Pattern #47 in the original U.S. National Park inspired
line of beanies

by Nancy Bates

The old growth bottomland hardwood forest that covers much of Congaree is regularly flooded with waters from the Congaree and Wateree Rivers. These floodwaters not only bring rich nutrients to the trees, but they also create a striped appearance on the trunks indicating recent depths of water. In this fun-to-knit hat, lots of texture and cable patterns create a forest of trees embossed against layers of color from the roots to the canopy and the sky above.

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