Knitters create 50ft scarf for Dr Who exhibition

A team of knitters have used their skills to create a 50ft (15m) long scarf for an unofficial Doctor Who exhibition.

Adventures in Time & Space, which opens at Peterborough Museum next month, asked the museum's resident knitting group to embrace the Time Lord's spirit and create the scarf.

The original neckwear worn by the fourth Doctor, played by actor Tom Baker, reportedly measured 18ft (5.5m), so this woolly masterpiece is more than three times its length.

"It took about six weeks to knit the scarf and we are really pleased to have gifted it to the museum to support the exhibition," a group spokeswoman said.

As well as forming a great friendship group and support network, the 14 members raise money for The Children's Society by selling their hand-knitted items.

The knitters, who are known as SCARF, said that after the exhibition ends in November, they plan to turn the scarf into shorter versions to donate to a local homeless charity in Peterborough.

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