Shown with a cast-on count of 48 stitches.  

• Round 1: K48.
• Round 2: *K4, ssk, repeat from * (40 sts).
• Rounds 3, 5, 7, and 9: Knit.
• Round 4: *K3, ssk, repeat from * (32 sts).
• Round 6: *K2, ssk, repeat from * (24 sts).
• Round 8: *K1, ssk, repeat from * (16 sts).
• Round 10: *Ssk, repeat from * (8 sts).