Shown with a cast-on count of 46 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): K1, ssk, k8, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, k8, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, k8, k2tog, k1 (40 sts).
• Rows 2 and 4: Purl.
• Row 3: K1, ssk, k6, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, k6, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, k6, k2tog, k1 (34 sts).
• Row 5: K1, ssk, yo, [k1, yo] 4 times, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, yo, [k1, yo] 4 times, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, yo, [k1, yo] 4 times, k2tog, k1 (43 sts).
• Row 6: Knit.