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.

Established in 1962, Petrified Forest in Arizona is full of history, both geological and human. The museum houses collections of human civilization artifacts, and the rock houses evidence of the earth’s formations. Along with the abundance of plant and animal fossils, geological formations, and gorgeous desert landscapes, the Petrified Forest is known for the perfectly petrified wood. This pattern is designed to depict tree rings you might see preserved along the many hiking and backpacking trails in the park.

This Pattern:

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