DESCRIPTION
Haymarket Station is a stop on both lines of the Tyne and Wear Metro located in the north of the city centre of Newcastle. It has been recently renovated with what is probably my favorite architectural feature: dramatic windowpanes that have been glazed blue through the addition of copper sulfate to the glass. Haymarket as an area includes both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities, a prominent city centre landmark in St. Thomas’ Church, and several war memorials. It is also home to the main pedestrian shopping mall in the city, Northumberland Street.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 45¾” 114.5 cm
Depth: 20½” 52 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 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20; 1 miniskein each.

NEEDLES
US #5 3.75 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge; 40” 100 cm circular needle.

NOTIONS
8 stitch markers. preferably 4 of one color and 4 of another color
Blunt tapestry needle
Blocking pins, if desired

GAUGE
24 sts and 32 rows = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.
NOTE: Obtaining gauge is not critical to this project in terms of sizing; however, it may affect yardage amounts.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
This top-down triangular shawl is worked flat from side to side, beginning with a garter stitch tab construction. The body of the shawl is worked in stockinette stitch with English Lace pattern inserts. Increases are worked at the edges and on either side of the center panel to shape the piece with garter stitch borders.

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

REQUIRED SKILLS
Basic knitting skills
Charted instructions
Knitting lace patterns
Written instructions