Shown with a cast-on count of 28 stitches.  

• Round 1: *K6, k2tog, k6, incL, k0, repeat from *.
• Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14-16: Knit.
• Round 3: *K5, k2tog, k6, incL, k1, repeat from *.
• Round 5: *K4, k2tog, k6, incL, k2, repeat from *.
• Round 7: *K3, k2tog, k6, incL, k3, repeat from *.
• Round 9: *K2, k2tog, k6, incL, k4, repeat from *.
• Round 11: *K1, k2tog, k6, incL, k5, repeat from *.
• Round 13: *K0, k2tog, k6, incL, k6, repeat from *.