Shown with a cast-on count of 10 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): *K2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.
• Row 2: P2, *k2, p2, repeat from *.
• Row 3: *K1, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, p1.
• Row 4: K1, p1, *p1, k2, p1, repeat from *.
• Row 5: *P2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
• Row 6: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from *.
• Row 7: *P1, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, k1.
• Row 8: P1, k1, *k1, p2, k1, repeat from *.
• Repeat rows 1-8.