fake-a-gamo: beta pattern

i originally emailed this out to about 25 knitters who agreed to help test and refine the stitch pattern. since then, so many others have asked for it, i finally thought it might be a good idea to post it. : ) sooo, this includes some of the tweaks from the original testers, but i'm still figuring out the top part of the bag. there are so many different ways to do that, maybe you just want to figure out your own. in case you do, here's a write-up of the basic stitch pattern, still a WIP, to try out. i used classic elite provence in "natural," held double throughout and US8 needles. if you find any mistakes, just let me know and i'll post a fix. thanks. NOTE: i still plan to do a write up of the whole pattern (not just the stitch as below) with the top of the bag worked out. i will email a free PDF of the pattern to anyone who wants it when i'm done figuring that out...but i have been making sloooow progress...so maybe this will keep you busy in the meantime.

cast on 71 stitches. (or whatever multiple of 17+1 for desired width)

row 1: (RS) K
row 2: K8 [P1, K17] three times, P1, K8
row 3: K8 [YO, K1, YO, K17] three times, YO, K1, YO, K8
row 4: K8, P3 purling through back loop of YO to avoid large holes [K17, P3] three times, K8
row 5: K6 [K2tog, K3, SKP, K13] three times, K2tog, K3, SKP, K6
row 6: K7 {P3, K15] three times, P3, K7
row 7: K7 (*[YO, K1] three times, YO, (7 sts for eyelet triangle), K15] rep from * twice, (YO, K1) three times, YO, K7
row 8: K7 [P7, K15] three times, P7, K7
row 9: K
row 10: K7 [P7, K15] three times, P7, K7
row 11: K5 [K2tog, K1, YO, K5, YO, K1, SKP, K11] three times, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SKP, K5
row 12: K5 [P11, K13] three times, P11, K5
row 13: K4, K2tog, K3, [K1, YO] 8x (17 sts in triangle), SKP, K8, K2tog, YO, [K1, YO] 8x, SKP, K8, K2tog, YO, [K1, YO] 8x, SKP, K8, K2tog, YO, [K1, YO] 8x, SKP, K4
row 14: K3 [P17, K8] three times, P17, K3
row 15: K3 (double-wrap) [K17, K11 (double-wrap each st) three times, K17, K3 (double-wrap)
row 16: drop 3, turn, knit long loops together, turn, K17, drop 11, turn, knit long loops together, K17, drop 11, turn, knit long loops together, K17, drop 11, turn, knit long loops together, K17, drop 3, turn, knit long loops together.
row 17: K