Bofur's
Scarf - (my take at it)
Backstory:
I'm a huge Tolkien fan so imagine my excitement to see
the Hobbit movies sporting some nice knitted wear. One of the characters that
spoke to me was Bofur so I immediately began to dig around internet looking for
any promotional images with him sporting his knitted scarf and gloves. My first
response was to recreate these pieces exactly like the original. Later I would collect
enough information to find enough "grey area" that led me to realize that
a perfect reproduction was not achievable, or more accurately, not desirable.
As I was scrubbing through the behind the scenes footage
I noticed that some of the colors were off...or rather they were correct but
different than what is portrayed in the movies which had post-processing effects
that altered the colors. For example in the movie the rusty orange color around
his neck was originally more of a banana yellow on the set. I've also found
enough images to show that some of the scarves he wore may not have had a true
symmetrical pattern.
After gathering enough photos I wrote down a few key
dimensions and created some "formulas" you can start with. Feel free
to laugh at my method of measuring, I know I did.
Free Download: Pattern - Bofur's Knitted Scarf
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