Shown with a cast-on count of 24 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): K2, *yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.
• Row 2: P2, *p1, yo, p2tog, p4, p2tog, yo, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
• Row 3: K2, *k4, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.
• Rows 4 and 6: Purl.
• Row 5: K2, *k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.