The Doctor is in; or, yes, I knit my very own David Tennant

This has been the year of Doctor Who around this apartment, both watching and knitting (as well as crushing on David Tennant). When I finished knitting the TARDIS a few months back, I mentioned offhand to a few people that it made me tempted to knit my own huggable Doctor Who. And, once you get that kind of bug of an idea in your head, it's very difficult not to go through with it.

And this was the result.



Pattern: Doctor Who (the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant), a self-designed improvisation with roots in a number of patterns
Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in beige, colonial blue, and burgundy; Red Heart Classic in white and dark brown; Lion Brand Wool Ease in pink heather; Berroco Chinchilla in brown, all on size 6 needles
Comments: I'm exceedingly pleased with how it turned out.



I chose to do the blue suit; it's my favorite. There's a burgundy tie (which is actually tied in a tie knot, though it's impossible to see) and, of course, I included the glasses. These were the closest I could find to the Doctor's glasses--I got them through the American Girl store.



And then, of course, there were the sneakers.

The real Doctor's:



And my Doctor's:



Plus the sideburns!



The embroidery on the face lacks the charm of the Tennant, but I'm still really pleased with it overall. And now I have a Doctor Who I can hug. :)

(Though if anyone would like to get me the real Doctor, I do have a birthday coming up next month, and that would be an ideal present... ;)