Beauty and The Geek: Geek Scarves

 
Well, it finally decided to pretend to be fall for a while here in Las Vegas, which means temperatures that just barely allow us to get away with wearing long sleeves and, more importantly, scarves! When the weather turns colder, what you’re wearing becomes less prominent since it’s usually covered up by a hoodie or jacket of some sort — but scarves are a great way to show off your geek pride and stay warm since you can layer them over your jackets! Let’s take a look at some geeky scarves from around the Internet.

The 4th Doctor Scarf

Probably the most famous scarf to grace television in the history of geekdom, Tom Baker’s scarf is iconic — which is why it’s also first on this list. I myself just finished knitting my own “skinny” version of the 4th Doctor’s scarf (because super fat scarves on super short people just don’t work out as well as one might like). You can find these on Etsy for anywhere from $40-$150, but why spend that kind of money when you can easily knit your own Doctor Who scarf? DoctorWhoScarf.com has patterns for all of the different variations of Tom Baker’s scarf. I waited until the awesome yarn I wanted was on sale at Michael’s, brought a “20% off entire purchase, including sales items” coupon with me, and paid about $15 to buy all of the colors to make the scarf. For bonus geekery, watch old Doctor Who serials while knitting your scarf! It’s a win-win situation!

Harry Potter Scarf

The second most popular and recognizable set of scarves in the history of geekdom (okay, so I may be a bit biased with these assertions) are the House scarves from Harry Potter. No young wizard should be left out in the cold without their House scarf. Licensed scarves from Warner Bros. are available in the thicker stripes of the first two movies, or the more stylized versions of the later movies — and you can even get matching hats and ties to round off the ensemble.

The Bacon Scarf

Undoubtedly delicious, but decidedly not kosher, Think Geek brings us the hand-painted silk bacon scarf. The artist of these scarves lives in Richmond, Virginia and apparently hand-paints each and every delicious-looking scarf, which makes every bacon scarf unique like a snowflake. Or a strip of bacon.

Nyan Cat Scarf

I often feel like a lot of things on Etsy are a little over-priced (see Tom Baker scarves), but this Nyan Cat scarf is not only magical, it’s reasonably priced. And overall awesome. I happened upon Etsy user LadyDemeter completely by accident, and found a treasure trove of geekery. She makes scarves designed after pokeballs, pizza slices, and Mario Bros pihrana plants, but the Nyan Cat scarf is, by far, my favorite. At $28, you can’t beat the price. Plus, look at it. It’s friggin’ adorable.

 
There are plenty of geeky scarves out there to tickle the fancy of all sorts of geeks. Sites like Etsy are great for those who need inspiration to make their own geeky scarves if you knit or crochet — and every once in a while, you can even find a great deal on a magical rainbow poptart cat scarf, too.

What kind of geeky scarves would you wear?
 

About Tiarra

Tiarra Wantz is a comic book and sci-fi geek girl who enjoys reading, playing video games, creating typography art, and comparing everything to “that one episode of TNG where…” Tiarra lives in Las Vegas with the love of her life, Dan, where they live together with two cuddly kittens named Panda Face and Ser Pounce-a-lot and a precocious pup named Pippin.

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