dub@pur-phy.UUCP (Dwight) (01/19/86)
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I was recently reviewing several of the articles that have come
over the network that are concerned with the knitting procedure for an
official Doctor Who scarf. There is great detail about how long the scarf
should be and the order of colors. One other detail is the width of the
scarf. For the multi-colored scarf it is 60 stitches. But someone
named Futrelle commented that his/hers was 40 stitches wide making the
scarf almost a foot wide. On the other hand, I am in the process of
knitting a scarf and 60 stiches makes the scarf a foot wide.
This might all sound like trivial quibbling, but the other
night (while reviewing a tape of the good Doctor) I paused and
estimated that the true width of the multi-colored scarf was (approx.)
no more than one Tom-Baker-hand-length which (according to my hand
which is about 7.5 x 4 inches) sets the official width of the multi-
colored scarf at 8 to 9 inches.
Since I am thinking of knitting another scarf for a friend (and
realizing how terribly tedious knitting can be) it would be wonderful
if I only had to knit a 9 inch wide scarf as opposed to a 12 inch
wide scarf.
Could someone confirm or deny my scarf width estimate? What is
the official width (IN INCHES) of the scarf? Respond to me via
computer-mail, if possible, and I will summarize all responses I get
to net.tv.drwho.
Dwight Bartholomew
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