Shown with a cast-on count of 19 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): Ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, p1, k4, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: Purl.
• Row 3: K1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, p1, k3, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1.
• Row 5: K2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, p1, k2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2.
• Row 7: K3, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3.
• Row 9: K4, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k4.