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.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. Known for its large limestone caverns, this park includes the Big Room, which is the fifth largest chamber in North America. The park contains over 119 caves, some of which are developed for tourist viewing and exploration while access to others are limited to scientific research only. Each cave has its own spectacular formations and mysteries. There are 17 species of bats that live in the park, often roosting in the caves. The bats will exit the caves in dense groups each night to forage on local insects.

This Pattern:

If you purchase this pattern, you will receive only the pattern for the Carlsbad Cavern National Park 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.