Shown with a cast-on count of 96 stitches.  

• Round 1: K96.
• Round 2: [K18, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, ssk, k1, ssk, k18] twice (88 sts).
• Rounds 3-5, 7-9, and 11-13: Knit.
• Round 6: [K16, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, ssk, k1, ssk, k16] twice (80 sts).
• Round 10: [K14, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, ssk, k1, ssk, k14] twice (72 sts).