Shown with a cast-on count of 17 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25 (WS): Purl.
• Row 2: Knit.
• Row 4: K7, 3-to-3 gather, k7.
• Row 6: K5, k3tog, yo, ctr dbl inc, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5.
• Row 8: K3, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, ctr dbl inc, yo, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3.
• Row 10: K2, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k1 tbl, [yo, ssk] 3 times, k2.
• Row 12: K3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3.
• Row 14: K2, [ssk, yo] 3 times, k1 tbl, [yo, k2tog] 3 times, k2.
• Row 16: K3, k1 tbl, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl, k3.
• Row 18: K4, k1 tbl, yo, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl, k4.
• Row 20: K5, k1 tbl, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k1 tbl, k5.
• Row 22: K6, k1 tbl, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1 tbl, k6.
• Row 24: K7, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k7.
• Row 26: K8, k1 tbl, k8.
• Row 27: Yo, purl (18 sts).