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Doctor Who scarf survived washing! (self.knitting)
submitted 1 month ago by NABDad to c/knitting
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When the directions for knitting the 4th Doctor's scarf were posted, I mentioned in a post that I had the one my mom made for me ~40 years ago.

I said it had never been washed and it needed to be.

I finally did it. Cold water in the laundry room sink, a little bit of woolite, and some swishing. A couple of rinses, and some gentle squeezing to get as much water as I could out.

The tricky part, of course, was laying it out flat to air dry.

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[–] Zerlyna 11 points 1 month ago

Woohoo!! Ironically I am in the middle of making one now!

[–] Hikermick 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My mom made me a Dr. Who scarf 40 years ago! Are you me?

[–] NABDad 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

God I hope you're not me! I wouldn't wish that on anyone!

[–] Hikermick 6 points 1 month ago

Nonsense you're wonderful!

[–] clockwork_octopus 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Photo?

How long is your scarf? It’s difficult enough to find the 10-12’ space for a standard length scarf, but I know that Dr. Who scarves are considerably longer.

[–] NABDad 1 points 1 month ago

It's only about 12'10"