Staircase - knitting in the round - pattern 1

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• Slip stitches with yarn in back.

Color A, cast on a multiple of 5 sts and purl one round.
Round 1: Color B, * K4, SL1; rep from * to end of round.
Round 2 and all even rounds: With same color used on previous round, purl the knit stitches and slip the slipped stitches as they face you.
Round 3: Color A, K3, * SL1, K4; rep from *, ending last rep with K1.
Round 5: Color B, K2, * SL1, K4; rep from *, ending last rep with K2.
Round 7: Color A, K1, * SL1, K4; rep from *, ending last rep with K3.
Round 9: Color B, * SL1, K4; rep from * to end of round.
Round 11: Color A, * K4, SL1; rep from * to end of round.
Round 13: Color B, K3, * SL1, K4; rep from *, ending last rep with K1.
Round 15: Color A, K2, * SL1, K4; rep from *, ending last rep with K2.
Round 17: Color B, K1, * SL1, K4; rep from *, ending last rep with K3.
Round 19: Color A, * SL1, K4; rep from * to end of round.
Repeat Rounds 1 - 20.

Staircase stitch - Worked flat