Shown with a cast-on count of 32 stitches.  

• Row 1 (RS): K3, p26, k3.
• Row 2: K3, p26, k3.
• Row 3: K3, p6, 1-to-6 inc, p12, 1-to-6 inc, p6, k3 (42 sts).
• Rows 4 and 6: K3, k6, p6, k12, p6, k6, k3.
• Row 5: K3, p6, k6, p12, k6, p6, k3.
• Row 7: K3, [p2tog] twice, p2, *[k2, yo] twice, k2, p2, [p2tog] 4 times, p2, repeat from * to last 15 sts, [k2, yo] twice, k2, p2, [p2tog] twice, k3 (38 sts).
• Row 8: K3, k4, *p8, k8, repeat from * to last 15 sts, p8, k4, k3.
• Row 9: K3, [p2tog] twice, *k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 7 sts, [p2tog] twice, k3 (36 sts).