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locker_monsterOr thank god it's done and I don't have to think about it again. Or post about it again. Truly, I'm sorry about all of the posts, guys.
Whoo, just under two months to complete this thing. I think that's rather good. It's not a week (Yarn Harlot, a knitting blogger, did it in a week, but she's a speed knitter), but it's not six months, either. Giving myself a deadline certainly helped.
Blocking it was an adventure in of itself. I ended up soaking the scarf in the sink in my laundry room just because I didn't have anywhere else that was big enough. And then you have to get the scarf out of the sink to stretch it. Knitting sites say to support your item as you remove it, so it doesn't lose its shape, but they don't mention how heavy wet wool can get. Let me tell you, 8 feet of sopping wet wool is heavy. I could barely contain this multi-colour mound in my hands as I lifted it out of the sink. I eventually rolled up the scarf in some towels, to squeeze out the excess water, and I was able to transport it that way to my blocking mats.
I determined beforehand that 11 feet was the ideal finish length in regards to my height so once on the mats I stretched the scarf the additional 3 feet and then pinned down the ends. It was actually really easy to stretch out the scarf. Wet wool doesn't not spring back.
Wet wool also doesn't dry very quickly. I got the scarf pinned down just before noon on Sunday and it was still drying well into the evening. At one point, I plugged in an oscillating fan in the hopes that the moving air would help. I don't know if it did, but, thankfully, the scarf was dry when I checked on it this morning before I left for work.
Sorry, this isn't the best photo in the world, so you can't really tell that I have the scarf looped once around my neck, but that's how long it is now. It's amazing how the scarf has changed. It's much thinner since the stitches aren't closely stacked together anymore. I was worried about the scarf being bulky but maybe it won't be an issue now. The garter stitch ridges also stand out beautifully. Looks much more like Four's scarf.
So, in the end, this project took:
- 57 days total
- 14 balls of yarn (some were completely used up, others were not)
- re-watches of season 8 of New Who and seasons 12 and 13 of Classic Who to keep my sanity while knitting (with the odd episode of The Avengers thrown in)
These scarves are oddly addiciting, despite how much work it takes to make one. Would I knit another one? Maybe. Depends on the circumstances. But it was an interesting experience and I learned a few things about colour changes.
Up next: Who knows. I started to learn how to knit socks before I started this project. Maybe I should get back to that.
Whoo, just under two months to complete this thing. I think that's rather good. It's not a week (Yarn Harlot, a knitting blogger, did it in a week, but she's a speed knitter), but it's not six months, either. Giving myself a deadline certainly helped.
Blocking it was an adventure in of itself. I ended up soaking the scarf in the sink in my laundry room just because I didn't have anywhere else that was big enough. And then you have to get the scarf out of the sink to stretch it. Knitting sites say to support your item as you remove it, so it doesn't lose its shape, but they don't mention how heavy wet wool can get. Let me tell you, 8 feet of sopping wet wool is heavy. I could barely contain this multi-colour mound in my hands as I lifted it out of the sink. I eventually rolled up the scarf in some towels, to squeeze out the excess water, and I was able to transport it that way to my blocking mats.
I determined beforehand that 11 feet was the ideal finish length in regards to my height so once on the mats I stretched the scarf the additional 3 feet and then pinned down the ends. It was actually really easy to stretch out the scarf. Wet wool doesn't not spring back.
Wet wool also doesn't dry very quickly. I got the scarf pinned down just before noon on Sunday and it was still drying well into the evening. At one point, I plugged in an oscillating fan in the hopes that the moving air would help. I don't know if it did, but, thankfully, the scarf was dry when I checked on it this morning before I left for work.
Sorry, this isn't the best photo in the world, so you can't really tell that I have the scarf looped once around my neck, but that's how long it is now. It's amazing how the scarf has changed. It's much thinner since the stitches aren't closely stacked together anymore. I was worried about the scarf being bulky but maybe it won't be an issue now. The garter stitch ridges also stand out beautifully. Looks much more like Four's scarf.
So, in the end, this project took:
- 57 days total
- 14 balls of yarn (some were completely used up, others were not)
- re-watches of season 8 of New Who and seasons 12 and 13 of Classic Who to keep my sanity while knitting (with the odd episode of The Avengers thrown in)
These scarves are oddly addiciting, despite how much work it takes to make one. Would I knit another one? Maybe. Depends on the circumstances. But it was an interesting experience and I learned a few things about colour changes.
Up next: Who knows. I started to learn how to knit socks before I started this project. Maybe I should get back to that.
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Date: 2015-08-12 02:28 am (UTC)Heh, I was going to say "How can you tell it's an Angel poster?" and then I realized that the font for the logo is very recognizable.
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Date: 2015-08-12 02:19 am (UTC)Whoa, that's crazy fast! Was she knitting, like, every minute she was awake?
Congrats on finishing the scarf, it looks great! (Can I ask how much the yarn cost? That was always what intimidated me about Fourth Doctor Scarves, how many balls of yarn they needed.)
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Date: 2015-08-12 02:47 am (UTC)https://youtu.be/P51GByV0H2w (https://youtu.be/P51GByV0H2w)
I bought my yarn from Knit Picks and the price for their yarn is super reasonable. The kind I went with, Wool of the Andes in worsted (http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Wool_of_the_Andes_Worsted_Yarn__D5420103.html) weight, is only $2.69 USD per ball. There was a sale going on when I purchased, but even if you buy now, 14 balls (which is what you need to complete the full season 12 pattern in worsted) would only cost you $37.66 USD. With shipping, your order is under $50, which is a bargain considering how expensive yarn can be. The colour options aren't bad, either, so if you're on a budget, Knit Picks is definitely the place to go.
They also have Wool of the Andes in a sport weight yarn, which is weight that was used for the original scarf, and it's the same price as the worsted.
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Date: 2015-08-12 02:54 am (UTC)Cool, thanks!