March 1955 Boy's Visor

The Boy's Visor was the winner!   

(Why is it a boy's visor?  All kids could wear this -  even some adults could rock this hat!)

​About the materials:
 
The pattern asks for one ounce of three-fold yarn and a size 4 steel crochet hook or a size 3 bone crochet hook for a larger size.   Plus some contrasting yarn for the pompoms.
 
From some quick research it seems like fold was used to mean ply so three-fold yarn should be the same as three-ply yarn.   Three-ply yarn is usually somewhere in the light fingering range so I’m using a yarn from my stash that looks like light fingering yarn.  I got this at our guild de-stash event without a label so I have no idea what it really is or what it’s made out of.    It feels like wool and it did burn so it isn’t acrylic. 

​The suggested size 4 steel hook is a 2 mm hook but what is a size 3 bone hook?  I found a conversion chart on Antiquepatternlibrary.org that had ivory and bone hooks included.   The chart says it’s probably a 3.25 mm hook. 

(Antique pattern library is a great resource if you’re interested in older patterns.  They have information on knitting, embroidery, quilting and other crafts including old patterns that have been downloaded.  They even have a few older Workbasket Magazines that have been scanned in.)
 
The size difference between the hooks seems like a lot for a size change so I may have to try a few hooks to get the size I want.  There is no gauge in the pattern for either of the hooks.

​About the pattern:
 
The beginning of the hat is a basic circle done with double crochets and chain stitches.  If this is as easy as it sounds I might try to make an extra one in a different size.
 
Next week I’ll share some of the interesting recipes in this issue.   There’s one from a reader in Minnesota for Mountain Dew!