Shown with a cast-on count of 24 stitches.  

• Round 1: *Ssk, yo, k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k1, ssk, yo, repeat from * (multiple of 14 sts).
• Rounds 2, 4, 6, and 8: Knit.
• Round 3: *Ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k2, ssk, yo, repeat from *.
• Round 5: *Sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2tog, k3, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k3, ssk, yo, repeat from *.
• Round 7: *K1, k2tog, k4, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k4, ssk, repeat from *.