About the pattern:

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time it took me to knit: 6-9 hours
Size: 12-15″ {30-38cm} calf circumference
Knitting in the round, not the magic loop method
Dimensions {laying flat}: 13 1/2″ {34cm} tall x 6” {15cm} wide
Gauge: 16 sts & 20 rnds per 4” {10cm} square {knit in the round}

:) Materials Needed:

HiyaHiya Stitch Markers
Size 9 {5.5mm} needles with 9″ {22cm} circular cable
Approximately 170 yards of an aran weight yarn
I used Lion Brand Heartland, Grand Canyon
Stitch Markers
HiyaHiya Darning Needle, or your choice of tool to weave in the ends
A pair of Nirvana Craft Scissors

Pattern, knit in the round:

CO 49 STS, PM, join in the round.
Rounds 1,3,5,7,9: *K1, P1*
Rounds 2,4,6,8: *K*
Rounds 10-60: *K* {knit until it measures 12” from the beginning, or desired length.
Rounds 61,63,65,67: *K1, P1*
Rounds 62,64,66,68: *K*
Round 69: BO in the K1, P1 pattern