Starting at the north end of Central Park and stretching up to the Harlem River, Lenox Avenue was the epicenter of cultural activities during the Harlem Renaissance. Originally named after the philanthropist James Lenox, the main thoroughfare that traverses the neighborhood of Harlem is now known as Malcolm X Boulevard in honor of the slain civil rights activist.

For this long cabled hat, I wanted to weave together the different threads of New York City’s history—from the Harlem Renaissance to the Harlem of today—with these interlocking cables. If you ever find yourself on Malcolm X Boulevard, be sure to stop in for some delicious soul food at Sylvia’s Restaurant, then go around the corner onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard to visit The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Sizes
One Size

Finished Measurements
Circumference: 19 inches/48 cm unstretched
Length: 16 ½ inches/42 cm to top of hat (pompom adds 5 inches/12.5 cm)

Materials
Backyard Fiberworks Tundra (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon; 76 yds/69.5 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein); color: Hosta; 2 skeins
US13/9mm 16-inch/40-cm circular needle + set of DPNs (or size needed to achieve gauge)
Stitch marker, cable needle, tapestry needle
Alpaca pompom

Gauge
14 sts x 15 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in
Lenox Avenue Chart/Instructions, after blocking

I Knit New York
Print copies available from One More Row Press

The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps. The Empire City. I Knit New York contains ten knitting patterns inspired by the history and geography of the Capital of the World. We asked five of our favorite New Yorkers to design patterns and share their favorite New York secrets from subway to skyscraper.

Want to know where to find the New York that the locals know and love? IKNY shares shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, and more. And if you can’t make it to the City, we include lists of our favorite books, movies, TV shows, and songs, so you can bring NYC home.

Designers include Brittney Bailey (b.woolens/Purl Soho), Kathleen Dames (kathleen dames knitwear design), Kirsten Kapur (Through the Loops), Xandy Peters (creator of Fox Paws and other stacked stitches), and Lars Rains (Modern Lopi), plus an essay from Kay Gardiner (the Northern half of Mason-Dixon Knitting), a #buttonhunt in the Garment District with Kathleen Dames (host of The Sweater with Kathleen Dames podcast), and a multiborough yarn crawl with Lisa Chamoff (founder of Indie Untangled).

Yarns for all patterns provided by Backyard Fiberworks. Alice O’Reilly, the dyer behind Backyard Fiberworks, contributes an essay on color theory plus a guide to the various yarns used in I Knit New York.

Shot on location in Manhattan by award-winning photographer Gale Zucker. Illustrations by Laurel Johnson, Mountain Laurel Artwork.

Join One More Row Press on our very first Knit Like A Local™ adventure in New York City.