A properly tied Hanover forms a perfect equilateral triangle. It requires a good amount of cloth to tie, and creates a bulky knot, making it ideal for flat ties with too much extra length. In a knit or similarly thick material the knot will likely be too large. Hanovers look best when properly framed by a wide spread collar. They are acceptable for most business and social occasions, though a very large one could potentially seem a touch pompous. Because the finished knot displays a large, flat band of the tie, they look excellent in figure or wallpaper patterns. While it takes a number of steps to complete, the Hanover is not a particularly difficult knot. Most steps are simply repetitions or inversions of the same turning pattern. If you can tie a half Windsor, you can tie a Hanover. This is one of a family of knots tied with the seam facing outward. In the finished knot, the seam is hidden beneath the thick end, the knot, and the collar of the shirt.