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.

Congaree National Park is the largest contiguous tract of old-growth bottomlands hardwood in the United States. The park floods about 10 times a year, creating an environment where biodiversity can thrive. For this reason Congaree is also designated as an international biosphere reserve. One of its many inhabitants is the North American river otter, which is depicted in the square.

This Pattern:

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