Cast on 8 stitches in a circle and knit the foundation row. I divided my stitches 3, 3, 2 initially on double-pointed needles. Follow pattern, repeating 8 times around. On Round 18, slip the first stitch to the last needle. Do this with each double pointed needle in use. Row 28: Cast off on by gathering two stitches, chain 2, (chain 5, gather 3 stitches together with a double crochet, chain 5, gather 2 stitches with double crochet) until end of row, join to top of chain 2, fasten off.
Shown with a cast-on count of 1 stitch.