Tom Baker Scarf from "Dr Who"

A challenge brought on me by strife01104 over at livejournal. He said: "

The ultimate test of your newly acquired knitting skills.....Tom Baker's scarf as Doctor #4 :)"
Well strife...I think I may just take you up on that challenge. ;)

Measurements:
Approx 270 (670)cm long

Materials:
4mm needles
3.5mm crochet hook.

8 ply (DK to the non-Aussies) wool in the following colours and amounts. Colours in brackets are for the darker colourway. Yarns are 95m/100 yards per 50gm

Small scarf:
steel blue (mid-brown): 100gm
off white (maroon): 100gm
plum (rust): 50gm
fawn (fawn): 200gm
yellow (gold): 50gm
red (dark brown): 100gm

Large scarf:
white (maroon): 450gm
steel blue (mid-brown): 250gm
red (dark brown): 250gm
plum (rust): 250gm
yellow (gold): 250gm
fawn (fawn): 750gm

Tension:
Approx 22sts and 44 rows to 10cm over garter st, though the scarf will stretch greatly when worn due to it's weight.

Method:
Using steel blue cast on 55 (80)sts.

Work in garter stitch stripes in the following colour sequence. Instructions in brackets are for the larger size. For the brown-maroon scarf substitute maroon for white, dark brown for red, rust for plum, gold for yellow and mid-brown for steel blue.

blue: 36 (108) rows
white: 12 (36) rows
plum: 10 (30) rows
fawn: 20 (60) rows
yellow: 10 (30) rows
blue: 12 (36) rows
red: 16 (48) rows
fawn: 58 (174) rows
yellow: 16 (48) rows
white: 8 (24) rows
plum: 12 (36) rows
red: 10 (30) rows
blue: 20 (60) rows
fawn: 12 (36) rows
white: 14 (42) rows
plum: 10 (30) rows
fawn: 54 (162) rows
yellow: 8 (24) rows
red: 10 (30) rows
blue: 8 (24) rows
white: 16 (48) rows
fawn: 58 (174) rows
plum: 10 (30) rows
white: 54 (162) rows
red: 10 (30) rows
blue: 18 (54) rows
yellow: 10 (30) rows
fawn: 40 (120) rows
plum: 12 (36) rows
fawn: 8 (24) rows
red: 16 (48) rows
white: 34 (102) rows
yellow: 10 (30) rows
fawn: 20 (60) rows
plum: 8 (24) rows
red: 12 (36) rows
yellow: 10 (30) rows
fawn: 16 (48) rows

Cast off neatly.

Making Up:
Neatly sew in all loose ends.
Cut 60cm lengths of yarn in the following colours:
fawn, red, yellow, plum, blue.
Make fringe on cast on and cast off ends with one strand of each colour in each tassel.
Trim neatly, measuring as you go to keep the fringe even.

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Original knitting source:
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/drwho/drwhoscarves.htm