Shown with a cast-on count of 55 stitches.  

• Rounds 1-4: K55.
• Round 6: K3, [k2tog, k1, ssk, k6] 4 times, k2tog, k1, ssk, k3 (45 sts).
• Rounds 7-10, 12-15, 17-20, and 22-25: Knit.
• Round 11: K2, [k2tog, k1, ssk, k4] 4 times, k2tog, k1, ssk, k2 (35 sts).
• Round 16: K1, [k2tog, k1, ssk, k2] 4 times, k2tog, k1, ssk, k1 (25 sts).
• Round 21: [K2tog, k1, ssk] 5 times (15 sts).
• Round 26: [Sl2-k1-p2sso] 5 times (5 sts).