DOCTOR WHO Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) Shorter Scarf - Official BBC Licensed Scarf by LOVARZI

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One of the most recognizable symbols of the British sci-fi TV show Doctor Who is the scarf worn by actor Tom Baker from 1974-81.

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Come Season 18, costume designer June Hudson rethought the entire costume and streamlined the colors to three: rust, wine, and purple, to match the Doctor’s more swashbuckling look.The above memo isn’t dated, but comes from sometime in the early ‘80s when the BBC sent detailed instructions to a fan’s mother on making the scarf. I’m excited to try my hand at another Who scarf with this new (to me) crochet stitch, mainly because it looks so much like knitting, you would have to look very closely at it to tell the difference! Baker played a time traveler known as The Doctor and the origin of his most famous accessory proved to be as eccentric as his character.

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The colors are generally brighter than the real thing for their Hero, but their S16/17 replica has very good colors indeed.

Now, to me it doesn’t sound like the ones who accomplish such the amazing feat of getting a screen accurate 4th Doctor scarf off the needles are the ‘dumb’ ones. I loved making the scarf and for me the best part was following the ‘official’ pattern, which while not 100% accurate, is as close as you can get.

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There are also sections featuring the history of the design, tips for scarf construction, a gallery of scarves knitted by fans (and me) plus some fun ephemera. The first one will be my pattern, and while I wear it I will have plenty of time to make one closer to the original. As New Orleans is a city noted for its Mardi Gras and people costuming “with wild abandon”, fans of the show immediately began to seek to replicate its most prominent costuming feature: THE Scarf. In the annals of pop culture couture, the extraordinary scarf worn by the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who stands out as a triumph of both whimsicality and comfy-ness. The Doctor would wish you good luck in your knitting adventure…but there are Daleks behind him that need defeating.The mistake was perfect, and suddenly many UK grandmothers were being asked by their grandchildren to recreate their hero’s look. Knitting: Finding knitting tutorials can be overwhelming too, but the best options are signing up for free at a help forum like Ravelry or finding a YouTube video if you learn better by seeing a knitter in action. Who Scarf: A Document from the Early 1980s | Open Culture The BBC Creates Step-by-Step Instructions for Knitting the Iconic Dr. Those BBC plans and its variants over the years are plagued with inaccuracies to the scarves used on the show.