 17th seasons, which is about 14 feet long. It’s not terribly wide, and it’s not the longest (that one was 26 feet long!). I’m using the Witty Little Knitter’s guide and with the help of my Ravelry pals, I think it’ll go smoothly enough. It’s just garter stitch after all. Not complicated, but it could get deadly dull if I’m not careful. I’ve always wanted one, and I think it’s time I had one.

Allons-y!

Spooooooooky times.

I hope everyone’s Halloween was fun and festive. Ours was super great! We had several events to attend this weekend, and we made it to about half of them. There were so many fun things to choose from, it was difficult to miss out on some of them.

Click through to see photos of various parties and what not. In addition to Halloween, there was Rachel’s 25th birthday party a couple of weeks ago and the Boston Vegetarian Festival this past Saturday.

With so many costume events this month, we decided to go with a single theme: Firefly/Serenity. We dressed as characters from the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial from Serenity for Rachel’s party, and then dressed as Kaylee and Jayne from Firefly (well, and Serenity, but the costumes were based on various outfits in the show). It was a lot of fun.