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[avendya]

So. I'm a beginner still working on her first dishcloth, but trying to decide on my next project. Which is a worse idea for a beginner: an Irish Hiking Scarf (problems: I haven't a clue how to cable things, and my purl stitch is still a bit questionable) or a stuffed TARDIS (problems: supposed to be knitted on size 3 needles; also, I don't know how to change colors of yarn)?

At this point, I am leaning towards knitting the TARDIS, as it looks smaller and faster to make, and also STUFFED TARDIS. I do already have the yarn for the Irish Hiking Scarf (this yarn, which is gorgeous and soft and I can't stop touching it). Opinions?

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[aunty_marion]

I've knitted the stuffed TARDIS and even as an experienced knitter, I found it problematical. The colour changes on the sides are a damn nuisance - I ended up using small balls and bobbins of the different colours and doing it that way, rather than trying to strand the colours across and back again. And I swiss-darned/duplicate-stitched the window details etcetera! My project page for it is here, if you want to see what I said about it... So I don't think it's really a project for a beginning knitter. And even doing it on smaller needles with thinner yarn, it was over a foot tall - so it's not really a 'small' project, either!

While you're learning, it is always a temptation to dive in at the deep end because something attracts you; but it's usually better, alas, to get the foundations right first. So (as I've said in another comment to someone else above), I'd encourage you to go for smaller projects like dishcloths and washcloths - you can always *practise* the cable pattern for the scarf on one when you feel confident enough, but if you try to make the scarf without practice, you may fail and get discouraged.

I've made a Tardis washcloth, for instance; and I made small practise swatches with bobbles on when I was learning how to do them to make an Extermiknit.