Villain

Have you noticed that villains in comic books and Disney movies are often portrayed in the colors, Purple and Black? For example, Ursula, the sea witch, in Disney's Little Mermaid and the Joker from Batman. While I was knitting this scarf, the word, Villain, kept popping into my head. Maybe it was the colors or maybe it was from the dark thoughts that were running through my head from some recent family drama/stress (not from my little family).

I told my husband that I was going to name my scarf, Villain, and he gave me some strange looks. To validate myself, I did a Google search and found that I was correct about the purple and black color scheme being used often in villain characters. For those of you who remember Transformers, those colors were often used for the Decepticons (the bad guys). DH should know that since there are Transformers toys action figures all over the house.This was the ultimate pattern for comfort knitting. Miles of garter stitch, increasing every 4th row, changing colors every 2 rows until I used up 1 ball of each color. Then I started the decreasing with the leftover 2 balls. It held my interest, but didn't require any concentration. The no concentration part was needed because I spent a lot of time on the phone trying to sort through the situation with different family members. I swear that I must have the word, MEDIATOR, tattooed across my forehead. Whoever said that knitting is cheaper than therapy is right on.This scarf is so soft. The 2 yarns couldn't have been more different. The Louisa Harding Kashmir DK is a chained construction, while the Louisa Harding Grace Silk & Wool is a single strand with no plies. It's a bit delicate because sometimes it got a bit splitty from untwisting during the knitting. The black really toned down the purple and I wasn't quite sure in the beginning if I liked the combination of these two yarns. But the more I knit, the more I fell in love with it. (Do you notice some one's little hand in the above photo? I didn't notice anything until the scarf started sliding away from the view finder on my camera.)I simply adore my Villain scarf! Since, I hardly ever knit anything for myself, this will be selfishly kept for myself. (Enter evil laughter here.)
I keep forgetting and today is the last day, but April marks the 5th anniversary of my blog. So, Happy Blogiversary to me. Thank you to all of you for reading my blog and taking the time to comment. I appreciate each and every one of your kind words and support. Through this blog, I have met (online and in real life) a lot wonderful people. People that share my interests and hobbies and even some who just come here for pictures of Melody. Thank You!

Pattern: Baktus (free pattern)
Needles: US 6 / 4.0 mm
Yarn: Louisa Harding Grace Silk & Wool, 2 skeins =220.0 yards in color: Purple 08. Louisa Harding Kashmir DK, 2 skeins =232.0 yards in color: 11 Black.