Shown with a cast-on count of 24 stitches.  

• Round 1: *K2tog, k3, incR, k1, k2tog, incR, k1, incR, ssk, k1, repeat from *.
• Rounds 2, 4, 6, and 8: Knit.
• Round 3: *K2tog, k2, incR, k1, k2tog, incR, k1, incR, k1, ssk, k1, repeat from *.
• Round 5: *K2tog, k1, incR, k1, k2tog, incR, k1, incR, k2, ssk, k1, repeat from *.
• Round 7: *K2tog, incR, k1, k2tog, incR, k1, incR, k3, ssk, k1, repeat from *.