Dot Top Pattern Review
As Jeff Lynne once said, “summer came and passed away.” Ah, yes, just in time for my new tank top to be done. I finally finished what seemed to be the most viral knitting pattern this summer (according to my algorithm), the dot|top by p1.zip . I swatched for this project at the same time I swatched for my Upstream Sweater, but decided to cast on the sweater first despite knowing I was kind of going to miss the mark on the dot|top trend. One swatch was substantially more frustrating than the other and that’s where I’m going to start my review because that’s where I was forced to start. I’ve been throwing shade at this pattern since my Lucky Stars Beanie pattern review . Part of my appreciation for the beanie pattern came from the frustration I initially encountered with the dot|top pattern. I had never double knit before like I had never shadow knit before, and only one pattern assumed I had ample understanding on the technique. I wished for just one sentence explaining how double knitt...