Shown with a cast-on count of 41 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 (WS): K5, purl to last 5 sts, k5.
• Row 2: K7, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k6.
• Row 4: K6, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k7.
• Row 6: K5, k2tog, yo, *k5, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k6.
• Row 8: K7, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k6.
• Row 10: K8, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k5.
• Row 12: K9, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k5, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4.