Shown with a cast-on count of 36 stitches.  

• Round 1: *P1, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5, p1, k1 tbl, repeat from *.
• Rounds 2-3, 5-6, 8-9, 11-12, 14-15, and 17-18: Knit.
• Round 4: *P1, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, p1, k1 tbl, repeat from *.
• Round 7: *P1, k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k3, p1, k1 tbl, repeat from *.
• Round 10: *P1, k2, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k2, p1, k1 tbl, repeat from *.
• Round 13: *P1, k1, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, k1, p1, k1 tbl, repeat from *.
• Round 16: *P1, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, p1, k1 tbl, repeat from *.