Shown with a cast-on count of 28 stitches.  

• Round 1: Ssk, k24, k2tog (26 sts).
• Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12: Knit.
• Round 3: K1, ssk, k20, k2tog, k1 (24 sts).
• Round 5: K2, ssk, k16, k2tog, k2 (22 sts).
• Round 7: K3, ssk, k12, k2tog, k3 (20 sts).
• Round 9: Ssk, k2, ssk, k8, k2tog, k2, k2tog (16 sts).
• Round 11: K1, ssk, k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k1 (12 sts).
• Round 13: Ssk, ssk, ssk, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog (6 sts).