Topography

The Topography hat is an easy knit with remarkable finishing—it has a little shaping as you go, but the final steps bring it all together. It’s a pretty fun knit, with a unique diagonal garter stitch angle that shows off a variegated yarn *extremely* well. > You *can* make two completely > different hats from this pattern .PDF. > It includes instructions for all > options shown. Architectural/topographical garter stitch should keep a more experienced knitter engaged, but all this project really requires is a little bit of intermediate knowledge—which an ambitious beginner can easily look up and acquire. Techniques include grafting, increases, and seaming. This .PDF features a lot of photo illustration to accompany the finishing instructions. **Gauge:** Gauge is 25 sts and 56 rows over 4"/10cm of garter stitch, worked flat and blocked. Please be sure to check your gauge. **Measurements:** Beanie: 6.5(8)"/16(20)cm tall, 8(9.25)"/20(23)cm wide, measured flat. Cat Hat: 6"/15cm functional height, 8.25"/21cm height including ears, 9.25"/23cm wide, measured flat Keep in mind that this is a *very* stretchy knit hat, intended to have some negative ease when the flat measurements are compared to the wearer’s measurements. (The measurements are flat, so width doubled is the rough circumference.) **Materials:** 150(180) yards of fingering-weight yarn; samples are knit in Malabrigo Yarn Sock 1 24"+ circular needle in US3/3.25mm, or size needed for gauge spare circular needle in same size or one lower tapestry needle for weaving in ends crochet hook, 2.25mm or size suited to yarn (provisional cast-on) scrap yarn (provisional cast-on)