The Deets:

Size: Approximately 18 in / 46 cm at its widest & 41 in / 104 cm long
Gauge: 32 sts / 28 rows = a 4x4 in / 10x10 cm swatch in stockinette stitch rib, blocked. Stockinette stitch rib is as follows over an even number of stitches:
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2: P1, k2tog; rep from to last st, p1.
Row 3: K1, kfb; rep from to last st, k1.
Row 4: Purl.
Rep these 4 rows.
Yarn: 1 skein of malabrigos sock 440 yd / 100 g / 100% superwash merino or approximately 400 yd of sock yarn
Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) needles