On Pins and Needlepoint

It used to be so easy for fantasy fans. Knit a striped Tom Baker scarf and you’d be guaranteed instant kudos from fellow followers of the Doctor. But these days you’ve got to do something pretty special to get noticed in the world of fantasy fandom. What, you’ve just knitted a scarf? Just a little old scarf like everyone else made? Call yourself a fan? Get away with you.

So if a scarf won’t cut it anymore, then what will? Well, you can forget your plush Star Wars figures, even if you have managed to hand-felt an exact replica of Jabba the Hut. With less than a month to go before the UK release of New Moon, the only thing a fantasy buff will score points for is something inspired by the second installment of Twilight, the vampire-filled teenage love fest.

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