Shown with a cast-on count of 48 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): P16, k16, p16.
• Row 2: K16, p16, k16.
• Row 3: BO 3 sts, p12, k4, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, k4, p16 (45 sts).
• Row 4: BO 3 sts, k12, p16, k13 (42 sts).
• Row 5: P13, k2, 2/2 RC, k4, 2/2 LC, k2, p13.
• Row 6: K2tog, k11, p16, k11, ssk (40 sts).
• Row 7: P12, 2/2 RC, k8, 2/2 LC, p12.
• Row 8: K2tog, k10, p16, k10, ssk (38 sts).
• Row 9: P11, k4, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, k4, p11.
• Row 10: K2tog, k9, p16, k9, ssk (36 sts).
• Rows 11 and 17: P10, k2, 2/2 RC, k4, 2/2 LC, k2, p10.
• Rows 12, 14, 16, and 18: K10, p16, k10.
• Row 13: P10, 2/2 RC, k8, 2/2 LC, p10.
• Row 15: P10, k4, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, k4, p10.
• Row 19: P10, 2/2 RC, k1, BO 6 sts, k0, 2/2 LC, p10 (30 sts).
• Row 20: K10, p3, p2tog, CO 6 sts, p2tog, p3, k10 (34 sts).
• Row 21: P10, k2, ssk, k6, k2tog, k2, p10 (32 sts).
• Row 22: K10, p1, p2tog, p6, p2tog, p1, k10 (30 sts).
• Row 23: P10, k0, ssk, k6, k2tog, k0, p10 (28 sts).