Shown with a cast-on count of 18 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 (WS): *K4, p1, k4, repeat from *.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: *P4, k1, p4, repeat from *.
• Rows 9 and 17: *K3, p3, k3, repeat from *.
• Rows 10 and 18: *P3, k3, p3, repeat from *.
• Rows 11 and 15: *K2, p2, k1, p2, k2, repeat from *.
• Rows 12 and 16: *P2, k2, p1, k2, p2, repeat from *.
• Row 13: *K1, p2, k3, p2, k1, repeat from *.
• Row 14: *P1, k2, p3, k2, p1, repeat from *.