Lately I’ve begun knitting again. This is unusual for me because I consider knitting a "Winter Sport" one that helps me pass time on cold, dark and quiet nites. Knitting usually goes hand-in-hand with my other favourite hobby which can (and should) be enjoyed year round, drinking wine. This doesn't mean I only knit in the Winter that's just when the majority of my knitting gets done, so in other words I cross-train in the off-season but I save the serious business for the Winter months. Regardless it’s a love/hate relationship with me and knitting I enjoy it but I just cant seem to finish projects hence the frustration. I always get more excited about starting a project, picking out the pretty yarn, buying new needles and gadgets etc. etc. then I actually do in finishing a project. Its that middle stretch that kills me, I go full on in the beginning back off in the middle and in the end I’ll pick it up -- I just have to see that silver lining (tells you a lot about me huh).
That being the case my love/hate relationship is really running hot and cold with this narly Dr. Who Scarf. It was a request that turned into a challenge -- a scarf that’s 65 stitches wide on size 9’s and long, long enough to touch the ground on both sides and wrap around the neck (see Dr. Who, left, in the season 12 scarf) ... so for my scarf it should be at least 14 feet, that’s 14 feet of stockinette stitch and somehow my scarf is 17 inches across.
Anywho I’m working on it -- I’ve hit about mid-pattern thanks to the brilliant man with apparently lots of drive (and time on his hands) he’s figured out the scarf patterns, I've taken some creative liberties, but you can find various seasons and interesting facts on his site here.
This got me thinking about other famous patterns out there especially after the controversy over the knitted versions of Dr. Who characters which you can learn about here. The jist is pictures and patterns were pulled from a website that listed the instructions of how to re-create famous Dr. Who characters (for free) in knit miniature. So I did a search that begun as famous knit-wear but it's interesting to see this issue play out especially with all the amigurumi out there, so I've included some amigurumi patterns in my list which are on the up and up. Oh and if anyone finds The Matrix sweater pattern I'd love to see it the closest I've found is by piggy backing off another bloggers quest you can find her thoughts on that at her blog knitopolis.
So far in my list of famous knits and stitches we have:
- Hogwarts Scarf Pattern
- Dobby's Hat
- Rainbow Bright Socks
- Starbucks Mandala Hat
- Dr. Who Scarf
- Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo
- Crochet an Ewok
- Star Wars Amigurumi (Sammi Resendes Flickr pool is amazing ...)
- Super Mario Bros. Bob-Omb
