Sun visor
It’s no fun playing sports if you can’t see the ball. Matthew Spiers’ eye-catching visor will make sure the sun knows its place and doesn’t spoil your game.
■ Sirdar Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 100g/335m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Mill White (501), Yarn B Laguna (536), Yarn C Hot Pink (511))
■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook
■ Tapestry needle
■ A piece of medium thickness plastic (e.g. from a plastic document wallet or a rectangular ice cream tub lid)
■ Sewing needle and white thread
■ Elastic, approx 15x2.5cm
TENSION
20 sts and 20 rows of dc to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) using a 2.5mm hook
MEASUREMENTS
Headband measures 42cm (16 in) long and is joined with elastic for flexibility
NOTES
Change colour on the last yrh of final st of the row before yarn change.
The Visor is made by making a top and a bottom panel for the Peak, which are joined together along the curved edge with a plastic insert in between them to give structure and rigidity. The Peak is then attached to the Headband on the last row. The ch1 at the start of a row does not count as a stitch.
PEAK
PEAK TOP
Using Yarn A, ch15.
Row 1 Dc in second ch from hook, dc across to last ch, 2dc, turn. [15 sts]
Row 2 Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in next 12 sts, dc2tog, turn. [15 sts]
Row 3 Ch1, dc in next 14 sts, 2dc in last st, turn. [16 sts]
Row 4 Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc across to last 2 sts, dc2tog, turn. [16 sts]
Rows 5-6 Repeat Rows 3 and 4. [17 sts]
Row 7 Ch1, dc each st across, turn.
Row 8 Repeat Row 4. [17 sts]
Rows 9-10 Repeat Rows 3 and 4. [18 sts]
Rows 11-12 Repeat Rows 7 and 8.
[18 sts]
Row 13 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 14 Ch1, dc next 16 sts, dc2tog, turn. [17 sts]
Row 15 Ch1, dc in next 16 sts, 2dc in last st, turn. [18 sts]
Row 16 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 17 Ch1, dc2tog, dc in next 16 sts across, turn. [17 sts]
Row 18-21 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. Row 22 Ch1, dc in next 16 sts, 2dc in last st, turn. [18 sts]
Row 23 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. Row 24 Ch1, dc2tog first 2 sts, dc next 16 sts, turn. [17 sts]
Row 25 Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in next 16 sts, turn. [18 sts]
Change to Yarn B.
Row 26 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 27 Repeat Row 4. [18 sts] Change to Yarn A.
Rows 28-29 Repeat Rows 26-27.
[18 sts]
Change to Yarn B.
Row 30 Ch1, dc2tog, dc in next 16 sts, turn. [17 sts]
Row 31 Repeat Row 4. [17 sts]
Rows 32-33 Repeat Rows 26-27. [17 sts]
Row 34 Ch1, dc2tog, dc in next 15 sts, turn. [16 sts]
Row 35 Repeat Row 4. [16 sts]
Rows 36-37 Repeat Rows 34-35.
[15 sts]
Row 38 Ch1, dc2tog, dc in next 13 sts, turn. [14 sts]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
PEAK BOTTOM
Work as for the Peak Top, but swap Yarn A for Yarn B and vice versa.
PEAK INSERT
Take the Peak Top section and use it as a template to draw the shape on the plastic. Carefully cut out and smooth off any sharp edges.
PEAK JOIN EDGING
Now make the curved edging around both the Peak Top and Peak Bottom, joining the two pieces. All stitches are worked through both the Peak Top and Peak Bottom. Using Yarn C, ss together the corners of the Peak Top and the Peak Bottom, ch1, dc in same place as ss, 65 dc evenly around the curve. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Place the Peak insert in between the Peak Top and Peak Bottom.
HEADBAND
Using Yarn C, ch91.
Row 1 Dc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. [90 sts]
Row 2 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. [90 sts]
Change to Yarn A.
Rows 3-5 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. Change to Yarn B.
Row 6 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. Change to Yarn A.
Row 7 Ch1, dc in first 4 sts, (tr in Row 4 space below next st, dc in next 3 sts) 21 times, dc in last 2 sts, turn. [90 sts]
Row 8 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
[90 sts]
Change to Yarn C.
Row 9 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
In the next row, you will be joining the inner edges of the Peak at the same time as joining the Peak to the Headband. The stitches will be worked through the Headband, the Peak Top and the Peak Bottom.
Row 10 Ch1, dc in 25 sts across, dc next st together with first dc of Peak Join Edging, dc next 38 sts of Headband with the inner sides of both Peak Top and Peak Bottom, dc next st of Headband and last dc of Peak Join Edging, dc across remaining sts.
[90 sts]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
TO MAKE UP
Sew a 15cm length of elastic to join both ends of the Headband, using approximately 2cm overlap on each side. To make sure the Visor sits comfortably, pin elastic into place before sewing and add more if it is too tight.