Shown with a cast-on count of 5 stitches.  

• Round 1: K2, yo, ssk, k1.
• Round 2: K1, k2tog, yo, k2.
• Round 3: K2, yo, ssk, yo, k1 (6 sts).
• Round 4: K1, k2tog, yo, k3.
• Round 5: K2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1 (7 sts).
• Round 6: K1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
• Round 7: K2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2 (8 sts).
• Round 8: [K1, k2tog, yo] twice, k2.