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.

Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska protects a region of volcanic recovery from a massive eruption. Visitors must take a plane or boat into the park as it is inaccessible by car; making it one of the most remote national parks in the United States. Katmai offers stunning views of mountains, coastline, and volcanic activity - but most visitors go to Katmai to see the bears. Thousands of brown bears live in Katmai, subsisting on lush vegetation and salmon spawns. Go check out the bear cams on the park website!

This Pattern:

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