Shown with a cast-on count of 24 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): K2, p2, *ssk, yo, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2, k2.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: P2, k2, purl to last 4 sts, k2, p2.
• Row 3: K2, p2, *k1, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2, k2.
• Row 5: K2, p2, *yo, ssk, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2, k2.
• Row 7: K2, p2, *k1, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 4 sts, p2, k2.