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.

Voyageurs National Park is named after the French word for travelers; in honor of the French explorers who journeyed through this area’s interconnected waterways 250 years ago. The park was established in 1975 to protect the evidence of human activity dating back more than 10,000 years, as well as the plants and animals that call it home. Since a canoe trip is the best way to see the park and all the history and ecology it has to offer, the designer wanted this square to reflect the interconnected waterways with a simple, asymmetrical cable stitch.

This Pattern:

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