• CO 16 STS
• Row 0: *K2, P5* K2
• Row 1: P2 *YO, S1, K1, PSSO, K1, K2TOG, YO, P2*
• Row 2: *K2, P5* K2
• Row 3: P2 *K1, YO, S1, K2TOG, PSSO, YO, K1, P2*
• Row 4: *K2, P5* K2
• Repeat rows 1-4 until desired length.

Abbreviations

• *– * – repeat between the asterisks
• CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
• K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
• K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
• P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
• PSSO – pass slipped stitch over
• S1 – slip one stitch
• STS - stitches
• YO – yarn over