Counting Down to the 50th
The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is fast approaching and I have bee crafting plenty of things in honor of the Doctor, his companions, and his enemies. It’s not like my love of the time traveling time lord is a secret. I could likely create a Doctor Who section of my shop. And it doesn’t stop there. My laptop background is still this from the End of Time. And until a short while ago my work background was this.
I started watching Doctor Who the summer of 2008, I was on vacation in London with friends, and they sat me down and said I had to watch this show. I knew that the show existed, and had a notion of the premise. Well time travel at least, I think the space travel was a bit of a surprise. So during my time in London I saw three episodes, Silence in the Library 1 &2 (River!) and Midnight (Merlin!). I was sold.
When I came back to the states, I mentioned to a friend wanting to watch the show, and she handed me the DVDs of the current run. It was fantastic, absolutely fantastic. Since then I’ve learned I never like to see a doctor go, but will give the new guy a chance. I’ve seen all of the modern show (I’m counting 8 in this). And a handful of episodes of the Classic Who.
Though Dragon*Con taught me that I had watched at least some classic who on PBS. One of the cosplayers in the parade was the Master and I recognized him from a show I never learned the name of but would always remember the evil guy who disappeared into a white column. I don’t know if it was the end of a season or some kind of marathon but the next week there was nothing of the show to be seen. So apparently I was always meant to be a fan. My crafty side has fully embraced this. This post is very photo heavy. So click along to see my own history of Doctor Who in craft.
So for those looking forward to the 50th, how did you get into Doctor who? And who is your favorite Doctor? (Mine’s 9 but I love them all)
Earrings - have been inspired by, doctors, companions, the TARDIS, episodes, events, characters, and monsters.
Stitch Markers - so many stitch markers, doctors, companions, TARDIS, episodes, characters, and monsters.
Knit Items - I’ve done quite a bit of Doctor who knitting over the years, even some designing and I seem to really like cute and cuddly evil.
*Guys I sense a theme in the knitting projects.
Spinning/Polymer Not every project works out. But its not for lack of trying.
Cosplay/Conventions- I’ve dressed up as characters from the show (Martha, Cyberwoman) met actors from the show and gone to panels about the show, including a great episode viewing of Torchwood (Countrycide) with Gareth David Lloyd and commentary.
MISC Flasks, cake, cellphone, Ipad, museums, the Waystation. Doctor Who is a part of my life that isn’t going to go away any time soon.
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