Fannon, who goes by the name Veteran Knitter on social media, needed to create a scarf of more than 3.7m (12.1ft) to break the current record, but ended up with a winning woollen garment measuring 5.59m (18.3ft)
He also completed the course in under the specified six hours, finishing in five hours, 48 minutes and eight seconds – efforts which saw him awarded with a certificate from Guinness World Records.
“I love knitting and wondered to my wife if there might be some sort of related world record I could have a go at,” said Fannon.
“So she looked online and saw there was one for running a marathon and simultaneously knitting a scarf.
“It struck me as a bonkers way to get seen and shed light on the good causes I support,” added Fannon, who ran on behalf of the Huntington’s Disease Association and Reorg, which works with veterans, military and emergency services personnel impacted by the physical and psychological stress of their jobs.
