the Balsamroot Tee: happiness you can knit

Well dang. I have two patterns out now. And this next one? She’s a treat. Please welcome, the Balsamroot Tee!*

*before I really get going about this one, I have a big ask - would you click the link and go take a look at the Ravelry page? Every eye on the pattern helps more eyes get on it! And of course if you really like it, please favorite it or give it a purchase (discount code below)!

Arrowleaf Balsamroot is one of the happiest flowers west of the Mississippi. It is found in mountain meadows and conifer forests in late spring to early summer. Coincidentally, that is also where I want to be found during those times.

When we lived in Montana, Balsamroot made it feel like the earth was sprouting literal joy. It’s a member of the Sunflower family, and if there was any other family I wanted to be a part of besides my own, it would be the Sunflower family.

It doesn’t just look magical, by the way. It absolutely is. Everyone loves it. From bighorn sheep to elk, to cattle, it’s a treat munched by all. Even humans. She’s not just a snack though, this girl can heal. Balsamroot is used to help restore land after shady human activities such as mining. Is there anything she can’t do? Native plants for president, am I right?

This Balsamroot, however, is a compound raglan, boxy tee, knit from the top down seamlessly (so you can try that thing on as you go!). A compound raglan is a fancy way of saying that the yoke is shaped at different rates (front/back and sleeves are increased at different times) to get a better fit. I particularly chose some interesting raglan shaping to get a more classic t-shirt look rather than the typical raglan line!

And just so YOU know, 10% of sales for the 1st month will go to American Prairie, who’s mission is “to create one of the largest nature reserves in United States. This will serve as a refuge for people and wildlife, forever.” Hell yes.

⋒ Yarn ⋒

✿ I used North Bay Fiber’s Elemental Fingering for my main color (Jack Pine in the sample), and I used Spincycle’s Dyed in the Wool for my contrasting (Salty Dog in the sample).

Though you may feel free to use any fingering weight yarn that allows you to get gauge. However, I would not recommend a 100% plant fiber yarn or 100% silk, since there are some longer floats in the pattern and having the bounce of wool will be helpful.

⋒ Subscriber only discount code ⋒

Please use code Sunflower10.

Stay tuned for a video highlighting the Balsamroot Tee on my YouTube!

Thank you so much for all your support! I appreciate you being here so much.

sending you so much love ~ Kelley ♥