Shown with a cast-on count of 17 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): K6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10: Purl.
• Row 3: K4, k2tog, yo, k1, 3-to-7 gather, k1, yo, ssk, k4 (21 sts).
• Row 5: K3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, yo, ssk, k3.
• Row 7: K2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k4tog, yo, k3, yo, k4tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2 (19 sts).
• Row 9: K1, k2tog, yo, k3, ssk, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k1 (17 sts).