• CO 20 STS
• Row 1: *P4, K2TOG, YO, K2* P4
• Row 2: *K4, P2TOG, YO, P2* K4
• Repeat rows 1-2, 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)
• P2TOG – purl 2 stitches together
• STS – stitches
• YO – yarn over