Another nice diagonal strip.
Cast on 34 stitches and knit 4 rows.
PATTERN
Row 1 - k2 *p1,k4* repeat *-* until last 2sts, k2
Row 2 - k2 *p3,k2* repeat *-* until last 2sts,k2
Row 3 - as row 2
Row 4 - k2 *p1,k4* repeat *-* until last 2 sts, k2
Row 5 - k2 *k1,p4* repeat *-* until last 2sts,k2
Row 6 - k2 *k3,p2* repeat *-* until last 2sts, k2
Row 7 as row 6
Row 8 as row 5
repeat rows 1 - 8 until your work measures 40" or required length
knit 3 rows cast off.