Why you should get your pattern edited before test knitting

A common question new designers have when they’re getting started with pattern design is the order in which everything in the pre-publication process happens. The big question is do you need to get a pattern tech edited before you send it off to test knitters, or do you wait until it’s been test knit to send it off to a tech editor?

I’m here to tell you definitively that you always want to do tech editing BEFORE testing.

I think the argument for testing before tech editing is that you might think that changes suggested by testers will be made during the process. But that’s okay. You can always have your tech editor do a final check of anything that has been changed.

Here’s why tech editing should happen first.