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 mighty redwood trees have been amazing visitors since long before Redwood National Park was established in 1968. Due to high rainfall and frequent moisture-bringing fog in the area, redwood trees in Northern California are able to grow taller than any other tree on Earth and live up to 2,000 years. The ecosystem of the park is home to many other plants and animals, including wildflowers, ferns, elk, owls, tiger lilies, and bears. The park also encompasses 40 miles of coastline and it preserves examples of traditional homes of the region’s American Indians. The tree represented in this square is based on a tree in the park that is large enough that a road is paved through it. The pattern includes purl columns, which when blocked out, will give the effect of the redwood’s deep ridges in the bark.

This Pattern:

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