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.

The Great Sand Dunes, located in southern Colorado, protects a wide variety of different ecosystems, including the tallest sand dunes in North America. In addition to the usual activities for national parks such as hiking, fishing, and stargazing, Great Sand Dunes sports sand sledding and sandboarding, as well as a seasonal beach through the dunes on the shores of Medano Creek.

This Pattern:

If you purchase this pattern, you will receive only the pattern for the Great Sand Dunes 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.