Ohhh, that is a question only you can answer. Some people are good at ignoring what bugs them initially. Others can't sleep until it's fixed. Which are you? You know....
listen to the knitter within....:)

FWIW, I prefer the diagonal line of stiches that sort of trim the underside of the eyelets in the "as written" swatch. In the big scheme of things neither method is "better", just pick the one you like best and plow on.

oh my goodness! we do have some perfectionists in our midst do we not!! i guess it depends how far you have knitted above those eyelets and how much knitting motivation you have to start all over! i seem to remember some posts about motivation being missing, but perhaps this eyelet frenzy has cured that!!!

I like your smooch with the v's done as written.

I personally like the way there is an "outline" of the triangle. It visually strengthens the line to the eye. Yes, it is different from the Rowan original, but from what I have learned through my knit-along experience, is that customization is normal for this group. I do not perceive one way as right and the other as wrong, each is just unique. It is a personal decision (much as Sandy has stated already). So what are you going to do?

I am wondering which versions should be considered 'correct'. Did the instruction come first and the test knitter made a mistake, or the test knitter did it correctly but the type-setter (do we still have these people or are they called by this name?) made a mistake? Who knows! Well, personally, I like your first version with diagonal lines.

I prefer the "as written" eyelets. Think they have a more "finished" look. The decrease line under the eyelets draws attention to them and emphasizes their decorative value. This could be why there's a difference in the picture and the written instructions. Rowan may have decided the eyelets needed to be emphasized more. However, you're the one going to be knitting this tank and wearing it so go with whichever one you prefer. This is YOUR tank so knit it the way you want it.

Yes Alison, that is how I (re)did mine. Of course I was only about a half inch past the lace when I realized that there was a discrpency between pattern and picture, not nearly as far along as I think you are? I think I agree with swatchy, neither method is "better" it's just a question of which you prefer.

For me, when I had it knit up with the diagonal lines, one side was way more pronounced than the other, I tried several style of decrease and while I had a line on both sides, the differece really bothered me. That's when I noticed it wasn't like the picture at all. Now while there is a slight difference, it's not as noticeable as before.

And for the first time in 20+ years of knitting I have been burned by a dyelot change. I did not even look at the dyelots when I purchased the yarn... I was just so thrilled to find 2 more balls of the heavenly purple color I wanted to use at the VERY back of the bin the All Season Cotton was in... sigh... you guessed it, 3 skeins of one dyelot, 2 of the other. I have a very faint stripe across the dead center of the back. sigh....

Hey--why not do both? Since you knit them up so fast and you love knitting with ASC, why not try a new color?

I think the eyelets on the swatch are more even in their "openess", but that might block out in finishing. I like the look of the eyelets on your original piece. The line does give it more of a design element. It seems to underline them and make them stronger. If it were for decreses I would say the swatch style is better choice.

I just left them done as written - I thought they looked a little bit different to the picture, but I certainly can't be bothered with doing them again! They look really nice anyway. By the way, my Smooch is ALMOST finished!

i like the "as written" eyelets. but that is only my personal opinion.

Alison, I happen to like the as written eyelets. But rip it out and redo it if you like the other better.

Thanks for this post Alison. It saves me having to try out the two different ways of handling the decreases when my yarn arrives. I'm going to stick with the "as written" instructions as I think it looks nicer.

Loobylu, I'm with you! My yarn just arrived yesterday and I hope to gauge swatch tonight. I don't yet know what my Vs will look like, but I hear enough support here to go with the pattern as written. BTW, Alison, I don't think my yarn looks as dark as yours . . .

I bet when you block it those decreases as written will smooth out a lot.

I love the one you came up with. And yes! You're right. I'd probably rip out and redo. [Hello, my name is Becky and I'm a horrifically anal-retentive knitter.] I haven't read the pattern carefully, but I did notice in the photograph that the V's look like the way you've done it, yet there are visible decreases slanting against the fabric at the armholes, unlike Pagan. Evidently, the knitter who knit the sample either 1) improved on the pattern or 2) followed instructions that were later modified. Whatever it is, I like the way it's done in the picture (and your swatch) and I'll probably do it the same way.

As written. Gives them more definition. Just another opinion, of course. :)