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.

Crater Lake was formed when a volcano collapsed on itself nearly 8,000 years ago. It’s the deepest lake in the United States and is surrounded by tall cliffs, making it even more striking. Wizard Island is a cinder cone that rises out of the remains of the now-dormant volcano. The park is also home to over 170,000 acres of old-growth forest. This design, worked first in-the-round, depicts a birds-eye view of the lake, including Wizard Island and the surrounding forest.

This Pattern:

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