YARN & MACHINE NOTES:  The Eastport Alpaca DK #3 weight yarn works well  on the mid-gauge machine. 6 stitches/7.75 rows/inch  after washing the swatch. The yarn is fuzzy so it  tends to require a larger stitch size than a smooth  yarn of similar weight. It lofts wonderfully after hand  washing. The hat requires 6 oz. of  yarn in total. Sample was knitted on the Artisan D-70  at stitch size 5.5. Hat measures 20.5” in circumference and 8.5” from point of crown to bottom of hem.  Ear flaps are 4” wide at the top and 2.75” long. 8 oz  of yarn will make a hat.