• CO 9 STS
• Row 1: K1 *CS*
• Row 2: P1 *P1, P2TOG*
• Row 3: K2 *CS* K1
• Row 4: P2 *P1, P2TOG* P1
• Repeat rows 1-4, until desired length

Abbreviations

• *– * – repeat between the asterisks
• CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
• CS – Couch Stitch – insert needle between STS 2 & 3, create loop, keep loop on right needle, S1KW {slip 1 knit-wise}, knit the 2nd stitch.
• K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
• P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
• STS – stitches