Shown with a cast-on count of 0 stitches.  

• Round 1: CO 8 sts (8 sts).
• Round 2: [P1, pfb] 4 times (12 sts).
• Rounds 3-4: Purl.
• Round 5: P11, k1.
• Round 6: M1R, p11, M1L, k1 (14 sts).
• Rounds 7-8: K1, p11, k2.
• Round 9: K1, M1R, p11, M1L, k2 (16 sts).
• Round 10: K2, p11, k3.
• Round 11: K2, M1R, ssp, p7, p2tog, M1L, k3.
• Round 12: K3, M1R, p9, M1L, k4 (18 sts).
• Rounds 13-14: K4, p9, k5.
• Round 15: K4, M1R, p9, M1L, k5 (20 sts).
• Round 16: K5, p9, k6.
• Round 17: K5, M1R, ssp, p5, p2tog, M1L, k6.
• Round 18: K6, M1R, p7, M1L, k7 (22 sts).
• Rounds 19-20: K7, p7, k8.
• Round 21: K7, M1R, p7, M1L, k8 (24 sts).
• Round 22: K8, p7, k9.
• Round 23: K8, M1R, ssp, p3, p2tog, M1L, k9.
• Round 24: K9, M1R, p5, M1L, k10 (26 sts).
• Rounds 25-26: K10, p5, k11.
• Round 27: K10, M1R, p5, M1L, k11 (28 sts).
• Round 28: K11, p5, k12.
• Round 29: K11, M1R, ssp, p1, p2tog, M1L, k12.
• Round 30: K12, M1R, p3, M1L, k13 (30 sts).
• Rounds 31-32: K13, p3, k14.
• Round 33: K13, M1R, p3, M1L, k14 (32 sts).
• Round 34: K14, p3, k15.
• Round 35: K14, M1R, cddp, M1L, k15.
• Round 36: K15, M1R, p1, M1L, k16 (34 sts).
• Rounds 37-38: K16, p1, k17.
• Round 39: K16, M1R, p1, M1L, k17 (36 sts).
• Round 40: K17, p1, k18.