I totally caved…..
My husband overheard my Halloween idea and literally jumped on it. A) he loves the costume idea and B) he asked why I never made him a scarf. Where did this husband who likes knitwear come from???
I am not excited about the monotony of 7-8 foot scarf in stockinette. So I quickly decided to knit a tube and frat the end shut. I pulled some grey Caron Simply soft leftover from my grown up Sophisticate and the black from my Mini Minion Hat from the stash. I cast on 70 stitches in the round with the grey on a US 8 circular.
Now here’s the question….are the black stripes the same size or smaller than the grey stripes? They look smaller to me but I’m not 100% sure…thoughts?
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Good call with the tube idea. I think the black stripes are definitely smaller. You guys are going to be the cutest trio around this Halloween.
I think that they look smaller also. Good luck.
Beautiful project !!! The black stripes are smaller in my opinion too… Thank you for this beautiful blog, I’m a french knitter so forgive me if I make some mistakes in my comments …. 😉
Ha! English is my first language and I make mistakes all the time, no worries!
They do look smaller but it could just be that they are much lighter in colour. I am not sure
Actually I take that back…I looked again and they are smaller…I’ll shut up now…
That’s a cool idea. Can’t wait to see what it looks like when finished! I’m knitting a black scarf and it’s sooo boring….
Thanks for the inspiration…. Might use the loom technique for creating a doctor who or a Hogwarts style scarf (also a stripe pattern)….
No purling is a big plus!
Thats certainly true 🙂 Out of interest, what size loom are you planning to use?
I’m not using a loom. I’m currently “swatching” on a 16 inch US 8 bamboo circular.
Thanks for clearing that up 🙂 I’m a beginner for anything not a garter stitch for knitting a scarf 🙂 I’ll have to go and find out what that is. 🙂
Though a loom would work just fine. It’s a just a preference thing. Using the circular requires knitting in the round which is not hard but can be tricky at first. As a new knitter just remember, YouTube is your best friend!
The black stripes are definitely smaller!
If you look at proportions (I’m not sure how proportionate Gru is, but let’s just go with it), it seems like the grey is the length of his thumb knuckle all the way to the joint knuckle (or whatever the scientific term is). And the black seems to be 1/2 to 2/3rds the length of the grey. That’s about an inch for the grey, for me (I may have smallish hands).
I don’t think I’d make them that small, but a ratio of 5 inches (grey) to 2 1/2 inches (black) would probably not make you tear your hair out.
Maybe.
I think those proportions make sense. I had been toying with a 4/2 ratio or 5/2 ratio. I think I’ll work a few sections to see how the fabric turns out.
Black is narrower than grey.
I’m making a 1×1 rib scarf right now. I’m an English knitter, so it’s sort of slow, but it’s mindless. It makes good out-of-the-house knitting.
Also: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/despicable-me-grus-scarf
(I’m distracted and didn’t explain my 1×1 comment – I’d pick that over knitting more stitches in a tube).
First, fantastic idea making a stockinette tube. That sounds like a fantastic alternative to a flat knit scarf (shutter), despite having twice as many stitches.
Second, I love the whole Minion/Gru idea. My mother-in-law loves minions and would probably insist on being Gru, given half the chance!
Love it! Men don’t love knitwear, but scarves (and hats if they wear them) are usually okay;-). I see the black as being about two rows shorter than the gray, but it could be just one. I think the halloween costume will come out great.
I have no idea on the stripe size, but sounds like a fun task.
Smaller definitely, nearly half size
The black is definitely smaller! Have fun knitting it up 🙂
I too am an English knitter, and agree, I would rather knit rib that more stitches in a tube. Granted you still purl, but only for half the stitches. At first I was beguiled by the idea of a tube, but twice the stitches = twice the knitting and wool – so I opted for the easy way as usual. My daughter is a Minions fan, so I will be making her one when I get the wool.
I think it must be a result of exposure. A few months into our relationship I asked my boyfriend what he thought of male cardigans, I think he may have laughed and made some sort of sarcastic comment related to his age. This didn’t change for several years. Then I started knitting and after a few months came the tentative ‘I wouldn’t mind a neutral scarf. Y’know, something manly’. Now it’s ‘you could knit me a jumper if you really want to’. I think I’ll finish my own sweater first! Good luck getting your Gru on.
What a great idea for halloween! I definitely think the black stripes are smaller than the gray ones.
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