DESCRIPTION
Grainger Town is considered to be the historic heart of Newcastle and features many four-storey buildings with vertical dormers, domes, turrets, and spikes that are characteristic of Tyneside Classical architecture. Some of Newcastle’s finest buildings and streets lie within Grainger Town, including Grainger Market, Theatre Royal, and Grey Street, which runs south from Grey’s Monument and curves slowly to the east while also descending to the River Tyne.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Brim Circumference: 19” (20”, 21”, 22”) 47.5 cm (50 cm, 52.5 cm, 55 cm).
Height: 7” (7¼”, 7¾”, 8”) 17.5 cm (18 cm, 19.5 cm, 20 cm).

YARN
Brambles & Me, Natural Yarn Advent Calendar, Fingering Weight: 100% Bluefaced Leicester Wool; approx. 87.5 yds 80 m per 0.7 oz 20g miniskein. Colours: Days 10, 11, and 12; 1 miniskein each. Days 8 and 9; remainders.
NOTE: Do not discard any unused yarn at the end of this project. It could be used in other projects in this collection.
NOTE: Wind each miniskein into two approximately equal portions.

NEEDLES
US #4 3.50 mm; 40” 100 cm circular needle.
US #6 4.00 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge; 40” 100 cm circular needle.
OR
US #4 3.50 mm; 2 sets of 24” 60 cm circular needles.
US #6 4.00 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge; 2 sets of 24” 60 cm circular needles.
OR
US #4 3.50 mm; 1 set of 5 double-pointed needles.
US #6 4.00 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge; 1 set of 5 double-pointed needles.

NOTIONS
Blunt tapestry needle
Blocking pins, if desired
Cable needle

GAUGE
24 sts and 30 rnds = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch with yarn held double throughout, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
This hat is knit from the bottom up with all yarn being held double. The cable to the left in the rib represents the movement of Grey Street down to the river. The four-round stripes reflect the four storeys of the buildings that line the streets. Symmetrical decreases are worked at the crown to finish off the hat.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Model: Mia Malone
Photographer: Sarah Hird
Sample Knitter: Mia Malone
Layout: Lars Rains

REQUIRED SKILLS
Basic knitting skills
Knitting in the round
Small-circumference knitting
Written instructions