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.

Channel Islands National Park is a chain of 5 islands off the coast of Southern California. Established in 1980, the park preserves the history of the coast, both human and natural. One such piece of this history is also preserved in the young adult novel, Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, about a Native American woman who lived alone on one of these islands for years. The designer of this square also has fond memories of viewing the islands from the beach with her family, and seeing dolphins travelling together between the coast and the islands. The colorwork depicts two blue dolphins, reflecting both the history of the islands and the modern-day beauty surrounding them.

This Pattern:

If you purchase this pattern, you will receive only the pattern for the Channel Islands 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.