Pattern Inspiration:

This year, 2016, is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Smart Knits - a knitting group out of Logan, Utah - thought that a great way to celebrate the National Park Service and the sublime lands that it protects was to design a National Parks blanket. The blanket is made up of 60 blanket squares - one to celebrate each of the 59 National Parks and one square to celebrate the National Park Service itself.

American Samoa is the least visited and least accessible of the national parks. Established in 1988, it consists of three islands: Tutuila, Ofu, and Ta‘ū located in the South Pacific. The park actually includes the native villages situated on the islands, making it probably the most culturally-integrated of all the national parks. The designer has never been there, however, she is now inspired to! This square is a map of the three American Samoan islands framed by tribal tattoo inspired bands.

This Pattern:

If you purchase this pattern, you will receive only the pattern for the National Park of American Samoa blanket square. If you would like to purchase a subscription to all of the blanket squares please buy the eBook.

All proceeds from this pattern will be donated to the National Park Foundation in celebration of the National Park Service Centennial.