Shown with a cast-on count of 3 stitches.  

• Round 1: [M1L, k1] 3 times (6 sts).
• Round 2: *Yo, k2, repeat from * (9 sts).
• Round 3: *Yo, k1 tbl, k2, repeat from * (12 sts).
• Rounds 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12, and 14-16: Knit.
• Round 5: *Yo, k4, repeat from * (15 sts).
• Round 7: *Yo, k5, repeat from * (18 sts).
• Round 10: *Yo, k6, repeat from * (21 sts).
• Round 13: *Yo, k7, repeat from * (24 sts).
• Round 17: *Yo, k8, repeat from * (27 sts).