Shown with a cast-on count of 17 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 (WS): P1, *p8, repeat from *.
• Row 2: K1, *yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from *.
• Row 4: K1, *k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, repeat from *.
• Row 6: P1, *k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2, p1, repeat from *.
• Rows 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16: P1, *ssk, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, p1, repeat from *.