Shown with a cast-on count of 26 stitches.  

• Rounds 1 and 17: *Ssk, yo, k1, yo, k8, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 2 and 16: *Ssk, k1, yo, k1, yo, k7, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 3 and 15: *Ssk, k2, yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 4 and 14: *Ssk, k3, yo, k1, yo, k5, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 5 and 13: *Ssk, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 6 and 12: *Ssk, k5, yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 7 and 11: *Ssk, k6, yo, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Rounds 8 and 10: *Ssk, k7, yo, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, repeat from *.
• Round 9: *Ssk, k8, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, repeat from *.