Shown with a cast-on count of 26 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, and 29 (RS): *P2, k4, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 22, 26, and 30: K2, *p4, k2, repeat from *.
• Rows 7, 11, and 15: *P2, k4, p6, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
• Rows 8, 12, and 16: K2, *k6, p4, k2, repeat from *.
• Rows 23, 27, and 31: *P8, k4, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
• Rows 24, 28, and 32: K2, *p4, k8, repeat from *.