2018 Geek-A-Long: X-Files Revisited

Dana Scully doesn’t believe in Aliens or glass ceilings.

In 2015, during our year of Mad Scientists, we released a Scully square to honor everyone’s favorite butt-kicking, power suit wearing, ginger phenomenon, who wasn’t afraid to call Agent Fox Mulder out on his bullshit. I mean, the woman spent the majority of her time attempting to discredit the man. Megan-Anne wrote up a little piece on her then, which you can read here.

I’ll be honest with you, I haven’t watched the revival. I trust my own imagination better, because I was really emotionally invested in the characters. The things about the show that really gets you is the relationship between Mulder and Scully. Scully doesn’t want to believe, but deep down, she does. On the other hand, Mulder desperately wants to believe, but often doesn’t.

Mulder improves greatly over the course of the series too. The super exaggerated chip on his shoulder in seasons one and two is annoying, but late 90s Megan-Anne and Jac lived for David Duchovny, so we both forgave it.

Don’t mistake me though, Dana Scully is the real star. She outshines Mulder at every opportunity.

When we originally released the Dana Scully square in 2015, there were quite a lot of people who were disappointed we went the more artistic route instead of just giving doing the iconic X. Well, I’m here to let you know that this weeks square is the X logo you’ve been waiting for! Download your copy of the pattern via the link below.

Whether you’re knitting, crocheting, or cross stitching this square, you can download the 26 X-Files Revisited pattern here. Instructions and charts for both knit and crochet are listed in the pattern. When you’re finished making it, don’t forget to Instagram your squares at us @lattesandllamasyarn with the hashtag #geekalong!

If you’re having trouble with double-sided knitting, we have a how-to video here and a tutorial on crochet here. Want to hang out with other people making the blanket? You can find moral support in the Geek-A-Long group on Ravelry here.

~ Jac
“Well, think of it this way, Mulder. By the time there’s another invasion of artificially-intelligent, dung-eating robotic probes from outer space, maybe their uber-children will have devised a way to save our planet.”

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