Shown with a cast-on count of 12 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, yo, k3 (14 sts).
• Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18: Knit.
• Row 3: K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, ssk, yo, k3 (16 sts).
• Row 5: K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, yo, ssk, yo, k3 (18 sts).
• Rows 7, 9, and 11: K2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k2.
• Row 13: Ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k6, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog (16 sts).
• Row 15: Ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog (14 sts).
• Row 17: Ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog (12 sts).