THE scarf

I learned very quickly last semester that when it comes to knitting, if it's not specifically for someone then I have no motivation to complete it. I tried to make myself a nice warm thick scarf and I ended up losing interest, forcing myself to finish up the rest of the skein my roommate had abandoned. So, bearing that in mind, and taking into account the recent fantastic season of Doctor Who, I've started making... the doctor's scarf.

Either as a graduation/birthday present for the boy, or (if we part ways, hoping not) it'll be a nice and extremely satisfying Christmas gift for myself. The bragging rights are so enticing.
I lucked out on finding The Doctor Who Scarf which had all of my measurements, even skein suggestions available to me! Last week I poked my nose in a knits store near my mother's with my roomie, not really knowing what to expect price range but eager to compare brands. Well, Cascade is expensive, near 10$ a skein. Also the dye lot numbers didn't match up. I gave up after a while when I realized it didn't matter if I had the exact same color, it was still going to be 'a' Doctor Who scarf. The store owner ended up asking if I needed assistance, and what project I had in mind. Turns out, as she exasperatedly exclaimed, she had not only made the Doctor Who season 12 scarf, but the season 16 as well for her nephew. She suggested the Plymouth, and picked out all of the colors she used.

I'm using size 7 needles on a circular (was the only size 7's my roomie and I had), and I'm maybe 50ish rows into it, so not terribly far. I'll post a picture when it's more impressive of a mile mark. It's just a basic slip knit stitch which I'm comfortable enough to do without looking.

I'd like it to be a surprise for him, however after a while I'm sure he'll recognize what it is I'm working on, especially once I start switching more colors and it starts being... 5 feet long... He really enjoyed the scarf I made him this past winter, I wish I could remember what kind of skein it was but it was just a pattern I found at Walmart that I really liked. It was actually my first piece, purled. When I taught myself to knit I had actually ended up teaching myself to purl, so when I looked to practice other techniques the concept of purling confused me. I know the difference now though :).