Shown with a cast-on count of 9 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): Yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, 1-to-5 inc, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog (13 sts).
• Rows 2 and 4: Yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, k5, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog.
• Row 3: Yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, k5, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog.
• Row 5: Yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog (11 sts).
• Row 6: Yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog (9 sts).