Bealtaine (bay-all-tin-uh) or Beltane is one of the four major Celtic festivals, celebrating the start of summer. A festival of growth, protection, light, and fire, Bealtaine marks the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Bonfires are lit and rituals performed to protect people and livestock, and to encourage the growth of crops.
This tank top knitting pattern similarly celebrates the start of summer — a breezy, lightweight fabric shifts and moves in a breeze like the flames of a bonfire, it is ideal for layering over a tee or tank as warmer weather takes hold and we shed our coats and jackets. A quick knit requiring only 1-4 skeins of laceweight yarn, this is the perfect top to knit when summer sneaks up on you after a dreary spring. You can easily shop your stash if you frequently work with mohair, or find a few special skeins to celebrate the start of the season.
My testers did a beautiful job on their Bealtaine Tank knitting projects; check out their amazing knits below!
Julia
Yarn: Fantasy Fibre Arts Mohair/Silk in "Shiitake Happens"
https://www.instagram.com/jlane_designs/
Pamela
Yarn: Ella Rae Silky Kid in "Wakame" and "Wintergreen"
Gisele
Yarn: Pingouin Mohair
https://www.instagram.com/giiisele
Greta
Yarn: Malabrigo Mohair
Michele
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Suri Stratus and Lang Yarns Astra
https://www.ravelry.com/people/kesselm
Ashley
Yarn: Hobbii Diablo Glitter
https://www.instagram.com/ashleysfiends/
Diane
Yarn: Honey & Quill Suri and She is Marguerite Mohair
https://www.instagram.com/d_lovescolor
Thank you so much to my Bealtaine Tank test knitters! Be sure to check out their links too to see more of their beautiful work. If you'd like to knit this top yourself, you can get the pattern here!
You can also see more Bealtaine Tank projects on Ravlery here.