That's a difficult question to answer. You see, my husband is a fan from when he was a kid, so sometime in late 2012, I decided to knit the scarf as a surprise. I'd go to bed (we have separate rooms, cause I snore) and knit a bit before sleep. That's not conducive to knitting quickly. Then I watched the show for the first time in Aug 2013, and near the beginning of Sept 2013, I decided to create Fourth and Fifth Doctor costumes for us for Halloween, and thus I was able to reveal the scarf to him and work on it without hiding. I believe I was halfway done at that point, and I think I finished it in about 3 weeks.
So, maybe a month and half if I hadn't hidden for the first half? It's pretty easy knitting - you get into the groove of knit knit purl purl and you don't have to pay attention. Seven's jumper would be much harder, I'm sure, not to mention simply many, many more stitches.
I tried to do a simple amigurumi and it took a while, but I have to admit that I'm not that good at crocheting and my hands are not strong enough to do it quickly yet - the secret is that you're using smaller needles than you normally do for the thickness of the yarn, so it's much harder to drive the needle. I'm sure I'd get faster if I practiced, and then slower as I'd choose to make more intricate things.
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Date: 2015-01-04 03:47 am (UTC)So, maybe a month and half if I hadn't hidden for the first half? It's pretty easy knitting - you get into the groove of knit knit purl purl and you don't have to pay attention. Seven's jumper would be much harder, I'm sure, not to mention simply many, many more stitches.
I tried to do a simple amigurumi and it took a while, but I have to admit that I'm not that good at crocheting and my hands are not strong enough to do it quickly yet - the secret is that you're using smaller needles than you normally do for the thickness of the yarn, so it's much harder to drive the needle. I'm sure I'd get faster if I practiced, and then slower as I'd choose to make more intricate things.