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 1919, Zion National Park is a visually stunning park with high sandstone walls and narrow, gorgeous slot canyons. A popular spot for rock climbers and hikers, there are many trails throughout the park to explore the desert scenery. One popular hike is in the Narrows, where hikers hike directly in the Virgin River with nothing but canyon walls next to them. It is one of the most popular and unique hikes within the Colorado Plateau. This square represents a hiker on a jaunt through the Narrows; different colors of yarn held double are used to represent the striation found in the canyon walls of Zion
National Park.

This Pattern:

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