Image courtesy Elizabeth Dimbleby
Materials:
1 Ball Worsted Weight Cotton
5 Double Pointed Needles 4 or 4.5 mm (you can knit it with four, but
I prefer 5)
Pattern:
Cast on 8 stitches, 2 on each of 4 needles, join, careful not to twist
Row 1 (and all odd numbered rows up to and including row 21): Knit
Row 2: * yo, k1* [8 times] (2 stitches per section)
Row 4: * yo, k2* [8 times] (3 stitches per section)
Row 6: * yo, k3* [8 times] (4 stitches per section)
Row 8: * yo, k4* [8 times] (5 stitches per section)
Row 10: * yo, k5* [8 times] (6 stitches per section)
Row 12: * yo, k2 tog, k4* [8 times] (6 stitches per section)
Row 14: * yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3 * [8 times] (7 stitches per section)
Row 16: * yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2 * [8 times] (8 stitches per section)
Row 18: * yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1 * [8 times] (9 stitches per section)
Row 20: * yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog * [8 times] (9 stitches per section)
Note : The instructions from here on in are for every row!
Row 22: * yo, p1, yo, k2tog, k6 * [8 times] (10 stitches per section)
Row 23: * p1, k1, p1, k7 * [8 times]
Row 24: * yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k2tog, k5 * [8 times] (11 stitches
per section)
Row 25: * (k1, p1) 2 times, k7 * [8 times]
Row 26: * yo, (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, yo, k2tog, k4 * [8 times] (12 stitches
per section)
Row 27: * (p1, k1) 3 times, p1, k5 * [8 times]
Row 28: * yo, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, yo, k2tog, k3 * [8 times] (13 stitches
per section)
Row 29: * (k1, p1) 4 times, k5 * [8 times]
Row 30: * yo, (p1, k1) 4 times, p1, yo, k2tog, k2 * [8 times] (14 stitches
per section)
Row 31: * (p1, k1) 6 times, k2 * [8 times]
Row 32: * yo, (k1, p1) 5 times, k1, yo, k2tog, k1 * [8 times] (15 stitches
per section)
Row 33: * (k1, p1) 6 times, k3 * [8 times]
Row 34: * yo, (p1, k1) 6 times, p1, yo, k2tog * [8 times] (16 stitches
per section)
Row 35: * (p1, k1) * [8 times]
Cast off