Using 5mm needles cast on 23 stitches

Row 1: k1, * k6, p1*repeat from *-* to last st,k1 Row 2: k1 * k2, p5* repeat from *-* to last st,k1 Row 3 & 4: k1 * k4, p3* repeat from * -*to last st, k1 Row 5: same as row 2 Row 6: same as row 1 Row 7: k1 * p1, k6* repeat from *-* to last st, k1 Row 8: k1 * p5, k2* repeat from *-* to last st,k1 Row 9 & 10: k1, *p3, k4* repeat from *-* to last st, k1 Row 11: same as row 8 Row 12: same as row 7

Work rows 1 - 12 until work mesures 4" cast off