Shown with a cast-on count of 33 stitches.  

• Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (RS): [K2, p2] 8 times, k1.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10: [P2, k2] 8 times, p1.
• Row 11: [K1, ssk, p1] 8 times, k1 (25 sts).
• Row 12: [P2, k1] 8 times, p1.
• Row 13: [K1, p2tog] 8 times, k1 (17 sts).
• Row 14: Purl.
• Row 15: K1, [k2tog] 8 times (9 sts).