October 1963

John F. Kennedy was president.   It was a warm month in Minnesota.  The latest frost date on record for the Twin Cities is October 29, 1963.
The Minnesota Vikings lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 14 to 56 on October 6th 1963.  Two weeks later they lost to Los Angeles.

​October Top 40 for 1963 included;

• “Be My Baby” – The Ronettes
• “Blue Velvet” – Bobby Vinton
• “My Boyfriend’s Back” – The Angels
• “Surfer Girl” – The Beach Boys
• “Sugar Shack” – Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
• “Blue Bayou”– Roy Orbison
• “Fools Rush In” – Rick Nelson

 
From Russia with Love with Sean Connery and Daniela Bianchi premiered in London and Barefoot in the Park premiered in New York City.
 
The Group by Mary McCarthy was the New York Times Best Seller for October 1963.   Other popular books from 1963 included Happiness is a Warm Puppy by Charles M Schultz and The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.
 
The October 1963 Workbasket Magazine was in black and white had four crochet patterns.  Zip codes had been introduced in July of 1963 but this issue doesn’t have one in the address.  They weren’t required for bulk mailing until 1967. 

This month both of the choices are done in crochet thread instead of yarn.
 
Holly Glass Muffs

​This pattern is done in size 20 crochet cotton with two strands held together.  I’ll try it with a single strand of size 10 crochet cotton.
 
Petal Doily

​The Petal Doily is done in Knit Cro-Sheen metallic thread.  I believe this is the same as size 10 crochet thread.  If this is chosen I won’t do the entire doily.  I’ll continue through the pattern until it’s roughly seven inches across.    

Time to vote!   Glass Muffs or the Petal Doily?