Shown with a cast-on count of 19 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (WS): Purl.
• Row 2: Ssk, yo, k5, [yo, k1] 5 times, yo, k5, yo, k2tog (25 sts).
• Row 4: Ssk, yo, ssk, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, [yo, ssk] twice, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
• Row 6: Ssk, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2tog.
• Row 8: Sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog (21 sts).
• Row 10: K1, k2tog, yo, k3, [yo, sl2-k1-p2sso] 3 times, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1 (19 sts).