Shown with a cast-on count of 27 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): *K3, [yo, k2tog] twice, [ssk, yo] twice, k2, repeat from * to last st, k1.
• Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12: Purl.
• Row 3: *K3, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, yo, k3tog tbl, yo, k2, repeat from * to last st, k1.
• Row 5: *K2, [k2tog, yo] twice, k2, [yo, ssk] twice, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1.
• Row 7: *K2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k2, [ssk, yo] twice, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1.
• Row 9: *K1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, [yo, ssk] twice, repeat from * to last st, k1.
• Row 11: *K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, k2, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, yo, repeat from * to last st, k1.