The BBC Creates Step-by-Step Directions for Knitting the Iconic Dr. Who Scarf: A Doc from the Early Nineteen Eighties

When Jon Per­twee rein­automotive­nat­ed into Tom Bak­er in 1974, the Fourth Doc­tor of the pop­u­lar sci-fi present Doc­tor Who ditched the fop­pish look of vel­vet jack­ets and frilly shirts, and went for the “Roman­tic adven­tur­er” model, with flop­py felt hat, lengthy over­coats and, most icon­i­cal­ly, his mul­ti­col­ored scarf. Fan leg­finish has it that cos­tume design­er…