Cast on 100 stitches (sts).

1st Row: Knit (K) across row.

2nd Row: K 2, Purl (P) to within 2 sts, K 2.

3rd Row: K 2, * slip (sl) 3 sts on a double pointed needle and hold in back of work, K 3, K 3 sts from double pointed needle, repeat from * across row to within 2 sts, K 2.

4th Row: Same as 2nd row.

5th Row: K across row.

6th Row: Same as 2nd row.

7th Row: K 5, * sl 3 sts on a double pointed needle and hold in front of work, K 3, K 3 sts from double pointed needle, repeat from * to within 5 sts, K 5.

8th Row: Same as 2nd row.