For anyone who is a Who-fan, October 7 is a much anticipated date. The first episode of Dr. Who, with the newest doctor Jodie Whittaker, will be on BBC. I so hope we can get reception in the Hill Country of Texas. We have almost the worst cell/internet reception at our place there. We do have it set to record in Dallas so all will not be lost if we can’t see it on the 7th, but oh my, the anticipation….
What does that have to do with yarn you are wondering? Well. Last summer I was in Asheville, North Carolina and found a yarn shop to visit. No surprise there. Purl’s Yarn Emporium is located in the downtown area where we wandered for most of a day. I knew I was in a great place when I walked in. There was a gentleman giving a crochet  lesson (well, I don’t really remember whether it was crocheting or knitting but since I crochet, we’ll just go with that) to a youngster in the store and various folk camped out with their projects on comfy chairs and sofas.Â
Then I started looking at the yarn.  There was an entire display devoted to Dr. Who. Yarns they dyed in themselves to match the colors worn by the individual doctors. All the colors to make Tom Baker’s scarf (he was the fourth Doctor from 1974-1981). They even had yarn in TARDIS blue. That’s what I brought home. Here’s a photo of what’s left. You can really see the colors. It’s a very pretty and soft yarn – 75% super wash wool and 25% nylon.
I made this great cowl from it and gifted it to my friend Tina. Â I found it at Yarn & Chai and it’s called the Shiplap cowl. I’ve made a few things that Rebecca designed so I’ll be mentioning her again I’m sure. Â Here are a couple of pics of it.
I wanted to end with a pithy quote from one of  the doctors.  Sadly, there are way too many from which to choose.
Allons-y!
Here is a link to my Ravelry page if you would like more information on the project.