Shown with a cast-on count of 34 stitches.  

• Rounds 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, 13-15, 17-18, 20-21, 23, and 25: Knit.
• Round 4: K7, ssk, k16, k2tog, k7 (32 sts).
• Round 8: *K6, ssk, k2tog, k6, repeat from * (28 sts).
• Round 12: *K5, ssk, k2tog, k5, repeat from * (24 sts).
• Round 16: *K4, ssk, k2tog, k4, repeat from * (20 sts).
• Round 19: *K3, ssk, k2tog, k3, repeat from * (16 sts).
• Round 22: *K2, ssk, k2tog, k2, repeat from * (12 sts).
• Round 24: *K1, ssk, k2tog, k1, repeat from * (8 sts).
• Round 26: *Ssk, k2tog, repeat from * (4 sts).