Originally Posted by FBinNY

Here's a trick which can help, for future reference.

Lace up the wheel and do the pre-tightening, then if the wheel is reasonably true, spin the wheel holding a dry marker to the spokes above the nipples. (If it's too far off for this, rough true it in the semi loose condition) Do both sides, leaving a black dot on the outside of each spoke. If you miss any, do those one at a time. Now you'll have a fixed reference for the untwisted position of each spoke, and can monitor and correct twist as you tighten. Note that you have to mark the spokes before any are tight enough to start twisting.