Gru

Gru, the villain that you just have to love.  DH has been a fan for quite some time and with the sequel it started an epic rewatch of the first movie almost everyday for a two week period.  Gotta love living with a toddler in the house!  They want to watch the same movie again and again. 

So, DH requested a Gru scarf, and a whole bunch of minions, and a minion hat, and minion slippers, and, and, and...

I told him I would make the scarf.  As it turns out String Theory Colorworks has the perfect colorway, Neutron, to make a Gru something and not have to manually make color changes and weave in a ton of ends.  I made a custom order for a double sized skein and so that reduced the ends I would need to weave in to just two!

I got started the other night with some October scary movie watching:

After that cast on I debated pulling it back and cutting off that bit of black, since it was only two rows of color.  However, I really want to use every bit of the yardage so I decided it was fine.

This is my progress after one session.  The pattern I am using is free on Ravelry and is available here:  The Corrugator.  Isn't that a good name for a pattern for a guy recipient, lol?!  I am happy with the way the pattern is working up and I have it memorized now, it is only two rows.  It is also great because it is reversible and looks the same on both sides.